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Some team photographs of the Portuguese XI taken during their visit to Brazil.
In 1913 Botafogo moved into their new ground, Estádio General Severiano. The first game at the stadium was played on 13.05.13, a 1-0 win over Flamengo with a goal from Mimi Sodre.
Botafogo were keen to celebrate the acquisition of their new home with a special eve. This is what prompted them (in 1912) to invite the Football Association of Lisbon to send a touring party to Rio. The arrangements were handled by journalist Duarte Rodrigues of Lisbon's Tiro e Sport magazine.
Football in Portugal was amatuer and the trip required a large commitment in terms of time and expense.
Several players who would have featured on merit were unavailable. The Football Association of Lisbon assembled the following squad for the tour:
GK | Eduardo Luís Pinto Basto (secretary) | Internacional |
HB | Boaventura Belo | Internacional |
F | João Bentes | Sporting |
D | Henrique Costa | Benfica |
D | Amadeu Cruz | Sporting |
HB | Cosme Damião (captain) | Benfica |
F | José Domingos Fernandes | Benfica |
D/HB | Carlos Figueiredo | Benfica |
F/ HB | Álvaro Gaspar | Benfica |
F | Artur José Pereira | Benfica |
F | Cândido Rosa Rodrigues | Sporting |
GK | Augusto Paiva Simões | Benfica |
F | Carlos Sobral | Internacional |
F | António Stromp | Sporting |
F | Francisco Stromp | Sporting |
F | Luís Vieira | Benfica |
Cosme Damião
Liga Metropolitana XI ('Brazil') 17.07.13
Botafogo 1913
13.07.13 | British XI (Rio Cricket/ Paysandu) | 3 | 1 | Portugal XI | Estádio General Severiano, Rio de Janeiro |
14.07.13 | Combinado Carioca | 1 | 0 | Portugal XI | |
17.07.13 | Brazil XI (Liga Metropolitana de Sports Atléticos) | 0 | 0 | Portugal XI | |
20.07.13 | Botafogo | 0 | 1 | Portugal XI | |
24.07.13 | Palmeiras | 2 | 2 | Portugal XI | Velódromo de São Paulo |
| 25.07.13 | Mackenzie | 5 | 1 | Portugal XI | |
27.07.13 | Paulistano | 0 | 1 | Portugal XI |
P | W | D | L | F | A |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
Goals: Artur José Pereira (3), Carlos Sobral (2) , António Stromp (1)
Botafogo vs Portuguese XI
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Paulistano 27.07.13
Vieira
Benfica's Luis Vieira stayed on in Rio and played for Botafogo, their first overseas player.
He remained in Brazil until 1916.