Articles tagged with "state leagues 08"
Adriano Uses His Hand to Put São Paulo Closer to the Final
By Bruno Romani | April 13th, 2008The first-leg of the semi-finals of the Paulista Championship had the touch of the Emperor. Adriano helped São Paulo to beat favorite Palmeiras 2-1 scoring twice. His second goal was a typical “Adriano run over” with a powerful shot. Nothi ...
Semi-Finals in São Paulo Are Ready. Corinthians is Out!
By Bruno Romani | April 6th, 2008For another year, the Paulista Championship will have a small club in the finals, proving once again how difficult this tournament is. The semi-finals will be Guaratinguetá x Ponte Preta and Palmeiras x São Paulo. The last round of the group ...
Guara and Palmeiras Still on the Top. Sao Paulo Moves to 4th.
By Bruno Romani | March 28th, 2008The Paulista championship delivered another round to raise more question marks about who are going to be the 4 teams qualified to the semi-finals. On Wednesday, everything seemed ready for a draw between Palmeiras and Portuguesa in a match which t ...
Hold Your Breath! The Championship in SP is on Fire!
By Bruno Romani | March 24th, 2008Dentinho Celebrates in Occasion of Easter The group stage of the Paulista Championship is coming to an end and a lot of thrill is expected. This weekend, all the big 4 clubs won. Except for Palmeiras who easily beat Paulista 2-0, the big clubs go
New Champion in São Paulo?
By Bruno Romani | March 16th, 2008Palmeiras destroyed São Paulo this afternoon. The 4-1 is a signal. It smells like a new champion is emerging. Both clubs have the best players and the best coaches in São Paulo. Both clubs played equally the match. São Paulo was a little bit bett
The Party is Over for the Small Clubs in São Paulo
By Bruno Romani | March 13th, 2008Until Wednesday night, for 14 rounds the top 4 of the Paulista Championship always had 3 small against 1 big club. Now the party for the small is over. Corinthians beat Rio Preto 1-0 and jumped to the second spot. São Paulo took the third place from Baru
Lightning Strikes Defender During a Match
By Bruno Romani | March 13th, 2008A lightning hit defender Gilvan of Novo Horizonte in the match against Atlético-GO for the 12th round of Goiás state championship that took place on Wednesday afternoon. The defender fell unconscious, but by the time he arrived at the hospital he was
Another Weekend of the Big Clubs and Mediocre Refs
By Bruno Romani | March 10th, 2008Marcos hits Malaquias: The ref should've seen who was hit first. The weekend of football in Brazil was again reserved for the big clubs poor referring. In São Paulo, all big clubs but São Paulo won. -Palmeiras got an impressive 5-2 comeback
This is What it Looks When You Have a Bone from Your Face Broken
By Bruno Romani | March 9th, 2008Dodô from Fluminense had the bone of his face broken after he and a player from Friburguense collided this Saturday in the match Flu won 5-2. The match was for Rio's state championship. Dodô will go through a surgery in the next 48 hours and will b
Valdivia Cries and Makes Corinthians Cry
By Bruno Romani | March 3rd, 2008The main match of the weekend was the derby between Palmeiras and Corinthians. Both sides fought for every inch of the field, keeping alive the tradition of the biggest Paulista rivalry. The first-half presented few chances with just one great save
4 Clubs and 2 Derbies: A Preview of Copa Libertadores in the States Leagues
By Bruno Romani | February 11th, 2008A month later, the season in Brazil seems to be taking off. Both the Paulista and Carioca Championships had great derbies on the weekend, involving 4 of the 5 Brazilian clubs in this year’s Copa Libertadores. In São Paulo, the match was São P
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