All Entries Tagged With: "Palmeiras"
Video: A Volley From the Midfield
The most amazing goal of Campeonato Brasileiro. Diego Souza from Palmeiras scored it against Atletico-MG
Brasileiro: 2 Rounds Left; 4 Clubs Still Can Win It
When Palmeiras lost for Gremio on Wednesday, it seemed only Sao Paulo and Flamengo still fought for the title, right? Wrong! The two sides dropped important points, and Inter won. The result? 4 teams still have the chance to lift the title on December 6th.
Sao Paulo visited Botafogo, which found itself in a very difficult [...]
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: Palmeiras and Sport Sharing Misery
Recently, Palmeiras and Sport played some thrilling and decisive matches, with one side side usually celebrating at the end. Sport eliminated Palmeiras from Copa do Brasil. Palmeiras eliminated Sport from Libertadores – and before that they battled in the group stage.
Last night in Sao Paulo, Palmeiras and Sport tied in 2 goals for the 35th [...]
Video: Cruzeiro 1 – 2 Palmeiras
This is a bit a late, but it confirms what i wrote earlier this week about the 25 round of Brasileirao. It was a Palmeiras round. The club visited Cruzeiro and performed like a club coached by Muricy Ramalho: solid in the defense and precise in the counter-attacks. The winning goal, by Vagner Love, was [...]
Video: Ronaldo Breaks His Hand
It was the same stadium Ronaldo broke the fence that separates the pitch from the fans by scoring his first goal in this return to Brazilian football. This time he did not shine. And with 20 minutes into the derby against Palmeiras, he broke his hand. (this post will be updated as we get more [...]
What’s the Limit for Bad Refereeing in Brazil?
For many years now, the level of refereeing has been terrible in Brazil. Last weekend was another one to not be forgotten.
1) Look at the second goal of Santo Andre. Marcel is clearly offside. The linesman has been suspended:
2) Obina was called offside in the most beautiful goal of his career. He clearly wasn’t. Linesman [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
