(Most Relevant) Teams’ Objectives on the Last Round of the Season

Here is a round up of what each team will need on Sunday afternoon, for round 38/Rivalry Week – the conclusion of this amazing 2011 Brasileirão season: Corinthians (1st – 21W – 7D – 9L – 70pts): * GOAL: Title * CHANCES: Very Likely – Will need to simply tie their worst rivals Palmeiras at…

Remembering Great Matches: 1990 Brasileirão Final – Corinthians 1×0 São Paulo

After finishing the first round of the season in 1st-place at the table, Corinthians along with the runners-up São Paulo until Bragantino, in 8th-place, made it to the playoffs to decide the year’s champions. Following two matches, Corinthians headed by controversial but at the same time phenomenal midfielder, Neto, rolled through Atlético Mineiro in the…

Round 19 (Sunday, Aug/28) – Rivalry Matches

Grêmio needed this win alot more than Internacional did. The Colorado had already played last Wednesday and perhaps were a bit drained from their victorious battle against Argentina’s Independiente, for the South American Supercup final. The 388th such encounter between the two teams started with Grêmio running after the ball, defending well and disarming Inter…

Round 19 (Saturday, Aug/27)

Initially, the first derby of the weekend was a duel between two internationals, Fluminense’s Fred (Brazil) x Botafogo’s Loco Abreu (Uruguay). Fred did what he does best by scoring Fluminense’s first and only goal with his head, off a corner kick very early in the second period. But it wasn’t Fluminense’s night, and Botafogo prevailed…

Brazil Divided: A Weekend Filled With Rivalries

What does a rivalry represent in Brazilian soccer? Excitement? War? Fighting? Nail-biting? Cardiac arrest? These could be some answers, but most will agree it is the “bit of seasoning to the steak” that makes football all worthwhile. It is ultimately what players train thinking about. All year, they think about this, some more than others…