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Brasileiro: Palmeiras Gains New Hope

Brasileiro: Palmeiras Gains New Hope

Until the 32nd started, things looked dull for Palmeiras. There was enormous pressure and the fear that the team had just lost the Brasileiro. But after the last mid-week round of Brasileirao, things changed again. Palmeiras won and all direct rivals, but one, lost precious points. With that, the hopes of Palmeiras fans have been [...]

Brasileiro: Palmeiras Has Company...

Brasileiro: Palmeiras Has Company…

…. Lots of it. After looking like the virtual champion of Campeonato Brasileiro, Palmeiras lost points and the chances of confirming the title. And with that, 4 clubs have now the chance of taking the title away from the side headed by Muricy Ramalho. In the 31st round of Brasileiro, Atletico-MG, Inter, Sao Paulo and [...]

Brasileiro: Tight Race Between 3 Contenders

Brasileiro: Tight Race Between 3 Contenders

In the 23rd round of the Brasileirao, the race for the title came down to what is promising to be a tight one. Palmeiras (44 points), Inter (43) and Sao Paulo (40) won their matches and offered no chance for each other to relax.
On the match that marked the return of Vagner Love, Palmeiras [...]

Brasileiro: A Few Things About the 11th Round

Brasileiro: A Few Things About the 11th Round

11th round of Campeonato Brasileiro. The goals and one thing about each match.
Coritiba 2 x 1 Grêmio: Marcelinho Paraiba, with a beautiful long range, and forward Ariel saving Coritiba again.
Goiás 0 x 2 Avai: Avai left the last position in the table.
Santos 3 x 3 Grêmio Barueri: Another [...]

Campeonato Brasileiro: Surviving a Hang Over

Campeonato Brasileiro: Surviving a Hang Over

The 9th round of Campeonato Brasileiro was all about surviving a bad hang over. And most did it.
After being eliminated at home from the semis of Copa Libertadores, Gremio honored its nickname of “immortal”. With 11 minutes, the two forwards from Argentina had scored 3 goals – Maxi Lopes (2) and Herrera (1). In [...]

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 [...]