Uruguay made a good impression on the European public with their Olympic winning display in 1924, and football fans were keen to see more of the South American style.
Nacional was invited to make an extensive European tour, playing 38 matches over six months. They must have become experts on European railways!
Nacional played against both national squads and professional club teams from 9 European countries.
Nacional won 26 matches, drew 7, and lost 5.
There is a good Spanish language site on the tour, with line ups, photographs* and match reports here.
France
08.03.25 Nacional 3-1 Ile de France (Colombes, Paris: 20,000) 15.03.25 Nacional 5-0 Normandy (Stade des Bruyères,Rouen: 16,000)
19.03.25 Nacional 0-0 France -30 mins each way (Velódromo Buffalo, Paris: 40,000 )
22.03.25 Nacional 7-0 Roubaix (Parc Jean Dubrulle, Roubaix: 15,000)
29.03.25 Nacional 4-0 Stade Bordelaise (Stade de Sainte-Germaine, Bordeaux: 25,000)
Italy
05.04.25 Nacional 3-0 Genoa FC (Stadio Marassi, Genoa:18,000)
Spain
11.04.25 Nacional 0-1 Esportiu Europa (Campo del Guinardó, Barcelona: 9,000) 12.04.25 Nacional 2-2 FC Barcelona (Las Corts,Barcelona: 50,000)
13.04.25 Nacional 1-2 Catalonia XI (Las Corts, Barcelona: 25,000)
16.04.25 Nacional 1-1 Esportiu Europa (Campo del Guinardó , Barcelona: 11,000)
19.04.25 Nacional 2-2 Valencia XI (Estadio Municipal, Valencia:15,000)
23.04.25 Nacional 13-1 Manacor FC (Manacor: 10,000)
26.4.25 Nacional 6-0 Balearic Isles XI (Palmas de Mallorca, Palma: 5,000)
1.05.25 Nacional 2-1 Rey Alfonso XIII (Palmas de Mallorca, Palma: 6,000)
3.05.25 Nacional 4-1 Balearic Isles XI (Palmas de Mallorca, Palma: 6,000)
Netherlands
10.05.25 Nacional 7-0 Netherlands (Schuttersveld, Rotterdam: 20,000)
Czechoslovakia
14.05.25 Nacional 0-1 Sparta
Prague (Letná Stadium, Prague: 40,000)
France
17.05.25 Nacional (reserves) 3-0 Franco-Swiss XI (Paris: 7,000)
Belgium
17.05.25 Nacional 2-1 Brussels XI (Oscar Bossaert Stadium,Brussels:18,000)
France
21.05.25 Nacional 2-1 League of Alsace (Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg: 12,000)
Belgium
24.05.25 Nacional 5-1 Belgium (Brussels: 12,000) 31.05.25 Nacional 1-2 Belgium (Olympic Stadium, Antwerp: 55,000)
France
04.06.25 Nacional 6-0 France (Stade Bergeyre, París: 12,000)
Switzerland
07.06.25 Nacional 5-2 Switzerland (Landhof, Basel: 12,000)
Austria
11
.06.25 Nacional 1-1 Austria (Plater, Vienna: 70,000) 17 .06.25 Nacional 6-0 Tyrol XI (Innsbruck: 15,000)
Switzerland
21
.06.25 Nacional 5-1 Switzerland (Utogrund, Zurich: 15,000)
Austria
25.06.25 Nacional 2-1 Rapid Wien (Vienna: 25,000)
28.06.25 Nacional 2-0 Austria (Vienna: 50,000)
09.07.25 Nacional 4-2 Unión Sportiva (Gerona: 6,000)
12.07.25 Nacional 4-0 Catalonia XI (Las Corts, Barcelona: 30,000)
25.06.25 Nacional 2-1 Rapid Wien (Vienna: 25,000)
28.06.25 Nacional 2-0 Austria (Vienna: 50,000)
Spain
05.07.25 Nacional 0-1 Esportiu Europa (Estadio Europa, Barcelona: 25,000) 09.07.25 Nacional 4-2 Unión Sportiva (Gerona: 6,000)
12.07.25 Nacional 4-0 Catalonia XI (Las Corts, Barcelona: 30,000)
Portugal
16.07.25 Nacional 7-2 Oporto XI (Oporto, Porto:15,000)
20.07.25 Nacional 5-0 Sporting (Sporting, Lisbon: 25,000)
26.07.25 Nacional 5-2 Oporto XI (Oporto, Porto:15,000)
06.08.25 Nacional 0-0 Deportivo La Coruña (Real Deportivo,La Coruña: 20,000)
08.08.25 Nacional 3-0 Deportivo La Coruña (Real Deportivo,La Coruña: 20,000)
26.07.25 Nacional 5-2 Oporto XI (Oporto, Porto:15,000)
Spain
02.08.25 Nacional 2-2 Celta de Vigo (Riazor, Vigo: 12,000)06.08.25 Nacional 0-0 Deportivo La Coruña (Real Deportivo,La Coruña: 20,000)
08.08.25 Nacional 3-0 Deportivo La Coruña (Real Deportivo,La Coruña: 20,000)
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Héctor Scarone
Scorers:
Héctor Scarone 26; Héctor
Castro 19; Borjas 17; Pedro Petrone 15; Pedro
Cea 13; José Nazzasi, Suffiotti 10; Santos
Urdinarán, Cassanello 5; Carlos Scarone 3; Rodolfo Marán 2; Miramontes, Ángel
Romano, Ghierra, Barlocco, Alfredo Zibechi 1.
* The photograph accompanying the report of Game 8 shows a ten yard arc on the edge of the penalty area, as does the movie of the Genoa game! The ten yard arc was not introduced until 1937... I'm looking into this.
