2016 Brasileirão Preview: Santa Cruz

First semester: Close to perfection. Won both championships they participated in – the Copa do Nordeste (the Northeast’s most prestigious tournament) by beating Campinense (2013 CDN champions) in the final & also snatched a back-to-back Pernambucano State Championship by defeating eternal crosstown Recife rivals, Sport Clube do Recife in the final. Status: Santa Cruz already showed us…

2016 Brasileirão Preview: Corinthians

The 2016 State Championships (Estaduais) came and went, and it is finally time for our most favorite league to begin this weekend – the Brasileirão.    CORINTHIANS First semester: after near-impeccable first phase campaigns in the Libertadores & Paulista State Championships, Timão faced premature eliminations in both competitions (round of 16 to Nacional-URU & semifinal to…