By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – After two years and nine months Rio’s Maracanã Stadium has reopened in time for the Confederations Cup. Yet before the FIFA tournament, comes the arena’s second test-event on June 1st when the Brazilian national side host England at the Maracanã, as part of the [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Fluminense are through to the quarter-finals of the 2013 Copa Libertadores after a 2-0 win over Ecuadroain side Emelec at São Januário. Following a 2-1 reverse last week the Tricolor’s victory gave them a 3-2 aggregate win. The game saw the return of influential [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Botafogo were crowned 2013 Campeonato Carioca champions yesterday after winning the Taça Rio. A 1-0 win over Laranjeiras outfit Fluminense gave them the trophy, and with the Taça Guanabara success in March, was sufficient to give them the state crown, the twentieth in their [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Botafogo and Fluminense will lock horns in the final of the Taça Rio next week after both beat lower opposition in the semis. Fogo thrashed Resende 5-0 on the Saturday whilst Fluminense brushed aside Volta Redonda yesterday afternoon 4-1. Botafogo were never in danger [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Fluminense will meet Volta Redonda whilst Botafogo face Resende as the Taça Rio semi-finals were decided yesterday afternoon. Fluminense comfortably saw off Bangu 2-0 at São Januário, and Bruno Mendes put his goal drought behind him as Botafogo laboured to a 1-0 victory over [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A Hernane hat-trick was enough to put Flamengo into the next round of the 2013 Copa do Brasil last night as the Rubro-Negro comprehensively defeated Remo 3-0. After a 1-0 win in the first leg away from home Fla went through with a 4-0 [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Flamengo beat Fluminense 3-1 yesterday in the first Fla-Flu classico of 2013 in the Taça Rio. A brace from Renato Abreu, as well as a strike from Hernane, were enough for the Rubro-Negro to overcome their great local rivals. Flamengo are already eliminated from [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A scrappy affair ended in a goalless draw between Grêmio and Fluminense in the fifth round of the Copa Libertadores group stage last night. The result leave Fluminense top of the group, but only two points separate the four sides going into the final [...]
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Rio giants Flamengo and Vasco have been prematurely eliminated from the 2013 Campeonato Carioca tournament. Poor showings in the competition’s second half, the Taça Rio, means the two clubs exit at the group stage after the only the fifth of seven rounds. The shock [...]
By Samindra Kunti, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The fourth round of the Taça Rio was completed yesterday as Botafogo inflicted a 3-0 defeat on Vasco da Gama. It leaves Vasco facing elimination in the competition as the São Januário outfit struggles to find form. The Raulino de Oliveira stadium in Volta Redonda [...]
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