FLUMINENSE WINS 5-4 ! UP TO 3RD PLACE.

Fluminense went up to third place in the points table after a spectacular 5-4 victory over Gremio. Fred scored four goals ! Vasco da Gama could only draw 1-1 with Palmeiras and is now 2nd since Corinthians beat Ceará by 1-0.Botafogo fired coach Caio Junior after losing 2-0 to Figueirense.

Points

Corinthians 64

Vasco da Gama 62

Fluminense 59

Figueirense 56

Botafogo 55

Flamengo 55

ALL RIO TEAMS WITH CHANCE TO BE BRAZIL CHAMPIONS!

All the teams from Rio won their matches the past weekend: Flamengo beat Ceará 1-0 (but Ronaldinho was sent off and will not play the next match). Vasco da Gama also won and is now in first place together with Corinthians, both have 54 points. Fluminense beat Palmeiras by 2-1. Botafogo has a very good chance of going to first place if it gets a victory against Santos on Wednesday night. The first places in the points table are as follows:

1) Corinthians 54 pts

1) Vasco da Gama 54 pts

2) Botafogo 52 pts

3) Flamengo 51 pts

4) Fluminense 50 pts.

FLUMINENSE BEATS CORITIBA : 3-1

FLUMINENSE GETS INTO THE RACE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP.....VASCO DA GAMA STILL AT JOINT FIRST PLACE WITH CORINTHIANS : 51 POINTS....BOTAFOGO BEAT CORINTHIANS 2-0 AND ALSO GOES UP IN THE TABLE...ALSO HAS A CHANCE TO BE CHAMPIONS....................SO TO HAS FLAMENGO...4TH PLACE !

FLU BEATS CORINTHIANS ! UP TO 5TH PLACE

FLUMINENSE IS IMPROVING ....BEAT THE LEADER CORINTHIANS BY 1-0 AT ENGENHAO STADIUM;......FRED SCORED WITH A LUCKY FREE KICK (SEE HERE).

VASCO DA GAMA DREW 1-1 WITH FIGUEIRENSE,,,,,,,BOTAFOGO WENT DOWN 5-0 TO CORITIBA AND FLAMENGO ALSO LOST 1-2 (AGAINST AT.PARANA) ..FLA IS IN A CRISIS...LUXEMBURGO MAY GO !

FLAMENGO CONTINUES FIRST IN BRAZILIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

YET AGAIN RONALDINHO HELPS FLAMENGO !

Another good performance by R10, he did not score but made the passes for Deivid to score twice against Figuerense. The match ended 2-2 and Flamengo shares the lead with Corinthians at 34 points. See the goals at this link :

Also we are getting near to UFC Rio on August 27. REDETV (CHANNEL 6) will broadcast the event live to all of Brazil. Anderson "Spider" Silva, Vitor Belfort and José Aldo have been confirmed to combat on the night, also there has been a change in the fixture: Rousimar "Toquinho" Palhares will now fight against Dean Miller of the USA.

FLAMENGO TAKES LEAD IN BRASILERAO

Flamengo is the new leader of the Brazilian National Championship (Brasileirão). The RJ team beat Coritiba by 1-0 at the Engenhao stadium. Yet again, Ronaldinho Gaucho was fundamental to get three more points. It was Ronaldinho´s precise cross in the last minute to Jael that helped the young striker to score the winner....see the video of the goal here.

Ronaldinho scores great goal for Flamengo !

Just when the Flamengo fans were beginning to complain about R10's (Ronaldinho´s nickname) poor performances on the pitch (has been seen several times at discoteques and at late hours) , the midfielder put his act together and helped his team to beat Atletico Mineiro this weekend. The match was played on Saturday at the Engenhão Stadium in Rio, and it seemed that it was going to be a disastrous evening for Flamengo, since Atletico was the first to score. At this moment Ronaldinho began to make his presence on the pitch as he organized his team´s attack and equalized with a fantastic goal. (See the goals courtesy of Globoesporte).

Now my question is: Why did Mano menezes leave him out of the Brazilian national team for Copa America? Brazil´s first match is on July 3 against Venzuela. Mano, you are making the same mistake as Dunga inj the 2010 World Cup. Ronaldinho can win a match in half an hour,even if he is still not 100% fit.

RONALDINHO DOES IT AGAIN FOR FLAMENGO!

Ronaldinho Gaucho scored again for Flamengo yesterday during the 3-3 draw against Bahia. It was a thrilling match during the second round of the Brasilerão, (Brazil first division). Lulinha scored the first goal for the home team, Bahia, in the 18th minute. Ten minutes later R.Gaucho tapped in from close range after a good cross by Galhardo.In the 36th minute Jobson put Bahia ahead yet again but Botinelli equalized for Flamengo after ten minutes of the second half. Egidio scored what seemed to be the winning goal in the 72nd minute for Flamengo, but Jobson saved the day for Bahia with a last minute goal.

All the teams from Rio did quite well this weekend:
Vasco da Gama 3 - America 0
Fluminense 1 - Atletico Goianense 0

FLAMENGO WINS FIRST MATCH IN BRASILERAO

The 40th edition of the world´s most difficult football championship began on Saturday, May 21. The 2009 champion, Flamengo of Rio got off to a great start with a 4-0 win over Avai. Ronaldinho Gaucho scored two goals and showed to be in very good form.That same day, another of RJ´s most famous clubs, Vasco da Gama, played its first match in Fortaleza against Ceará and also won by 3-1. On Sunday, May 22, the other teams from Rio did not do so well. Botafogo lost to Palmeiras by 1-0 and Fluminense (the 2010 champions) lost at home to São Paulo F.C by 2-0. Anyway there are still 37 more matches to be played so the teams that lost have plenty of time to recover. Until now many local football experts have stated that two of the favorites to win this year´s Brasileirão are Flamengo and Santos. Flamengo won this year´s Rio de Janeiro State Championships and is coached by the experienced Wanderley Luxemburgo.