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IftherewasanydoubtaboutUruguay'sprowessatthe1924SummerGames,itwasallbutdispelledfouryearslater,astheSouthAmericanscapturedtheirsecond
successivecrown.TheUruguayanswereledbyeightreturneesfromthe1924squad,includingAndrade,JoseNasazzi,andHectorScarone.
Therewereanumberofmemorablematches,particularlybytheItalians.TheymanagedtoedgeFrance,43,inanopeningroundoffensiveshowcase,then
defeatedSpain,71inaquarterfinalreplayaftera11draw.ItalyfinallysuccumbedtoeventualchampionsUruguayinthesemifinals,32,asPedroCea,
AntonioCampoloandScaronegotthegoals.
Argentina,alongwithChileandUruguaycomprisingaSouthAmericantrio,rompedpasttheUnitedStatesinthefirstround,112,asRobertoCherrocollected
threegoalsandDomingoTarasconifour,Belgiuminthequarterfinals,andEgypt,60inthesemifinals.Tarasconifinishedastournamentscoringleaderwith
elevengoals.
TheUruguayans,whilenotasspectacular,provedtobeasefficient,stoppingtheNetherlands,20,Germany,41,andItaly,32,inthesemifinals.
InthefirstallSouthAmericanfinalinOlympichistory,ArgentinaandUruguayplayedtoa11draw.Threedayslater,inareplayofficiatedbyaDutchman
(remember1924?),Uruguay,usingfivefreshplayers,prevailed,thankstoacounterattackgoalbyScarone.RobertoFigueroaalsotalliedforthechampions,while
LuisMonti,whowouldperformforArgentinainthe1930WorldCupbeforejoiningtheItalianNationalTeamforthe1934WorldCup,scoredforArgentina.
Onlytwoyearslater,thesetwoteamswouldmeetinthefinalsofanotherinternationalcompetitiontheveryfirstWorldCupinMontevideo,withthehome
teamwinningtocapoffanamazinghattrickofprestigiousfootballtitlesoverasixyearspan.
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ThebronzemedalwaswonbyItaly,whorolledtoan113winoverEgyptasAngeloSchiavio,ElvioBancheroandMarioMagnozzipulledoffafootballrarity
ahattrickofhattricks.

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Teams:17
When:27may1928to13june1928
Final:
Matches:22

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GoalsScored:128(average5.8permatch)
Attendance:246699(average11213)
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