Ten amazing things about CR Vasco da Gama...
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From: milivella on 2 Jul 2010 16:36 ....that you wouldn't know reading just (English) Wikipedia. First part --- 1926. Or: Such stuff as derbies are made on Vasco took second place in the championship, just one point behind São Cristóvão. The circumstances of the only Carioca title in the history of St. São Cristóvão were surprising. In the return match, Flamengo were defeating São Cristóvão 3-1 on their field in Payssandu Street when the referee awarded a penalty against the red-black team, causing a filed invasion by dissatisfied fans. The match was suspended by the referee and then made void because of an inexplicable insistence by Flamengo, which after all would still be ahead even though the game was resumed and the penalty was converted. A new match was then scheduled for after the last round of the championship. A victory would give the title to Vasco. Very suspicioully, São Cristóvão won 5-1 and won the title. --- 1948. Or: The first international title for a Brazilian club Vasco, as Champion of Brazil's Federal District in 1947, was invited by Colo-Colo, from Santiago, to dispute the South American Champion Tournament, in Chile. Playing against great teams from 7 different countries from the continent, in single turn, all against all, and count points in a role. The "cruzmaltinos" faced very tough matches against the rivals, and brought the goblet back home without losing a single match. The victory began to be seen in the 2nd match, when Vasco scored a non- returning 4x1 on the scary Nacional (Uruguay) of the center-forward Atilio Garcia. Then, the Brazilians played against the hosts. That dramatic game was ending when the team from São Januário got a draw in 1x1 with the opponent. And became reality in the heroic 0x0 with River Plate (Argentina) of Di Stéfano who scored 27 goals in the Argentinian championship in that same year. During the game, which became part of Vasco's history, Barbosa saved a penalty kick and the referee annulled a goal from Vasco. The Conmebol (equivalent to the UEFA in South America) recognizes this tournament as the pilot for the Copa Libertadores de America (South American version of the Champions League). This conquer represented the first international title for the Brazilian football, including clubs and national teams. --- 1957. Or: Sixteen candles In 1957, Vasco and Santos formed a combination to compete for a tournament named Morumbi Cup. The main Vasco's team was touring in Europe, so it counted on some Santos' players. One of them was a 16 year-old young man, Pelé. - My career has begun practically in this tournament, playing for Vasco. It has opened all doors to the Brazilian team and to the world - said Pelé during a recent interview to TV Lance (Brazil). --- [This is my way to thank Luiz because he accepted the WC bet against me. Indeed it's just copy-paste(-eventually Google Translate), but I hope that Luiz will enjoy it anyway.] -- Cheers milivella
From: Clément on 3 Jul 2010 09:49 "milivella" escreveu: > ...that you wouldn't know reading just (English) Wikipedia. [snip 3 great historical moments] > [This is my way to thank Luiz because he accepted the WC bet against > me. You are a true gentleman. For the record, I did know it was a unbalanced bet when I took it, and I still chose to do it for fun. No need to feel bad about that! =) > Indeed it's just copy-paste(-eventually Google Translate), but I > hope that Luiz will enjoy it anyway.] Enjoy? I love it! (And I believe I also speak for Lleo when I say this). Abra�o, Luiz Mello
From: milivella on 3 Jul 2010 11:45 Clément: > You are a true gentleman. For the record, I did know it was a unbalanced bet > when I took it, and I still chose to do it for fun. No need to feel bad > about that! =) No, no, you are misunderstanding me. I'm playing the gentleman part only to gain some trust from you all so then I'll be able to make you accept a very harmful bet that will make this WC thing look very pale in comparison! (Replying - a bit more seriously... - to "I did know it was a unbalanced bet" etc.: yes, probably you all accepted just for fun. The lesson that one could draw from such a bet - i.e. that the most probable outcome for even strong teams is to go out early - has already been learned ages ago by this _sophisticated_ newsgroup.) -- Cheers milivella
