O que o Palmeiras conquistou em 1960?

O Palmeiras foi campeão da Taça Brasil de 1960, a primeira edição da competição nacional.

Por que o Palmeiras de 1960 é importante para a Libertadores?

Como campeão da Taça Brasil, o Palmeiras foi o primeiro clube brasileiro a disputar a Copa Libertadores, em 1961.

Quem era o técnico do Palmeiras campeão paulista de 1959?

O técnico era Osvaldo Brandão.

Resposta rápida

O Palmeiras de 1960 foi o campeão da Taça Brasil daquele ano e, por isso, o primeiro clube brasileiro a disputar a Copa Libertadores, em 1961.

Palmeiras 1960

Palmeiras 1960 was the champion of the Taça Brasil, the first edition of the tournament that recognized the national champion. The achievement gave the club a spot in the 1961 Copa Libertadores, in which it was Brazil's first representative.

History

Founded in 1914 as Palestra Itália, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras lived through a period of strong reconstruction in the late 1950s, with the 1959 São Paulo Championship conquered under the command of Osvaldo Brandão. As São Paulo champions, Palmeiras was one of the participants in the 1960 Taça Brasil, the first edition of the tournament organized by the then CBD to define the country's champion. The São Paulo team won the tournament and confirmed their good form on the national stage, with left-back Djalma Santos as one of the most prominent names. The title gave Palmeiras the right to compete in the 1961 Copa Libertadores da América, and the club was the first Brazilian to participate in the continental tournament, being eliminated in the semifinal by Peñarol. The 1960 Palmeiras is remembered as one of the first great championship teams in Brazil and as a pioneer of the country in the Libertadores.