Torneio Prefeito Lineu Prestes

The Torneio Prefeito Lineu Prestes (English: Lineu Prestes Mayor Tournament) was a tournament organized by Federação Paulista de Futebol (FPF) realized in 1950, with the objective of checking the last preparations for the Estádio do Pacaembu, which was to host the 1950 FIFA World Cup matches. The competition name is in honor of Lineu Prestes, the incumbent mayor of São Paulo in 1950. The tournament was also worth the Troféu Newton Sá e Silva (English: Newton Sá e Silva Trophy), in honor of the administrator of the Pacaembu stadium.^[2][3][4][5]

1950 Torneio Prefeito Lineu Prestes

Tournament details
Country	Brazil
Dates	May 18 – June 1
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	São Paulo[1]
Runners-up	Corinthians
Third place	Portuguesa
Fourth place	Palmeiras
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	16 (2.67 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Elmo Bovio (São Paulo) 3 goals

The four main teams in the capital were invited to the dispute: SC Corinthians, Palmeiras, Portuguesa and São Paulo. The contest format was a simple round-robin.

Matches

May 18

Corinthians	1–1	Palmeiras
Noronha 73'	Report	Yeso 35'

Estadio do Pacaembu, São Paulo

Referee: Amaral Sobrinho

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May 21

São Paulo	2–1	Corinthians
Bovio 18', 43'	Report	Nelsinho 10'

Estadio do Pacaembu, São Paulo

Referee: Agnelo Leonardi

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May 24

São Paulo	0–0	Palmeiras
	Report

Estadio do Pacaembu, São Paulo

Referee: João Gambeta

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May 24

Corinthians	2–1	Portuguesa
Nelsinho 11' Luizinho 20'	Report	Renato 65'

Estadio do Pacaembu, São Paulo

Referee: Mário Gardelli

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May 28

Portuguesa	0–4	São Paulo
	Report	Leopoldo 8' Augusto 18' Ponce de León 31' Bovio 79'

Estadio do Pacaembu, São Paulo

Referee: Amletto Ricciarelli

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Jun 1

Portuguesa	3–1	Palmeiras
Pinga 58' Djalma Santos 74' (pen.) Simão 80'	Report	Aquiles 12'

Estadio do Pacaembu, São Paulo

Referee: Mário Gardelli

Final standings

Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
São Paulo	5	3	2	1	0	4	6	1
Corinthians	3	3	1	1	1	4	4	0
Portuguesa	2	3	1	0	2	4	7	-3
Palmeiras	2	3	0	2	1	2	4	-2

Champion

1950 Torneio Prefeito Lineu Prestes
São Paulo 1st title