Santos FC thrash France at Vila Belmiro | OneFootball

Guilherme Guarche, Memory CenterOn July 30, 1930, the French national team, returning by ship and docking in Santos from Uruguay after playing in the first FIFA World Cup, where it had been eliminated by Argentina, was defeated at Vila Belmiro by Santos FC by a score of 6–1, with Feitiço scoring 4 goals and Mário Seixas adding 2 in this rout. The Santos lineup was: Athié; Aristides and Meira; Osvaldo, Roberto and Alfredo; Omar, Camarão, Feitiço, Mario Seixas and Evangelista. The coach was the Uruguayan Ramon Platero.This match, played on a Wednesday afternoon because Peixe’s ground still had no artificial lighting, drew a record crowd at the Santos stadium, as fans were eager to see a European national team in action.

The French goal was scored by Lucien Laurente, who was also the player to score the first goal in a World Cup. In Santos’s attack, which became known as the team of the 100-goal attack, the absence of Araken Patusca was noticeable, as he had left the team at the beginning of the year and been replaced by the Bahian Mário Seixas.CuriosityAfter the match, the French could not believe they had faced Santos. The head of the French delegation protested: This is dishonest! You invite us to play against Santos, and then put the Brazil national team in front of us.

It was necessary for president Guilherme Gonçalves to take the incredulous opponents to the club headquarters at 27 Itororó Street to show them the files with the photos of the Alvinegro Praiano players.

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