All Entries Tagged With: "Kleber"
The Best of Brasileirao
One day after the end of 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro, the best players of the tournament were awarded. Placar, the most traditional football magazine in Brazil, handed for the 40th time the Bola de Prata (silver ball) and the Bola de Ouro (golden ball). Later, CBF awarded its Craque Brasileirão, a newer prize but the one [...]
The Best Brasileirao of History is History Now
The best Campeonato Brasileiro of history, and one of the best in the world, came to an end today. After 38 rounds, 4 clubs were fighting for the title: Flamengo, Inter, Palmeiras and Sao Paulo. Many were the possibilities. And three of them won.
Flamengo, with goals by David and Ronaldo Angelim, became the champion for [...]
Brasileiro: Flamengo Very Close to the Title
After the 37th round of Brasileirao, 4 clubs have the chance of lift the title in next week’s final round – being Flamengo the one with a hand and a half in the trophy. (A round, by the way, with 44 goals, the record of this season).
Flamengo took on Corinthians in the city of [...]
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 [...]
Video: Inter 3 – 0 Atletico-MG
Inter took on Atletico-MG last night, a match from the 11th round that had been postponed. After a good first-half of the visitors, a trio took Inter to the victory. Edu, ex-Betis, D’Alessandro and Kleber, ex-Brazil International. Edu scored twice. D’Alessandro scored and handed assists. And Kleber handed even more assists. Now, Inter has 40 [...]
Colors of the Week in the Brasileiro: Black and White
The 13th round of Campeonato Brasileiro was all about black and white. Atletico-MG and Corinthians were the ones who benefited the most from the midweek round. The two clubs won at home by 2-1 and watched direct rivals losing important points.
In Belo Horizonte, Atletico beat Fluminense, who had the 5th debut of coach Renato Gaucho. [...]
“Mineirazzo”: Estudiantes Lifts Libertadores in Brazil
The 50th edition of Copa Libertadores had its final match tonight at the Mineirao, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. After the nil draw in Argentina, it seemed Cruzeiro, the home team, was ready to lift the third title in the competition, the first since 1997.
However, a “Mineirazzo” took place and one more time Brazilian clubs failed [...]
Libertadores: Cruzeiro Gives Sao Paulo the Boot
It was the match for the two sides prove something. Sao Paulo needed to deliver a good performance in 2009. Cruzeiro needed to deliver a good match playing away. And the two sides had important players missing, some injured, some with the national team.
The match started and soon the vibe was set. The game was [...]
Things We All Know (or are learning)
The 5th round of Campeonato Brasileiro confirmed a few things either Brazilians already know or are getting used to.
1) Bad boys will always be bad boys:
Goalie Fabio Costa from Santos and forward Kleber from Cruzeiro did it again. In the Santo Andre 3- 3 Santos draw, Fabio Costa caused an injury in Gustavo Nery [...]
Historical Humiliation in Uruguay
33 years. This is how long it took for Brazil to defeat Uruguay at the Centenario stadium. The last time Brazil won there, Zico was having his debut with the yellow jersey. After that, people like Socrates, Careca, Muller, Romario, Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho Gaucho tried but did not win. None of today’s players were [...]
