All Entries Tagged With: "Marcos"
Brasileiro: Palmeiras and Sao Paulo Share the Top
The 33rd round of Brasileirao put on the top Palmeiras and Sao Paulo, creator (Muricy Ramalho) versus creation (Sao Paulo). Palmeiras leads because of the goal difference, three more than Sao Paulo.
On the weekend, Palmeiras played the derby against Corinthians whereas Sao Paulo played Barueri. In both games, Corinthians and Barueri could’ve done something to [...]
Brasileiro: Flamengo and Atletico-MG Want it!
Up until last week, the Brasileirao seemed the tournament no one wanted to win. The favorites kept losing points with pale football. But the 30th round shows signs of change by two sides. Flamengo and Atletico-MG want to take the title home after a long time.
While Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Inter and Goias gave another [...]
Brasileiro: The Tournament No One Wants to Win
After the 29th round of Brasileiro, it seems no one wants to take the title home. Like in the last round, when only one club on the top won, the leaders collectively failed again. Palmeiras, Sao Paulo and Atletico-MG lost. Inter and Goias tied at home. And, in this way, Flamengo, the 6th side on [...]
Brasileiro: Sao Paulo Gets Very Close
The 24th round of Campeonato Brasileiro was all Sao Paulo’s.
Sao Paulo received the surprisingly good side of Avai at Morumbi. In the first-half, Avai made things difficult for Sao Paulo, as the home team offered loose defensive action in the midfield. In the second-half, however, Sao Paulo decided to suffocate the visitors. The result: in [...]
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 [...]
What Happens…
1)… when a side full of great names who can’t play well collectively faces another side which for 3 matches in a row started losing but managed to get two draws and one victory?
Answer: Fluminense scoring first through Fred (something that did not happen since April 30th) but conceiving the draw to Nautico in the [...]
Saint Marcos Does Another 3 Miracles
Saint Mark is back. Or I should say Sao Marcos. The goalie that became a saint after denying important penalties in the Copa Libertadores in the late 90’s/early 00’s did some of his miracles again.
Palmeiras visited Sport for the second-leg of Copa Libertadores’ the round of 16. The locals played better all the time, missed [...]
Locals Win In the Semis In S. Paulo
The two semis in Sao Paulo were big games. Santos beat Palmeiras 2-1. Corinthians for the same score defeated S. Paulo. The two sides playing “at home” came back to win. But similarities end here.
If you want to talk about a technical match, full of chances missed and attacking situations, then let’s discuss Santos [...]
Palmeiras Reborn
It was the first major match of the Brazilian season. The major match for Palmeiras in 2009. A loss against Sport and the side headed by Luxemburgo was getting eliminated from Copa Libertadores. The home team, on the other hand, was defeatless this season. It had won its 2 matches in the Libertadores. Palmeiras had [...]
Sour Start for Brazil in Copa Libertadores
Copa Libertadores officially started for Brazil this Tuesday. But not really. Palmeiras went to Quito to take on LDU. And the most exciting side in Brazil at the moment couldn’t stop the current champs of the tournament.
Palmeiras had a fast attack. But also had defense full of mistakes. With the match taking place in equal [...]
