More points for Fluminense but has their run come to late?

Wins for São Paulo and Flamengo left them in 1st and 2nd place respectively with just three games to go in the Campeonato Brasiliero.

53,000 turned up at the estádio Morumbi as São Paulo took on Vitória in on Saturday.

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En son Marcelinho'nun gol attığı Denizlispor maçında gitmiştim Avni Aker'e. Bu yüzden stadın yeni halini görünce oldukça mutlu oldum Trabzonlular adına. Maraton tribünde önünde kolonlar olmadan maç izlemek büyük nimet bir kere bunu söylemek lazım. Kale arkalarının öne alınıp sahaya yakınlaştırılması da stada ayrı bir hava katmış. Click to continue reading...

Week 22 of the Campeonato Brasileiro featured a Paulista rivalry with 1st place on the line. The game featured Palmeiras' coach Muricy Ramalho facing his old team and CSKA Moscow & new Palmeiras loanee forward Wagner Love in the stands. Palmeiras traveled to the Morumbi to face São Paulo FC and played to a 0-0 draw. Click to continue reading...

Palmeiras keeper Marcos keeps São Paulo at bay

Muricy Ramalho's return to the estádio Morumbi may have ended in 0-0, but the Palmeiras coach would have been more than pleased with the point against his old team.

With the league's tightest defences on show, the scoreless draw came as no real surprise.

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It is ironic, but the new sensation of Campeonato Brasileiro is Sao Paulo, the club that lifted the trophy in the last three years. After a very bad start, the firing of Muricy Ramalho, the questions about Ricardo Gomes and the players and seating on the 15th spot, Sao Paulo reached the second spot.

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Here's what you would call a ball-playing centre half! Sao Paulo's centre-half Miranda leaviing Coritiba's Marcelinho Paraiba, Ariel and Marcos Aurelio all wondering, 'what just happened?'
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Six games without victory, three consecutive defeats and a two goal disadvantage to turn around in Wednesday's decisive Copa do Brasil final, Inter are in free fall as Coritiba visit the Beira-Rio tonight (18:30 local time). Despite the negativity surround Inter at the moment, Atlético-MG's defeat last night means that an Inter victory can put the Colorado back top of the Campeonato Brasileiro. Click to continue reading...

Internacional have made it through to the 2009 Copa do Brasil final after Coritiba were unable to turn around a 3-1 deficit from the first leg.
A 1-0 victory to Coritiba at the Estádio Couto Pereira saw the tie finish 3-2 to Inter on aggregate. Under pressure for much of the game, Inter relied on the impressive Lauro to keep Coritiba and finished the match with ten men after Bolívar recieved his second yellow card late on. Click to continue reading...

Coritiba host Internacional tonight (21:50 local time) in the Copa do Brasil second leg semi final. Inter in a strong position to advance to the final, having defeated Coritiba 3-1 in the last week's first leg.
Even a 1-0 defeat in the Paraná state's capital, Curitiba will see Inter through to face either Corinthians or Vasco in the final. Click to continue reading...

A week ago Wolfsburg managed to fulfill their dream and reach the champion's title. Even though their primary aim was reaching Champions League for the first time, after the first part of the season, even that seemed unreachable for Felix Magath's men. The Wolves were the best hosts with only two points dropped at home, while they have gone whole autumn without winning away.

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Inter welcome Coritiba to the Beira-Rio tonight in the first leg of their Copa do Brasil semi final. Despite good a relation which has led to a joint marketing campaign as the two clubs both celebrate their centenary; Inter must take full advantage of the 50,000 crowd expected at the Beira-Rio tonight (21:50 local time). Click to continue reading...

Despite the fact that as I write I already know the final score of three matches, Campeonato Brasileiro starts this weekend once more. And this year will be the most difficult yet. With the economic crisis, the clubs were able to keep their rising talents and bring back stars in decline in Europe.

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Nun ist es für Marcelinho endlich vollbracht. Er darf dem Training fernbleiben. Für immer. Heute wurde er offiziell verabschiedet und sitzt nun wohl schon wieder im Flieger Richtung Rio de Janeiro. Ich hatte eine wunderschöne Zeit, der VfL war wie eine Familie für mich. Ich habe mich in Deutschland sehr wohl gefühlt. Click to continue reading...

Es ging durch die Presse, Marcelinho ist am Wochenende in einer Diskothek in ( na sagen wir mal ) Ärger verwickelt gewesen. Angeblich soll er sogar handgreiflich geworden sein. So sagt es zumindest ein Geschädigter. Ich war nicht dabei, daher lass ich das mal unkommentiert. Allerdings! Marcelinho wurde vom Verein mit einer Geldstrafe belegt. Click to continue reading...