The first official game of São Paulo Futebol Clube took place on January 25
The first official game of São Paulo Futebol Clube took place on January 25, 1936, against Portuguesa Santista, at Parque Antártica. Victory by 3 x 2. Hours before the game, the news spread that the game was banned by the Secretary of Education. It was the day of the military parade and there could not be a soccer game in São Paulo. Lieutenant and pharmacist Porfírio da Paz, one of the founders and sports director of the new club, took a taxi and went straight to Avenida Paulista, the site of the parade. Disgusted, he went up to the stage and demanded from Secretary Cantídio Sampaio that the game be released.
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