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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…
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Brasileirão Week 7: Ecstasy at Engenhão, Flamengo Find Form and Suárez the Showman
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…
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Brasileirão Week 5/6: Troubled Timão, Botafogo Finally Beaten and Athletico’s Crazy Clássico Comeback
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…
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Brasileirão Week 4: Flu Frustrated, Botafogo Still Unblemished and Yet Another Setback for Sampaoli
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…
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Brasileirão Week 3: Flawless Fogão, Formidable Fortaleza and Six Sending-Offs
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…
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Brasileirão Week 2: Fluminense Flying, Surprise at Serrinha and Maurício Magic
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…