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30 year ago today, Vasco da Gama won its second brazilian soccer league title!

Vasco lineup: Acácio, Luiz Carlos Winck, Quiñonez, Marco Aurélio, Mazinho; Zé do Carmo, Marco Antônio Boiadeiro, Bismarck; Sorato, Bebeto and William.
São Paulo lineup: Gilmar, Netinho, Adílson Ricardo Rocha e Nelsinho; Flávio, Bobô, Raí; Mário Tilico, Ney and Edivaldo.

River Plate 1 x 4 Vasco da Gama - Mercosur Cup (2000)

Vasco lineup: Hélton, Clébson, Odvan, Júnior Baiano, Jorginho Paulista, Jorginho, Paulo Miranda, Juninho Pernambuco, Juninho Paulista, Pedrinho e Romário.

River Plate lineup: Bonano, Lombardi, Trotta, Yepes e Placente, Coudet, Garcé, Pablo Aimar, Ortega, Saviola e Angel.

Did you know?
50 years ago, scored the #1000 goal against , his childhood club, at ! Years later, repeated the feat playing for Vasco at stadium!

On this day, in 1912, Domingos da Guia was born! The legend played for many great clubs in South America, including !
Domingo Antônio da Guia started his career at Bangu Atlético Clube. He was transferred to Vasco in 1932. After playing for Nacional (URU), where he earned the nickname "El Divino Mestre" during 1933 season, he returned to Vasco. The player, considered the best defender of all time in the Brazilian soccer, won the 1934 Rio de Janeiro Championship playing for Vasco da Gama!
He passed away in May, 18, 2000.

On August 21, 1898, sixty-two idealists, Brazilian and Portuguese, linked to the Portuguese colony in Rio de Janeiro, met at the 293 Rua da Saúde salon (now Sacadura Cabral Street, 345) decided to found a rowing club. Inspired by the celebrations of the IV Centenary of the Discovery of the Maritime Way to India, the founders named the new association with the name of the Portuguese hero who achieved the feat. The great trajectory of Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama had begun.
In 1915, Vasco da Gama created the departament of football (soccer) and, in 1923, the team won his first title in the major league of Rio de Janeiro. (source: vasco.com.br)

PT-BR: No dia 21 de agosto de 1898, sessenta e dois idealistas, brasileiros e portugueses ligados à colônia portuguesa radicada na Cidade do Rio de Janeiro, reuniram-se no salão do sobrado da Rua da Saúde, n.º 293 (atual rua Sacadura Cabral, n.º 345) decididos a fundar um clube destinado à prática do remo. Inspirados nas celebrações do IV Centenário da Descoberta do Caminho Marítimo para as Índias, os fundadores batizaram a nova agremiação com o nome do heroico português que alcançara tal feito. Nascia, então, a grandiosa trajetória do Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama.
Em 1915, Vasco da Gama criou o departamento de futebol e, em 1923, o time conquistou seu primeiro título na liga principal do Rio de Janeiro.(fonte: vasco.com.br)

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Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama.