See The Cup 30 October @ 07:07 PM EST
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 renewed.
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A dejeted looking Souza and Marcos as Náutico thrash the leaders 3-0
Despite a shock 3-0 loss at strugglers Náutico, Palmeiras remain five points clear at the top
of the Brasileiro with nine games to go. As usual when the Palestra Itália outfit slip up, none of
their main rivals were able to take advantage as no one in the top five managed to win.
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See The Cup 01 October @ 01:28 AM EST
It was one of the most dramatic victories of this year's Brasileirao. Sao Paulo had all the
reasons to see its visit to Nautico end up in a sound defeat.
1)Sao Paulo did not have keeper Rogerio Ceni and two of its main forwards;
2)Nautico had a penalty with just 4 minutes into the match;
3)Sao Paulo had 2 players ejected one in each half;
4)Nautico scored (through Bruno Mineiro) a goal early in the match.
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Okay I know its been a long time since we gave you a Brasileirao Wrap, but we'll be on top of it
from now till the end of the season.
On Sunday, São Paulo's 9-game unbeaten streak and 7-game winning streak came to an end
dramatically. Paulo Baier's header in the 86th minute beat a late charging Rogerio Ceni to give
Furacão the win.
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See The Cup 24 August @ 01:35 AM EST
It was a green weekend. The 21st round of Campeonato Brasileiro smiled to Palmeiras and
Goias.
Palmeiras played at home a decisive match against Inter, a contender for the title. Despite the
beautiful goal by Juliano for the visitors, Palmeiras had a brilliant participation of Diego
Souza.
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Placar magazine, the most traditional and popular soccer magazine in Brazil, put together in its
June issue a ranking with the biggest salaries in Brazilian football. The leader? Ronaldo,
obviously. And as a reminder: Nowadays, US$1 = R$2.05.
1°- Ronaldo* (Corinthians) = R$ 1.133.000
2°- Adriano** (Flamengo) = R$ 362.
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La 40ª edición del Brasileirão, que se promete como la más emocionante de los últimos
tiempos, dará comienzo este fin de semana, con el atractivo del presumible debut de Adriano Leite
con la camiseta del Flamengo en la cancha del Cruzeiro.
Además, otros partidos interesantes como el Fluminense-São Paulo o el Grêmio-Santos darán el
pistoletazo de salida a la competición nacional, horas después de que se conozca que el equipo
'tricolor' no tendrá que ir a disputar su encuentro de Copa Libertadores en México ante las
Chivas de Guadalajara, debido a la renuncia de los conjuntos 'aztecas' a la disputa del torneo.
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