Torino
At the time São Paulo football had two competing governing bodies.
Growth of football popularity amongst the lower classes had generated a rift in the Liga Paulista de Foot-Ball (LPF). The LPF had elitist tendencies, and stood in the way of the extension of football to the working classes. This exclusive position led to creation of another governing body, the Associação Paulista de Esportes Atléticos (Paulista Association of Athletic Sports-APEA), which promoted football across all social classes.
Liga Paulista de Foot-Ball invited Torino to play against São Paulo league teams.
Not to be outdone, the APEA issued an invitation to Pro Vercelli. This was quite a coup, as
Pro Vercelli had been national champions in 1913 (they were champions seven times between 1908 and 1922).
Corinthians
Luzitano
Brazil
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2.8.14
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Paulistano
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1
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Pro Vercelli
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0
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São Paulo
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3.8.14
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Paulistano/Scottish Wanderers
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5
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Pro Vercelli
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1
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6.8.14
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Palmeiras/ Mackenzie College
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1
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Pro Vercelli
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1
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9.8.14
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São Bento/ Ypiranga
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2
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Pro Vercelli
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2
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9.8.14
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CA Internacional
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0
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Torino
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6
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12.8.14
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Foreign Players of LPF League (Germania)
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1
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Torino
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5
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13.8.14
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APEA League XI
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2
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Pro Vercelli
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1
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15.8.14
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Corinthians
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0
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Torino
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3
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18.8.14
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LPF League XI
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1
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Torino
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7
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20.8.14
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Botafogo / Flamengo
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1
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Pro Vercelli
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1
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Rio de Janeiro
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22.8.14
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Fluminense /América
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1
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Pro Vercelli
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4
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22.8.14
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Corinthians
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1
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Torino
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2
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São Paulo
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23.8.14
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** League XI
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1
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Pro Vercelli
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1
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Rio de Janeiro
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25.8.14
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Luzitano
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0
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Torino
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3
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São Paulo
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27.8.14
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** League XI
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4
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Pro Vercelli
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1
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Rio de Janeiro
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Argentina
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September
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Argentina
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2
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Torino
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1
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Buenos Aires
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Racing Club
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1
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Torino
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0
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Argentinian League
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0
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Torino
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2
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P
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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Pro Vercelli
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9
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1
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4
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4
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12
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18
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Torino
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9
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7
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2
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29
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6
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* Torino's winner was controversial- a 'Wembley-Tor', awarded by Referee Charles Miller after Di Bernardi's shot hit the crossbar and bounced down without clearly crossing the line.
Vittorio Pozzo's verdict on the hosts was: Corinthians can go to Europe and face any of the teams there without fear .
**Some sources list the League selection team as AMEA League XI, however, AMEA was not founded until 10 yrs after this trip took place. The governing body in Rio football at the time was LMSA-Liga Metropolitana de Sports Athléticos. The League XI was a combined Flamengo /América team.
