1945 Paulista champions | OneFootball

On September 16, 1945, São Paulo defeated Ypiranga 3-2 and won the 1945 Campeonato Paulista — the third in the club’s history — with two rounds to spare.

After seeing the coin land on its edge in 1943, Tricolor let the back-to-back title slip away in 1944. That, however, was not reason for major changes or a revolution in the team. Joreca was kept on as coach, and there were no reinforcements for the season. The main new arrivals had already come to Canindé in 1944, such as goalkeeper Gijo, defender Renganeschi, and forward Barrios.

The biggest development, however, was the rise of the legendary half-back line formed by Ruy, Bauer, and Noronha, which began with Bauer’s promotion from the youth ranks, also in 1944.

Piolim, Zarzur, Renganeschi, Ruy, Bauer and Gijo; Luizinho, Sastre, Leônidas, Remo and Teixeirinha

The Campeonato Paulista was once again played in a round-robin format, with all teams facing each other. Thus, the 11 participants each played 20 matches, and at the end of all the rounds Tricolor finished with a record of 17 wins, 2 draws (against Santos at Vila Belmiro and Palmeiras after the title had already been secured), and only one defeat (to Corinthians, 2-1, on August 12). They scored an incredible 70 goals and conceded only 20.

Tricolor began the competition on April 8 with a 6-2 thrashing of Jabaquara — which would turn out to be only a preview, revealing just half of the team’s potential against that opponent. Next came a solid 3-1 win over Ypiranga at Pacaembu, followed by three other important victories: 1-0 over Palmeiras, with a goal by Barrios, on April 22; a fine 4-1 rout of Juventus; and, above all, a 3-2 win in the Majestoso, after seeing the opponent come back to level the score following a 2-0 start in favor of the Tricolors.

Then came a 1-1 draw against Santos at Vila Belmiro. That ended a run of five straight wins, only for an even longer one to begin: from then on São Paulo strung together seven consecutive victories, over São Paulo Railway (twice, 4-1 and 6-1), Comercial da Capital (4-1), Portuguesa (2-1), Portuguesa Santista (5-0), and Juventus (1-0).

The greatest highlight, however, was the 12-1 demolition of Jabaquara — the biggest win in São Paulo’s entire history (matched only by another 12-1 result on August 27, 1933, against Sírio). Leônidas, with four goals, Remo, with another four, Teixeirinha, with three, and Barrios showed the full attacking power of that Steamroller.

Even the loss to Corinthians in the second half of the campaign did not lessen Tricolor’s drive, as they picked up four more wins right afterward, dispatching Santos 4-0, Portuguesa and Comercial 2-1, and, of course, on September 16, 1945, Ypiranga 3-2 (after falling behind twice — in what was possibly Tricolor’s toughest match of the entire campaign), definitively clinching the 1945 Campeonato Paulista.

The team left two rounds as a bonus for the other challengers, especially Corinthians and Palmeiras (the opponent in the 1-1 draw in the penultimate round, when they paid tribute to Tricolor for the title). To bring the champions’ saga to a close, Tricolor still thrashed Portuguesa Santista 5-1 at the small Ulrico Mursa on September 30.

Palmeiras’ tribute to São Paulo, 1945 champions

A Gazeta Esportiva of September 17, 1945, on the title [DOWNLOAD]

THE TITLE-CLINCHING MATCH

09.16.1945São Paulo (SP)Municipal Stadium of São Paulo – Pacaembu

SÃO PAULO Futebol Clube 3 X 2 Clube Atlético YPIRANGA

SPFC: Gijo; Piolim and Armando Renganeschi; Ruy, Zarzur and Bauer; Luizinho (captain), Antonio Sastre, Leônidas, Remo and Teixeirinha. Coach: Joreca. Goals: Luizinho (penalty), 19’/1; Luizinho, 1’/2; Leônidas, 12’/2.

CAY: Pisoni, Lulu and Sapolinho; Garro, Oliveira and Alcebiades; Aldo, Reinaldo, Figliola, Nene and Duzentos. Goals: Duzentos, 12’/1; Aldo, 28’/1.

Referee: Arthur Cidrin

Gate: Cr$ 71,450.00Attendance: 11,221 paid

Gijo, Bauer, Renganeschi, Ruy, Zarzur, Sastre, Piolim, Leônidas, Teixeirinha, Luizinho and Remo

THE CAMPAIGN

Single stage – First half08.04.1945 – 6 X 2 – JABAQUARA Atlético Clube (SP)15.04.1945 – 3 X 1 – Clube Atlético YPIRANGA (SP)22.04.1945 – 1 X 0 – Sociedade Esportiva PALMEIRAS (SP)28.04.1945 – 4 X 1 – Clube Atlético JUVENTUS (SP)06.05.1945 – 3 X 2 – Sport Club CORINTHIANS Paulista (SP)13.05.1945 – 1 X 1 – SANTOS Futebol Clube (SP)20.05.1945 – 4 X 1 – SPR – SÃO PAULO RAILWAY Athletic Club (SP)26.05.1945 – 4 X 1 – COMERCIAL Futebol Clube (São Paulo – SP)03.06.1945 – 2 X 1 – Associação PORTUGUESA de Desportos (SP)17.06.1945 – 5 X 0 – Associação Atlética PORTUGUESA (Santos – SP)

Single stage – Second half08.07.1945 – 12 X 1 – JABAQUARA Atlético Clube (SP)21.07.1945 – 6 X 1 – SPR – SÃO PAULO RAILWAY Athletic Club (SP)29.07.1945 – 1 X 0 – Clube Atlético JUVENTUS (SP)12.08.1945 – 1 X 2 – Sport Club CORINTHIANS Paulista (SP)19.08.1945 – 4 X 0 – SANTOS Futebol Clube (SP)26.08.1945 – 2 X 1 – Associação PORTUGUESA de Desportos (SP)09.09.1945 – 2 X 1 – COMERCIAL Futebol Clube (São Paulo – SP)16.09.1945 – 3 X 2 – Clube Atlético YPIRANGA (SP)23.09.1945 – 1 X 1 – Sociedade Esportiva PALMEIRAS (SP)30.09.1945 – 5 X 1 – Associação Atlética PORTUGUESA (Santos – SP)

Luizinho, Sastre, Joreca, Noronha, Paulo Machado de Carvalho, Leônidas, Ruy (partially hidden), Piolim, King (partially hidden), Virgílio and Bauer;

Zarzur and Teixeirinha

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