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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 ...
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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 ...
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Brasileiro: Unstoppable Palmeiras
On the 27th round of Brasileirao, Palmeiras gave an important step towards the title by keeping the 5 point lead over Sao Paulo, the second team in the table. And it wasn’t a simple victory. It was a clear display of the discipline, power and luck (why not?) against Santos at Vila Belmiro. It is ...
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Brasileiro: Sao Paulo Looses the Rope; Ronaldo Protagonist Again
Four regional derbies took place for the 12th round of Campeonato Brasileiro. In the derby of desperation, Sao Paulo and Santos battled to see who had the less horrifying side. And Sao Paulo won 2-1, with two goals by striker Washington. In the Curitiba derby, Atletico-PR and Coritiba also fought to see who has the ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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, ...
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Brasileirão: It’s Only Over When It’s Over
Is it too late for the report on the 7th round of Brasileirão? Well, better later than never was the motto of the weekend in the tournament. 5 out of 10 matches were decided in the final moments. Newcomer Santo Andre kept the good campaign with a 2-1 victory over Sport. The winning goal was ...
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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 ...
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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 ...