1978 in Brazilian football

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The following article presents a summary of the 1978 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 77th season of competitive football in the country.

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[edit] Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Quarterfinals

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Internacional 2-2 Santa Cruz 1-0 1-2
Palmeiras 3-2 Bahia 2-1 1-1
Vasco 2-2 Grêmio 1-1 1-1
Sport 0-6 Guarani 0-2 0-4

Semifinals

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Guarani 4-2 Vasco 2-1 2-1
Palmeiras 3-1 Internacional 2-0 1-1

Final


August 10, 1978 Palmeiras 0–1 Guarani Morumbi

August 13, 1978 Guarani 1–0 Palmeiras Brinco de Ouro

Guarani declared as the Campeonato Brasileiro champions by aggregate score of 2-0.

[edit] State Championship champions

State Champion State Champion
Acre Rio Branco-AC Pará Remo
Alagoas CRB Paraíba Botafogo-PB
Amapá Macapá Paraná Coritiba
Amazonas Nacional Pernambuco Santa Cruz
Bahia Bahia Piauí River
Ceará Ceará Rio de Janeiro Goytacaz
Distrito Federal Brasília Rio Grande do Norte ABC
Espírito Santo Rio Branco-ES Rio Grande do Sul Internacional
Goiás Vila Nova Rondônia Ferroviário-RO
Guanabara Flamengo Roraima Atlético Roraima
Maranhão Sampaio Corrêa Santa Catarina Joinville
Mato Grosso Operário-CG São Paulo Santos
Mato Grosso do Sul - Sergipe Itabaiana
Minas Gerais Atlético Mineiro Tocantins -

[edit] Youth competition champions

Competition Champion
Copa São Paulo de Juniores Internacional

[edit] Brazilian clubs in international competitions

Team Copa Libertadores 1978
Atlético Mineiro Semifinals
São Paulo Group stage

[edit] Brazil national team

The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1978.

Date Opposition Result Score Brazil scorers Competition
March 12, 1978 Flag of Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro State Countryside Combined Team W 7-0 Zico (5), Nunes, Rivelino International Friendly (unofficial match)
March 19, 1978 Flag of Goiás Goiás State Combined Team W 3-1 Reinaldo, Zico, Tarciso, Rivelino International Friendly (unofficial match)
March 23, 1978 Flag of Paraná (state) Paraná State Combined Team W 3-1 Nunes International Friendly (unofficial match)
April 1, 1978 Flag of France France L 0-1 - International Friendly
April 5, 1978 Flag of West Germany West Germany W 1-0 Nunes International Friendly
April 10, 1978 Flag of Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli W 6-1 Toninho Cerezo, Nunes (2), Gil, Jorge Mendonça, Toninho International Friendly (unofficial match)
April 13, 1978 Flag of Italy Internazionale W 2-0 Nunes, Dirceu International Friendly (unofficial match)
April 19, 1978 Flag of England England D 1-1 Gil International Friendly
April 21, 1978 Flag of Spain Atlético Madrid W 3-0 Nunes, Edinho, Jorge Mendonça International Friendly (unofficial match)
May 1, 1978 Flag of Peru Peru W 3-0 Zico, Reinaldo (2) International Friendly
May 13, 1978 Flag of Pernambuco Pernambuco State Combined Team D 0-0 - International Friendly (unofficial match)
May 17, 1978 Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia W 2-0 Reinaldo, Zico International Friendly
May 25, 1978 Flag of Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul State Combined Team D 2-2 Toninho, Nelinho International Friendly (unofficial match)
June 3, 1978 Flag of Sweden Sweden D 1-1 Reinaldo World Cup
June 7, 1978 Flag of Spain Spain D 0-0 - World Cup
June 11, 1978 Flag of Austria Austria W 1-0 Roberto Dinamite World Cup
June 14, 1978 Flag of Peru Peru W 3-0 Dirceu (2), Zico World Cup
June 18, 1978 Flag of Argentina Argentina D 0-0 - World Cup
June 21, 1978 Flag of Poland Poland W 3-1 Nelinho, Roberto Dinamite (2) World Cup
June 24, 1978 Flag of Italy Italy W 2-1 Nelinho, Dirceu World Cup

[edit] References