| Torneio Governador Nunes Freire | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Brazil (São Luís, Maranhão) |
| Dates | 18 nov - 12 dec |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | São Paulo |
| Runner-up | América Mineiro |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 24 (1.6 per match) |
The Torneio Nunes Freire (English: Nunes Freire Tournament), was an official tournament organized by CBD featuring the three main Maranhão clubs (Sampaio Corrêa, Moto Clube and Ferroviário), and three invited clubs América Mineiro, Santos, and São Paulo. All the matches was played at the Estádio Nhozinho Santos. Nunes Freire was the governor of the state of Maranhão, and was honored by naming the trophy.
Format
The tournament was played in round-robin, the club that scored the most points at the end of five rounds was declared champion.
Matches
Ferroviário  | 1–2 |  América Mineiro |
|---|---|---|
Odilon  18' |
Report | Éder 73' Natal 87' |
| Moto Club | 0–2 |  São Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Terto 35' Pedro Rocha 60' |
| Moto Club | 0–0 | América Mineiro |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Sampaio Corrêa | 1–0 | Santos |
|---|---|---|
| Cabecinha 37' |
Report |
| Sampaio Corrêa | 0–0 | Ferroviário |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| São Paulo | 3–1 | América Mineiro |
|---|---|---|
| Nélson 35', 50' Mickey 77' |
Report | Natal 37' |
| Moto Club | 0–0 | Santos |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Sampaio Corrêa | 0–2 | São Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Moisés 24' (o.g.) Muricy 51' |
| Sampaio Corrêa | 0–1 | América Mineiro |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Natal 26' |
| Ferroviário | 0–3 | Santos |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Julinho 19' Tata 60', 61' |
| Moto Club | 1–0 | Ferroviário |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
| América Mineiro | 2–0 | Santos |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
| Ferroviário | 0–0 | São Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Moto Club | 2–0 | Sampaio Corrêa |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
| Santos | 2–1 | São Paulo |
|---|---|---|
| Bianchini Julinho |
Report | Pedro Rocha |
Final standings
| Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo
|
7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| América Mineiro
|
7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Moto Club
|
6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Santos
|
5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Sampaio Corrêa
|
3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
| Ferroviário
|
2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
Champion
| 1976 Torneio Nunes Freire |
|---|
 São Paulo 1st title |
References
- "Torneio Nunes Freire 1976" (in Portuguese). Acervo Histórico do Santos FC. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Torneio Hexagonal Governador Nunes Freire (São Luís) - 1976". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- São Paulo FC. "Enciclopédia do SPFC 2020" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- "Torneio Governador Nunes Freire – 1976" (in Portuguese). Arquivos de Futebol do Brasil. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- "Torneio Governador Nunes Freire (1976): América Mineiro, Ferroviário, Moto, Sampaio, Santos e São Paulo" (in Portuguese). futebolmaranhenseantigo. 15 February 2015. Archived from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
