Pinga and Waldemar Mota floored Vasco: FC Porto’s win shook Brazil | OneFootball

On July 26, 1931, FC Porto achieved a historic triumph over Vasco da Gama, winning 2-1 at Estádio do Lima, in Porto, in an international friendly match.

Goals from Pinga and Waldemar Mota secured the victory for Porto, in what is considered the first win by a Portuguese team against a Brazilian side. The defeat was also the only one suffered by Vasco da Gama during their tour of Portugal.

The Brazilian team was one of the strongest sides of that period and had come out on top in the other matches played on Portuguese soil, against Benfica, the Lisbon Select Team, Sporting, and FC Porto themselves, while also drawing with Vitória.

The second meeting between Porto and Vasco was therefore marked by a reversal from the first encounter, in which Vasco da Gama had won 3-1.

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