The Reasons Why Corinthians and Ronaldo Made History

Brazilian journalist and Corinthians fan, Juca Kfouri wrote on his blog and on his column in Folha de S. Paulo a few facts that help to understand why the state trophy Corinthians lifted on Sunday is not a minor thing for both the club and Ronaldo. I’ll list a few of them:

For Corinthians:
1)It’s the first title since relegation in the end of 2007;
2)This tournament has 2 clubs that are playing Copa Libertadores, and one of them is the current Brazilian champion;
3)It was a defeatless campaign, something that did not happen since 1972;
4)Corinthians increased the lead in the list o clubs with defeatless campaigns. It was its 5th time;
5)The last time Corinthians had a defeatless campaign was in 1938.

For Ronaldo:
1)It was his first title in Brazil since 1994;
2)The first title after his last injury;
3)In the two titles that Ronaldo won in Brazil, he was not defeated. In 1994, when he won the Minas state championship with Cruzeiro, it was a defeatless campaign too (17 victories in 22 matches);
4)Putting the number from the 2 campaigns together, Ronaldo has 30 victories and 15 draws in 45 matches;
5)He scored goals in the 3 major rivals of Corinthians.

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2. Ronaldo going to Corinthians!
3. Ronaldo Scores and Corinthians is Closer to Winning Copa do Brasil
4. Ronaldo Scores His First Goal at Corinthians!
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