Shirt used against Goiás, in the 23rd round of the Brazilian Championship
Arrancada Heroica is the name given to the hi...storic episode in São Paulo soccer that marked the forced name change of Palestra Itália to Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras in 1942. The story begins with the Italian soccer club being pressured to change its name during World War II. Brazil, under the leadership of President Getúlio Vargas, had declared war on the "Axis" countries (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and aligned itself with the "Allied" countries (the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, France, and others). The story concludes with Palmeiras's 3-1 victory in their first match under this name, which won them the 1942 Campeonato Paulista in a decisive game against São Paulo.