Botafogo Wins Campeonato Carioca
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – After defeat in the Campeonato Carioca finals in the last three seasons, Botafogo finally got the better of Flamengo and lifted the state championship trophy this weekend, wining 2-1 with both goals coming through penalties by their foreign strikers Herrera and “El Loco” Abreu. Flamengo’s [...]
Botafogo Face Flamengo in Cup Final
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – For the fourth consecutive year Flamengo and Botafogo will contest the Campeonato Carioca final after both ran out victorious against Vasco da Gama and Fluminense last weekend. If Botafogo takes the trophy they will automatically claim the state championship as well, having won the Taça [...]
Taça Rio Semi Finals Resolved
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Last weekend saw the eight round of Taça Rio, which was the last one of the Groups stage. Matches happened all over the Rio de Janeiro state on Saturday and Sunday, and unsurprisingly, all of the ‘big four’ claimed their spots in the semi finals [...]
Vasco Resurrected in Taça Rio
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Off the back of two defeats against minor teams and a sacked coach, Vasco finally found its way back to playing good football last weekend, defeating Fluminense 3-0 on Sunday night in the seventh round of Taça Rio at the Maracanã Stadium. Last week Vasco [...]
Botafogo 2-2 Flamengo in Taça Rio
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – After another week in the headlines for the wrong reasons Adriano put in a great performance against Botafogo in the Taça Rio, scoring twice in the 2-2 tie to remind the Flamengo fans and the media exactly why he is known as O Imperador (The [...]
Flamengo Beats Vasco in ‘Classico’
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – In a particularly inspired mood, Flamengo goalkeeper Bruno saved two penalty kicks from the feet of veteran striker Dodô and helped assure the famous red and black’s a victory at the Maracanã Stadium on Sunday. The infamous Adriano was also awarded the responsibility of a [...]
Fluminense Beats Botafogo 2-1 in Taça Rio
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Last weekend saw Taça Rio reaching round three, and the first classic match in the competition: Fluminense versus Botafogo. The two traditional rivals met on Sunday at the Maracanã Stadium, in a showdown that is known in Rio as “o Clássico Vovô” (“the Grandfather Classic”), since [...]
Taça Rio Kicks Off in Style
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – One week after Botafogo’s 2-0 victory over Vasco da Gama in the final of the Taça Guanabara, the Campeonato Carioca continued at the weekend with the opening round of the Taça Rio, the second leg of the state championship. As expected, the ‘big four’ of [...]
Botafogo Wins Taça Guanabara
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Botafogo beat Vasco da Gama 2-0 to win the Taça Guanabara on Sunday evening, the first leg of the Campeonato Carioca, Rio de Janeiro State’s hotly contested annual soccer championship. The match took place in front of a packed Maracanã Stadium, with an attendance of [...]
Vasco in Taça Guanabara Final
By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Vasco da Gama fans had one extra reason to celebrate Carnival: their team defeated Fluminense in the Taça Guanabara semifinal and advanced to the next stage of the competition. The match happened on Saturday night at the Maracanã Stadium, and even though Fluminense was superior [...]