From: milivella on 3 Jul 2010 13:12 3. Sixteen candles - Post Scriptum The Pele story didn't end in 1956. Indeed in a game against Santos at the Maracana for the 1969 Roberto Gomes Pedrosa Tournament, the keeper Andrada closed the goal, denying several opportunities for o Rei's thousandth goal. The score 1-1 was kept until almost the end of the match, when a penalty on Pele came, and so Andrada was finally beaten by Pele himself. The goalkeeper jumped into the right corner and could not deflect the ball by inches. The match was interrupted so that tributes to Pele could be provided: o Rei took a victory lap in the stadium wearing a Vasco shirt with the number 1000 on the back. --- 4. The Itchy and Scratchy Show In 1948 Vasco had a chance to win the Carioca championship, but lost the final to Botafogo in the General Severiano stadium, when, according to a story trumpeted by the Cruzmaltinos players, before the game a servant of Botafogo cordially came to the Vasco locker room offering coffee. The coffee had probably been "baptized" with a sleeping pill, since most players do Vasco claim to have felt a terrible drowsiness during the first full time ... Then, before the break, someone surreptitiously entered the Vasco locker room and spread itching powder. During the second half, the players did not know whether they had to dominate the ball or scratch, and the end result was 3-1 for Botafogo. --- 5. Maracanazo, AKA Vascanazo In the 1950 World Cup held in Brazil, the Brazilian team was considered the best in the world, but in the Maracanã they made the title slip to Uruguay. Nevertheless, no one denies the quality of that team, which included six players from Vasco in his usual starting lineup - Barbosa, Augusto, Danilo, Maneca, Ademir (topscorer of the Cup) and Chico - and two of the reserves - Eli and Alfredo. Two more of the cast, Friaça and Jair, were former Expresso da Vitória's (Victory Express') players. The Vasco forward Tesourinha had been cut on the eve of World Cup because of an injury, and the striker Ipojucan were pre-selected, but eventually left out when coach Flavio Costa, also from Vasco, reduced the group to 22 players. Even the masseur Mario Americo was from Vasco. Less than a year after the tragedy of the 1950 World Cup, Vasco made a trip to Uruguay, won 3-0 against Peñarol - the basis of selection Uruguayan world champion - and, in Rio, won 2-0 against both Peñarol the National - that had completed that selection - washing the soul of the Brazilians. --- 6. For sale: copybook, 20 sheets, each of them clean The world record of all time for the top division goalkeeper with the longest time without conceding a goal is held by Vasco keeper Mazzaropi: 1816 minutes without conceding a goal. --- 7. For sale: wine The first use of the image of a football player for marketing in Brazil was the signing of Gaucho striker Luiz Carvalho by Vasco in 1935. Wine producers in Rio Grande do Sul wished to increase the volume of sales in Rio de Janeiro, where they competed with the imported wine, in a market formed substantially by the Portuguese colony. Since the overwhelming majority of Portuguese people supported Vasco, the Gauchos thought that the the best way to achieve their goal would be to buy the famous striker Gremio striker and offer it for free and with salaries paid to Vasco, where he certainly would have continued to score goals and helped sell their product. And so, for almost two years, Luiz Carvalho - commonly called Luiz de Carvalho for the sports press in Rio - scored several goals for Vasco, eight of them for winning the championship in 1936, and so he was selling a lot barrels of wine, mainly to the Portuguese people. Fulfilled his mission, the striker returned to Gremio, where he ended his career, including later (in 1974) becoming president of the Gaucho club. --- (I'm having a lot of fun!) -- Cheers milivella
From: Lleo on 3 Jul 2010 18:51
On 3 jul, 10:49, Clément <lcmello.lis...(a)terra.com.br> wrote: > "milivella" escreveu: > > > ...that you wouldn't know reading just (English) Wikipedia. > > [snip 3 great historical moments] > > > [This is my way to thank Luiz because he accepted the WC bet against > > me. > > You are a true gentleman. For the record, I did know it was a unbalanced bet > when I took it, and I still chose to do it for fun. No need to feel bad > about that! =) > > > Indeed it's just copy-paste(-eventually Google Translate), but I > > hope that Luiz will enjoy it anyway.] > > Enjoy? I love it! (And I believe I also speak for Lleo when I say this). Indeed you do! Great stuff milivella! -- Lléo |