All Entries in the "Copa do Brasil" Category
On the Air, TV Commentator Calls Player “Son of a Wh#re”
Ex-ref and now TV commentator Oscar Roberto Godoi forgot his mic was on in the final momentos of Copa do Brasil. When goalie Felipe froom Corinthians grabbed the ball and fell, Godoi uttered the already classic phrase: “can’t lay down, son of bitch, or [the ref] will have to fuckin add more time[to the stoppage [...]
Corinthians Lifts 2009 Copa do Brasil!
The second leg of the final of Copa do Brasil was no land for children.
And Corinthians was an adult side. The club stepped into the pitch after losing last year’s Copa do Brasil and with the difficult experience of spending one season in the second division.
Inter? The home team looked [...]
Ronaldo Scores and Corinthians is Closer to Winning Copa do Brasil
Simply put, it was the best football match of the year in Brazil.
Face to face were Corinthians and Inter, defeatless champions in their states and long time favorites for the title of Copa do Brasil. Playing at home the first leg, Corinthians knew it had to own these 90 minutes. Especially because Inter missed [...]
Copa do Brasil Has Its Final Ready
As it was expected, Corinthians and Inter eliminated Vasco and Coritiba. But it was far from being easy. After last week’s 1 goal draw in Rio, Corinthians played for a 0 draw at home. And this is exactly what happened. Vasco controlled the actions for most of the time. It had territory and it attacked [...]
Review of the Week – 2
The quarter finals of Copa do Brasil started with the promise of lots of goals. Ronaldo, Fred, Nilmar… There was a great amount of names. The star of the night, however, in the two most promising matches were the goalies and the post.
Corinthians 1 – 0 Fluminense: This was supposed to be a Ronaldo [...]
6 Things (or More) About Copa do Brasil
The first-leg of the round of 16 of Copa do Brasil started this Wednesday. And here is a few thing about the matches.
Atletico-PR 3 – 2 Corinthians
- Ronaldo cannot save Corinthians everyday. When the number 9 is not inspired, Corinthians is a normal side. But things were not as bad, as Corinthians was losing 3-2 [...]
Butt-Goal!
In the Copa Libertadores, Sao Paulo was just getting a draw at home against the reserve side of America de Cali for the last round of the group stage. This is when Dagoberto used an unusual part of his body to score the goal that gave the locals the victory.
Copa do Brasil for Santos: Ouch!!!
And people wonder why football is the favorite sport around the globe. Just follow me. Santos, one of the finalists in the main Brazilian state championship, received CSA from the small state of Alagoas for the second leg of the second round of Copa do Brasil. CSA is fighting relegation in its local tournament. [...]
Clubs from Rio and Shame in Copa do Brasil
On Wednesday and Thursday, more matches for Copa do Brasil took place. To make things very confusing, some matches were for the first leg of the second round. Some were the second leg of the second round. And some team qualified for the round of 16 in one match – according to the 2 goal [...]
Flamengo Takes a Break from Copa do Brasil
The second round of Copa do Brasil opened tonight with 8 matches. The winner of the night was Flamengo, who visited and beat Remo 2-0 (goals by Willians and Emerson). With the result, Flamengo eliminated the second leg (remember how Copa do Brasil works). The two biggest disappointments were Botafogo and Santos. The first visited [...]
