All Entries Tagged With: "Borges"
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: Atletico-MG reaches the Top; Coaches Get Fired
After the 10th round of Campeonato Brasileiro, Atletico-MG returned to the top after the 3-0 victory in the Belo Horizonte derby. Besides the pathetic red card by Cruzeiro’s Ze Carlos, the men of the match were veteran Junior and forward Eder Luis – even though in his goal goalie Andrey gave a big help. It [...]
The Post and the Virgins
Ronaldo? Fred? Adriano? No.
Kleber Pereira, Keirrisson? No.
Marcos, Fabio Costa, Felipe? No.
The main character of Campeonato Brasileiro’s 6th round was the post. It prevented many balls from reaching the back of the net, and had a huge influence in the final scores in 5 out of the 10 matches of the weekend.
In Goiania, the [...]
Knock Out Stage Close for Sao Paulo and Cruzeiro in the Libertadores
Sao Paulo and Cruzeiro were in action for Copa Libertadores this Wednesday. The former in Uruguay against Defensor. The latter at home against Universitario Sucre from Bolivia. The first half for both sides was lethargic. In Uruguay, it took 30 minutes for Sao Paulo to start playing. In Brazil, Cruzeiro and Universitario had one chance [...]
Libertadores: Sour for Some Sweet for Others
The sour flavor of a bad Copa Libertadores start struck again. This time in Sao Paulo. Like yesterday, a World Cup goalie was the protagonist of the night. Bobadilla made the net of Independiente Medellin’s goal seem like an untouchable treasure. Sao Paulo missed many chances that drove its fans crazy. And the locals did [...]
