1964 Torneio Rio-São Paulo

The 1964 Torneio Rio São Paulo was the 17th edition of the Torneio Rio-São Paulo. It was disputed between 14 March 1964 to 10 January 1965.

Participants

Team City Nº participations Best resultBangu Rio de Janeiro63rd (1951)Botafogo Rio de Janeiro14Champions: 1962Corinthians São Paulo17Champions: 1950, 1953, 1954Flamengo Rio de Janeiro16Champions: 1961 Fluminense Rio de Janeiro16Champions: 1957, 1960 Palmeiras São Paulo17Champions: 1933, 1951Portuguesa São Paulo17Champions: 1952, 1955Santos Santos13Champions: 1959, 1963São Paulo São Paulo17Runners-up: 1933, 1962Vasco da Gama Rio de Janeiro17Champions: 1958

Format

The tournament were disputed in a single round-robin format, with the club with most points conquered being the champions.

Tournament

Following is the summary of the 1964 Torneio Rio-São Paulo tournament:

Tiebreaker playoff

As Botafogo and Santos finished tied in points, a three-legged tiebreaker was set to be played. Despite Botafogo going 3–0 up at half-time, Santos equalized the match; the third goal, initially confirmed by the referee Albino Zanferrari, was later ruled out after the referee was advised to do so by his assistant. Later on, Zanferrari sent off Paulistinha after understanding that the player was stalling after receiving a foul, and the match was only reinstated after policemen entered the field for a short period. As the match was due to restart, Pelé and Manga faced each other and were also sent off. Zanferrari then ended the match before the 90 minutes, shortly after Botafogo's last substitution.

There was no second game due to lack of dates. The clubs entered into an agreement to share the title.

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