What to say of a round where all but the unexpected took place? Where in a typical Engenhão Stadium where fans have dubbed it the “Enchenão” (never full) due to extremely low attendance rates, we witnessed just the opposite (18,348 spectators). There, an on-a-roll Botafogo headed by Dutchmen & captain, Clarence Seedorf struggled to beat…
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What Each Team Wants for Christmas This Year!
It’s been quite a year for Brazilian football…good for some, bad for others. But we must not rule out the wishing spirit the season brings upon us – and here are some of Brasileirão’s finest Christmas wishes for 2012: In Porto Alegre… Internacional wants the fourth Brazilian championship, because the famous “TRI” (1975, 1976, 1976)…
Round 38 (Dec/4) – Corinthians are the 2011 Brazilian League Champions!
Round 38…the last round of this year’s amazing championship… As it was already expected but nobody really wanted to say anything before “the fat lady actually sang”, Corinthians tied Palmeiras and regardless of Vasco’s result with Flamengo (a tie as well), were crowned Brazilian champions for the fifth time, now behind only Flamengo and São…
Round 37 (Nov/27) – A Last Minute Goal Impedes Corinthians from Lifting the Brasileirão Title
And no, the goal didn’t even take place in Florianópolis, where Corinthians and Figueirense were battling it out in a decisive match that finished 1×0 for the Timão…the last minute goal was in Rio, when all seemed over and done for Vasco, Bernardo put it in for the win – a win which takes the…
Round 36 (Nov/19-20) – Corinthians 2 Points Ahead With 2 Rounds To Go! Avaí & América-MG: First Relegation Victims
Round 36…Another round jam-packed with excitement – Corinthians come back after being down a goal, only this round’s hero instead of Peruvian MID “Cachito” Ramírez, it was none other than the Emperor himself, Adriano, and in the last minute! Avaí and América-MG were no match for Vasco and São Paulo, respectively, and had their passports…