Argentina's first official international against European opposition came on their way to the 1928 Olympic Tournament, On April 1st 1928 they faced Portugal at Sporting's Estádio do Lumiar.
The game, watched by 20,000, ended in a goaless draw.
Portugal | |
António Roquete | Casa Pia |
Carlos Alves | Carcavelinhos |
Jorge Vieira © | Sporting |
Martinho Oliveira | Sporting |
de Serra e Moura | Sporting |
César De Matos | Belenenses |
Valdemar Mota | Porto |
João dos Santos | Vitória Setúbal |
Pepe | Belenenses |
Vítor Silva | Sporting |
Sub: Alfredo Ramos (Belenenses) replaced Vítor Silva @ 32 minutes |
Argentina | |
Octavio Diaz | Rosario Central |
Ángel Segundo Médici | Boca Juniors |
Ludovico Bidoglio © | Boca Juniors |
Saul Calandra | Estudiantes de La Plata |
Fernando Paternoster | Racing Club de Avellaneda |
Rodolfo Orlandini | Club Sportivo Buenos Aires |
Natalio Perinetti | Racing Club de Avellaneda |
Pedro Ochoa | Racing Club de Avellaneda |
Roberto Cherro | Boca Juniors |
Domingo Tarasconi | Boca Juniors |
Raimundo Orsi | Independiente |