Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ:
a gbara asọmpi mbụ nke "Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol" (South-American Football Championship), nke a maara ugbu a dị ka "Copa América", na Argentina iji mee ncheta otu narị afọ nke Nkwupụta Nnwere Onwe Argentina. Ndị otu egwuregwu anọ na-esonye n'asọmpi ahụ gbakọtara na Buenos Aires iji guzobe ụlọ ọrụ na-achịkwa iji kwado nhazi nke asọmpi ahụ. Ya mere, CONMEBOL tọrọ ntọala na 9 Julaị 1916 n'okpuru atụmatụ nke Uruguayan Héctor Rivadavia Gómez, mana ndị otu egwuregwu bọọlụ nke Argentina, Brazil, Chile, na Uruguay kwadoro ya. Nzukọ mbụ nke ndị omebe iwu n'ụbọchị