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Brasileirão Week 17: Tiquinho the Talisman, Brilliant Bragantino and Flamengo’s Shocking Fallout
No less than 32 goals across ten Brasileirão matches this weekend, as another matchweek with much to talk about on and off the pitch unfolded in the most competitive top-flight in the world. There were plenty of debuts too, with the mid-season transfer window intensifying as another star name was welcomed to Brazil over the…
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Brasileirão Week 16: Verdão’s Vital Victory, Fogão’s Late Fightback and Cuiába’s Unlikely Climb
As we approach the halfway point in the Brasileirão season, the division is competitive as ever, despite Botafogo holding a clear lead at the top of the table as Bruno Lage took charge for the first time in the Brasileirão on Sunday. With some sides chasing continental qualification as others simply seek survival, every point…
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Brasileirão Week 15: Sublime São Paulo, Faultless Fogão and Royal Rumble in Rio
For the first time this season, some Brasileirão clubs were without a league fixture this weekend as América-Vasco and Corinthians-Grêmio were both rescheduled due to the latter rounds of the Copa do Brasil. For the other sixteen clubs in the most competitive top-flight in the world though, eight exciting fixtures would make up matchweek fifteen…
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Brasileirão Week 14: Santos’ Stunning Spectacle, Guedes’ Golden Goal and Fogão Find a Way
There is absolutely no shortage of stories at the moment in the most competitive top-flight in the world. In a week of big-name clashes, more managerial appointments and even more transfers, the Brasileirão has been at its entertaining best as first met second in Porto Alegre and Flamengo visited Palmeiras in a meeting of the…
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Brasileirão Week 13: Brilliant Braga, Gallant Grêmio and Fogão March on Managerless
The 2023 Brasileirão is already shaping to become a memorable one, as Brazil’s giants remain neck-and-neck with one another in the top half as the table and the managerial merry-go-round continues in full flow. Following a week dominated by uncertainty surrounding the dugout at surprise league-leaders Botafogo, the Rio side would enter their meeting with…
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Brasileirão Week 11/12: Vasco Finally Victorious, Glorious Grêmio and Botafogo Believing
After a ten-day break, the Brasileirão has returned for a quick-fire pair of matchweeks packed with action, drama and quality. As seasonal storylines unravelled across the country, the champions faced the leaders in an epic top-table clash at Allianz Parque whilst some shock scorelines ensured that there was no shortage of entertainment in the most…
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Brasileirão Week 10: Flamengo on Fire, Corinthians in Crisis and the Early Two-Way Title Race
A potential duel is between reigning champions Palmeiras and unlikely frontrunners Botafogo at the top of the Brasileirão table is in the offing as the 2023 campaign reached double figures in matchdays this week. Elsewhere in the standings, the gap outside the top six narrowed as several sides slipped up in a weekend of thoroughly…
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Brasileirão Week 9: Hulk’s Howitzer, Rony Reduces the Gap and Demolition Derby at the Maracanã
Things tightened once again at both ends of the Série A table this weekend, as city bragging rights were up for grabs in derby days in Rio and Belo Horizonte. With the transfer rumour mill in full flow, a crucial period beckons for some of Brazil’s giants, as the league’s unlikely early leaders find themselves…
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Brasileirão Week 8: Grêmio’s Gain, Róger’s Reinvigoration and Fogão Five Clear
Round eight of Brazil’s top flight saw an array of unpredictable outcomes, with the table looking remarkably tight as form and fortunes continued to fluctuate throughout the nation. Early title contenders met one another in highly anticipated showdowns, whilst strugglers traded blows in search of long-awaited wins too – it’s the most competitive major league…
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Andre Trindade – The Modern-Day Defensive Midfielder
Remember Felipe Melo? The robust defensive midfielder who was pretty much a walking yellow/red card and was your creative midfielder’s worst nightmare because of a potentially career-ending crunch tackle? Yes, that Felipe Melo, cut from the same cloth as Nigel de Jong, Mark van Bommel, and others, who’s currently plying his trade at Fluminense at…