All Entries Tagged With: "Gremio"
A Day of Fury in Brazilian Football
As you’re probably aware, Brazilian football (CBF and CONMEBOL for that matter) have no respect for the international break. So two matches took place in Brazil on Wednesday night – one for Copa Sudamericana and one for the Brasileiro. And it was enough for the biggest collective nervous breakdown, I’ve ever seen.
In Rio, Fluminense and [...]
Video: Gremio 1 – 1 Sao Paulo
Match anticipated for the 34th round. Goals by Rafael Marques (Gremio) and Dagoberto (Sao Paulo).
Photo: Sharing Saliva Won’t Make You Play Better
This is not what Andre Lima from Botafogo seemed to be thinking when he shared a moment with a Gremio defender.
Libertadores: Cruzeiro in the Final
Cruzeiro reached the final of Copa Libertadores after a 2 goals draw against Gremio. Gremio played at home, but in 4 minutes (between the 34th and the 38th minutes) the visitors scored twice and buried the dreams of the home team.
The final will be against Estudiantes from Argentina on the 8th and the 15th. The [...]
Player Detained for Racism in the Copa Libertadores Again
After Cruzeiro’s 3-1 victory over Gremio, Maxi Lopes from Gremio was detained by two police officers. The accusation: racism. Cruzeiro’s Elicarlos accused the Argentinean forward of calling him “macaco” (monkey). The term is usually used in Argentina when trying to offend a Brazilian.
During the match, the two players had an argument. After the match, Elicarlos [...]
Libertadores: Cruzeiro Close to the Final
In the Brazilian clash for the semifinal of Copa Libertadores, Cruzeiro and Gremio had more in common than the blue of both clubs. Both have 2 titles of Copa Libertadores. Both are specialists in competitions with knock-out stages. Both coaches are connected to a title of Copa Libertadores from the other side. And the [...]
Libertadores: No Goals, One Out, One In
Palmeiras and Gremio played the second leg of the Copa Libertadores quarter finals.
The first in Montevideo, visiting Nacional. The second receiving Caracas in Porto Alegre.
The two controlled the first-half. The victory seemed close for the two.
One, Palmeira, had no time. The other, Gremio, had all the time of the world.
As time passed by, Caracas got [...]
Brazil, the new England – Part 2
Yes, Brazil continues to be in the Copa Libertadores what England is in the Champions League. The quarter finals are almost defined – Boca Juniors and Defensor from Uruguay is the only battle that still has to be decided. And from the 8 clubs in the next stage, 4 of them are Brazilian. What makes [...]
Copa Libertadores Schedule
We already know the 16 clubs qualified for the knock-out stage of Copa Libertadores. Gremio and Cruzeiro will have the easy matches while Sport, Palmeiras and Sao Paulo got the toughest opponents.
Gremio will take on San Martin from Peru. And Cruzeiro faces Universidad de Chile.
Sport will face Palmeiras in a Brazilian battle which [...]
Review of the Week Part 1: Brazilians in the Libertadores
Yes, sometimes I let many juicy topics pass by. But hey, don’t yellow card me. It is just lack of time. So i decided to create the “review of the week”. As the title makes it really clear, these topics will discuss events that for some reason I could not write about on time.
This week, [...]
