Participant clubs:
(all from Belo Horizonte unless when stated otherwise)
ALVES NOGUEIRA Football Club (Sabará)
AMÉRICA Futebol Clube
Clube ATLÉTICO Mineiro
GUARANY Foot Ball Club
PALMEIRAS Football Club
SETE de SETEMBRO Futebol Clube
Sociedade Sportiva PALESTRA ITÁLIA
Sport Club CALAFATE
Sport Club HORIZONTINO
VILLA NOVA Atlético Clube (Nova Lima)
DATE: Apr 01, 1928
VENUE: BARRO PRETO (Palestra Itália); BELO HORIZONTE-MG
Attendance: 3,000.
1ST PHASE
Palestra Itália 0-0 Sete de Setembro (1-0 Corner kicks)
QUARTERFINALS
Syrio 1-0 Calafate
[Unknow scorer]
América 2-1 Guarany
[Satyro Taboada, Cunha; Gelô]
Atlético 2-0 Palmeiras
[Jairo, Cardoso]
Palestra Itália 3-0 Villa Nova
[Ninão (2), Zezinho]
SEMIFINALS
América 2-0 Syrio
[Cunha (2)]
Atlético 2-2 Palestra Itália (2-0 Corner kicks)
[Ninão, Hugo (Own goal); Mário de Castro (2)]
FINAL
Atlético 0-0 América (1-0 Corner kicks)
CAM: Donorte; Ewando, Brant; Franco, Ivo Mello, Hugo; Dalmy, Orlando, Jairo,
Mário de Castro, Cardoso.
AFC: Meira; Tonico, Souza; Parruda, Umberto, Alysson; Teixeira, Pastor,
Satyro Taboada, Canhoto, Cunha. ("Taça Ruffino Mota" by runners up).
Note: Atlético's players were mourning because Getulinho's death caused by typhoid.
*** ATLÉTICO are the champions of 1928 Minas Gerais "Initium" Tournament ***
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