All Entries Tagged With: "Val Baiano"
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: 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 [...]
Brasileiro: Sao Paulo or Flamengo?
After the 35th round of Brasileirao, one thing is clear: the champion will be red and black. The only thing that remains unclear is if it will also carry the white of Sao Paulo, or it will have just the two colors of Flamengo.
The two sides took advantage of Palmeiras’ tie against Sport and [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Video: Better than Ronaldo and Adriano
With two of the most famous forwards in the world playing in Brazil, the answer to the question “guess who scored 4 times this weekend?” falls easily in one of the two names. But not on this weekend. Val Baiano, forward of surprising Barueri, is the man. He scored 4 times against Nautico, and has [...]
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 worst team. [...]
Brasileiro: A Few Things About the 11th Round
11th round of Campeonato Brasileiro. The goals and one thing about each match.
Coritiba 2 x 1 Grêmio: Marcelinho Paraiba, with a beautiful long range, and forward Ariel saving Coritiba again.
Goiás 0 x 2 Avai: Avai left the last position in the table.
Santos 3 x 3 Grêmio Barueri: Another [...]
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 [...]
