Flamengo in First
By Doug Gray, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – They may have left it late, but their timing could not be better. Whilst first Palmeiras and now Sao Paulo appear to have faltered at the crucial minute, Flamengo finally seized the moment this weekend and surged to the top of the league with just one game [...]
Flamengo Miss Chance To Go Top
By Doug Gray, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – For the three Carioca clubs in the 2009 Brasileirao the season finale could not be more exciting with only two games left.
While two teams fight for their lives at the bottom of the table, Flamengo find themselves on the cusp of a dramatic first league win since [...]
Flamengo Two Points Off The Top
By Doug Gray, Senior Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – The city’s football teams continue to impress but is it too little too late with only four games left? Whilst neighbors Vasco da Gama celebrated their return to the top flight next season in front of 85,000 at the Maracana on Saturday, Fluminense did their best to [...]
Flu Off Bottom, Fla in Top Four
By Doug Gray, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – A remarkable week for Rio’s clubs in the Brasileirao ended with Fluminense finally off the bottom of the table, having recorded impressive back to back wins against title-chasing sides Atletico-MG, and Cruzeiro and Flamengo hitting the top four at last. The picture could have looked even rosier [...]
Flamengo Win Deepens Botafogo Woes
By Doug Gray, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – After leaders Palmeiras’ surprise 2 x 0 defeat to struggling Santo André midweek, the door was left open for Flamengo to close in further on the top spot which they did with a narrow 1 x 0 win against local rivals Botafogo.
Fluminense meanwhile showed character to come [...]
Flamengo Dominate Flu in Clássico
By Doug Gray, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – Flamengo were clearly not prepared to do their ailing rivals any favors on Sunday night as they disposed of Fluminense 2 x 0 with another masterful display from Adriano. A record crowd packed into the Maracanã to see Flamengo reaffirm their designs on a top-four finish, while [...]
Fluminense Close the Gap
By Doug Gray, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – A long-overdue win for Fluminense against Avaí on Sunday at the Maracanã closed the gap at the bottom of the league, but the team remains six points off safety. Under-fire manager Cuca will hope that it sparks a change in form that could still save their season [...]
Flamengo Eighth As Flu Flops
By Doug Gray, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – A convincing win for Flamengo at the Maracanã on Sunday puts the raça rubro-negro (ruby and black army) into eighth position, and should end any talk of crisis as they set their sights on the top four.
Fluminense, on the other hand, were 3 x 0 [...]
Goalless Clássico
By Doug Gray, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – The pre-match talk was all about the poor form of the two Rio sides going head to head in round 22 of the Brasileirão and the unthinkable prospect of the city losing two teams to the second division next season.
Few, however, genuinely expected the game between Botafogo [...]
Flu and Botafogo in Trouble
By Doug Gray, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO – A long-awaited win has come for a Carioca side as Flamengo put away Santo André on Saturday, but for Botafogo and Fluminense the 2009 campaign continues to go from bad to worse. Botafogo registered their eleventh draw of the season in a thrilling 3 x 3 encounter [...]
