A beautiful good morning! Club Atlético Banfield from the south of the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, founded by British railway workers a hundred years ago, won its first star – football was still an amateur sport. The game was played for the Copa de Honor, the honor cup of the City Hall of Buenos Aires. It started in the 1920 season, but the semifinals and the final were not played until January 1921.
16 teams took part, 14 first division clubs plus two of the city league Rosarios. Banfield kicked Almagro in the round of 16, and when it was still 1-1 after extra time, a playoff was called for, which Almagro won 1-0. The teams from Rosario were directly qualified for the semifinals. The Newell’s Old Boys met the Boca Juniors and Tiro Federal met Lanús. But before the match against Tiro Federal, Lanús resigned from the AAF, the Asociación Argentina de Football, which is why the …
