2016 Brasileirão: Final 5 Rounds At a Glance (part I)

Folks, it’s about that time! The time when those who’ve had a tendency to screw up, must snap into shape. When those who need to meet their necessary “45-point quota”, the usual number established/spewed out by league mathematicians for safety from relegation, brush the dust off & meet their quota! So break out the calculators,…

Brasileirão Round 6 (Preview)

  BRASILEIRÃO PREVIEW – ROUND 6: Excitement level (1-5): 3 Matches to look for: PON-SAN, CRU-ATL, SÃO-GRÊ, INT-CTB, FLU-SPT (Saturday evening) PONTE PRETA, again off a prime Renato Cajá performance, tie in SANTOS to stay in the G-4/Libertadores Zone… (Saturday evening) Still seeking to build a super team, FLAMENGO put a halt to a 3-match losing streak and off…

Round 8 Rescheduled Match: Santos 2×1 Fluminense

After a series of bad results by the continental champions Santos, they finally seem to have found the winning spirit along with the ”Jogo Bonito” they presented at the first semester of the year. The round 8 reschedule match, due to their Copa Libertadores games crossing the way of their Brasileirão duties, went in favor…

Palmeiras Star Proven Member of Rivals Corinthians Fan Faction!

This is very unfortunate and unnecessary drama for Palmeiras in the week that precedes the bitter and historic rivalry between Corinthians and Palmeiras. Palmeiras’ biggest star at the moment and top goalscorer, the “Gladiator” Kléber, had a document leaked all over the internet from 2001 when he was 18 years old, showing that he was…

Round 18 (Saturday Aug/20 & Sunday Aug/21)

Poor Atlético Mineiro came into the match desperate for a positive result. What they got was exactly what they’ve been getting all season, a defeat. Bad passing, no ball control, shots nearly kicked out of the stadium…just an array of bad football. It is apparent that the problem with “Galo” (or Rooster, as they’re nicknamed)…