▁Form iga , ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁Min as ▁G era is ▁state , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁M ário ▁de ▁Castro ▁moved ▁to ▁Bel o ▁Hor iz onte ▁to ▁study ▁Medicine ▁at ▁Univers idade ▁Federal ▁de ▁Min as ▁G era is . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁his ▁arrival , ▁M ário ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁training ▁session ▁on ▁América ▁Mine iro ' s ▁ground , ▁and ▁was ▁accepted ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁club . ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁later , ▁however , ▁he ▁showed ▁up ▁at ▁a ▁training ▁session ▁in ▁Atl ético ▁Mine iro ' s ▁stad ium , ▁which ▁was ▁just ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁from ▁América ' s . ▁Co ach ▁Ch ico ▁N eto ▁selected ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁immediately , ▁and ▁he ▁eventually ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁his ▁entire ▁career . ▁ ▁M ário ▁de ▁Castro ▁helped ▁Atl ético ▁Mine iro ▁break ▁América ' s ▁de cade - long ▁domin ance ▁in ▁Campeonato ▁Mine iro , ▁the ▁state ▁league ▁of ▁Min as ▁G era is . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁competition ' s ▁top ▁sc orer ▁as ▁Atl ético ▁were ▁crown ed ▁champions ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁with ▁ 2 0 ▁goals , ▁a ▁fe at ▁he ▁repeated ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁season ▁with ▁ 2 7 ▁goals . ▁M ário ▁de ▁Castro ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁off ensive ▁tr ident ▁called ▁the ▁T rio ▁M ald ito ▁( Port ug uese ▁for ▁Un hol y ▁T rio ), ▁also ▁composed ▁of ▁Sa id ▁and ▁J