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The History of CR Vasco da Gama1947 – THE EXPRESS OF VICTORY Vasco was coming with an attack to scare any defense, Djalma, Maneca, Friaça (Dimas), Lelé (Ismael) and Chico. As coach they had Flavio Costa, 3 times champion, (42/43/44) with Flamengo, he substituted Ernesto dos Santos, who was fired in the previous year.After easily conquering the state championship, scoring 40 goals in only 10 matches, the team continued to run over its opponents in the state tournament, pumping the nets 68 times in 20 matches. In the first turn of this championship, Vasco won Canto do Rio for 14x1, pushing them the greatest score of the professional soccer in the state of Rio. The rival even tried to stop the humiliation, using the spare goal keeper in the 2nd turn when the game was already 5x0. Better would be if they had left the unfortunate playing. In the hardest game against Botafogo, ruled by Heleno de Freitas, a match with no goals gave the title to Vasco. The Express ended the championship with no defeats finishing the tournament with 7 points ahead of the 2nd the Alvinegro. 1948 – VASCO CONQUERES THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL TITLE FOR BRAZIL With the returning of Ademir to the team, a very special title was already reserved for 1948. Vasco, as champion of the Federal District of 1947 was invited by Colo Colo to dispute the South American Champion Tournament, in Chile. Playing against great teams from 7 different countries from the continent, in single turn, all against all, and count points in a role, the cruzmaltinos didn’t play nice with its rivals, and brought our goblet back home without losing a single match.The victory began to be seen in the 2nd match, when Vasco scored an non returning 4x0 on the scary National from Uruguay, of the center-forward Atilio Garcia. The drawing was ended when the team from São Januário got a draw in 1x1 with the opponent. And became reality in the heroic 0x0 with River Plate of Di Stéfano who scored 27 goals in the Argentine championship in that same year. In the game, which became part of Vasco’s history, Barbosa defended a penalty and the referee annulled a goal from Vasco.This conquer represented the first international title of Brazilian soccer, including clubs and national selections. Which reinforces the pioneer of São Januário’s club. 1949 – RECORD OF GOALS, ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP WITHOUT LOSING A SINGLE MATCHIn 1949 Vasco counted with the presence of Heleno de Freitas commanding the attack. If the team had already scared its adversaries with historic goals, this year the goal keepers would lose their counting about the number of times they would have to pick the ball up at their goal’s net. There were 84 goals in only 20 matches, a record. Another title without losing a single match, still under the command of Flavio Costa. The rival, Flamengo, who once in 1944 didn’t win Vasco, began to suffer again with the Express. The rubro-negros even scored 2x0, in their own field. Excited, the Flamengo team was already considering it a victory. At the end of the game the score was announcing 5x2 for the cruzmaltinos, desperating its rivals. 1950 – THE BASE OF THE NATIONAL TEAM, ALMOST CHAMPION IN 1950The selection of 1950, with unexpected exhibitions, but for politic motives and the old rivalry between Rio and São Paulo; Brazil ended losing its first world cup in its very own land. The base of the national selection was from Vasco’s team, no doubts, the best of Brazil, with 5 players in charge: Barbosa, Augusto, Danilo, Chico and the center-forward of the world cup the great idol Ademir.1950 – THE EXPRESS OF VICTORY AND OF HISTORIC SCORES The Express of VictoryIn the first championship realized in Maracanã, Vasco went back to its habit of scoring many goals. Right on its first match, São Cristóvão felt the bitter taste of being massacrated with a 6x0. After, the Vasco team also ran over the Madureira (9x1), the Canto do Rio (7x0), the Bonsucesso (7x2) and Fluminense (4x0), which in the last turn had defeated Vasco for 2x1. the last game was against Améica, other club that defeated Vasco in the last turn. Vasco won (2x1) and conquered another title to São Januário.The denomination “Express of Victory” surged in a sportive and musical program of the National Radio, which counted on the presence of Lamartine Babo, among many others. Sometime at night a singer presenting himself, said that he would dedicate his song to Vasco, the Express of Victory, a team, which ran over all its rivals. Who told this story was Ademir, on an interview to the “Folha do Esporte” (Papers). The chosen name by the singer, to honor the greatest defense destroyer of Vasco’s history couldn’t be better placed. With the end of the Express it was time for renew.1953 – THE RENEW In 1953, Vavá, Bellini, Sabará and many other talented players were definitely accepted in the principal team. That year began very well for Vasco. At the international quadrangular of Rio, disputed in Maracanã with Boca Júnior and Racing, both from Argentina, and Flamengo, the cruzmaltinos took the title with 2 draws with the Argentines and a destroying match against Flamengo with a score of 5x2. In the following they went to Chile to dispute the international tournament of Santiago. They won the Colombian Milionários and, once again the Colo Colo, for the sufficient score of 2x1, becoming champions. 1958 – VASCO’S PIONEER, ONCE AGAIN, AN ATTITUDE OF BELLINIIn 1958, year of world cup, Vasco had to lend Bellini, Orlando and Vavá, to help the national selection conquer its first title of world champion. The competition took place in Sweden and the finals with the hosts. After 90 minutes, Brazil 5x2, with 2 goals of Pelé, 1 of Zagalo and 2 of Vavá. There was only rest for the selection’s captain, our Bellini the opportunity to raise the award, with both hands and right over his head the title Jules Rimet. An attitude that became famous, and was copied by all captains which selections had the chance to become world champion.