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…

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…

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…

The Brazilian top flight’s seventh gameweek boasted some seismic fixtures this week, and the world’s most competitive league did not disappoint. Clashes at both ends of the table as well as the 413th edition of one of Brazil’s most famed rivalries created a stage for the league’s big players to step up, with coaches’ futures…

We enjoyed 20 matches across two rounds of ultra-competitive football this week in Série A, as the top of the table tightened up amidst last-minute shake-ups and breathtaking wonder goals whilst pre-season title hopefuls remarkably fell into the relegation zone – it’s all covered in this week’s bumper Brasileirão round-up.    It has been quite…

It wasn’t just the standout fixtures that caught the eye in Brazil this weekend as the goals flew in across the country once again. The most beautifully unpredictable top league in the world was indeed still at its erratic best – but we didn’t quite get a repeat of last week’s six red cards, despite…

A weekend which promised to be fiery did not fail to meet expectations in Brazil, where rivals met in Rio and São Paulo as we were treated to no less than 32 goals across all the action. After a busy midweek of cup action, the clubs’ packed schedules continued as Zago took Coritiba into Serie…

Just two matchdays into the new campaign, Fernando Diniz’s men alongside Botafogo are the only two sides with a perfect league record in the most competitive top-flight in the world. There were also no less than three managers making their dugout debuts with their new clubs as Brazilian football got busy again, on and off…

The Brasileirão is back, and eight months of uniquely enthralling football are finally underway. With some of the most reputable players in the world having been brought to Brazil in the transfer window and the division’s four newly promoted sides each being among the nation’s most recognisable, there is a sense that the 2023 Serie…