Ramping Up for Campeonato Brasileiro
By Matthew Burgess, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Three of Rio’s main clubs endured mixed results last week ahead of the opening round of the 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro, which gets underway this weekend. In the quarter-final stage of the Copa do Brasil, Vasco and Fluminense both suffered first leg defeats to Vitória and Grêmio respectively, [...]
Flamengo Changes During Copa Libertadores
By Matthew Burgess, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – Flamengo president Patrícia Amorim has taken drastic measures following a disappointing week for the Rubro-Negro, dismissing both the club’s head of football Marcos Braz and coach Andrade who led Flamengo to last year’s Brasileirão title. Rogério Lourenço, a former player at the club and member of [...]
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 [...]