The 24th round of Campeonato Brasileiro was all Sao Paulo's.
Sao Paulo received the surprisingly good side of Avai at Morumbi. In the first-half, Avai made
things difficult for Sao Paulo, as the home team offered loose defensive action in the midfield. In
the second-half, however, Sao Paulo decided to suffocate the visitors.
.... Lots of it. After looking like the virtual champion of Campeonato Brasileiro, Palmeiras
lost points and the chances of confirming the title. And with that, 4 clubs have now the chance of
taking the title away from the side headed by Muricy Ramalho. In the 31st round of Brasileiro,
Atletico-MG, Inter, Sao Paulo and Flamengo won their matches and are just a few step away from
jumping to first (something that can happen in the next round).
According to John Cross at MirrorFootball, Portsmouth are leading the chase for
Benfica defender Miguel Vitor. Ipswich and
Birmingham are thought to be the other two teams in the race for Vitor, who might
be loaned out to gain experience.
The club announced the signings today.
The three are:
*21-year-old left back Alex (full name (Alex dos Santos Cazumba)
*20-year-old central midfielder Juninho (Vitor Gomes Pereira Junior)
*21-year-old central defender Leonardo (Ajose Leonardo Ribeiro da Silva)
The three apparently stick together.
After the 37th round of Brasileirao, 4 clubs have the chance of lift the title in next week's
final round being Flamengo the one with a hand and a half in the trophy. (A round, by the way, with
44 goals, the record of this season).
Flamengo took on Corinthians in the city of Campinas.
