Roberto Chery
Roberto Chery was a Uruguayan football goalkeeper who played during the days of amateur sport in the Uruguayan Primera División.
Chery died while playing for Uruguay against Chile in the 1919 South American Championship.
Brazil and Uruguay teams had scheduled a friendly match for June 19, 1919. Due to the Uruguayan side declined to participate because of Chery's tragic death, Argentina offered to replace the Uruguayan side. After the Brazilian Federation accepted, the match was finally played. Argentina entered to the field wearing Uruguay's traditional light-blue jersey while Brazil wore the Peñarol jersey.
