The Hurricane emerged from the merger of the Internacional Foot-Ball Club

The Hurricane emerged from the merger of the Internacional Foot-Ball Club, founded by Joaquim Américo Guimarães, after whom Arena da Baixada is named, and the América Foot-Ball Club, founded by a group of members of Internacional. The first official match for the Red-Black team was played with Internacional's shirt because the new team's uniform had not been ready. The game took place on April 6, 1924 and Athletico beat Universal FC 4-2.
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