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.

Flamengo draws 2-2 with Internacional: goes down to 2nd place

Ronaldinho scored another great free kick but even so Flamengo went down to second place in the points table. The fans are very angry with Deivid that missed a clear goal,the striker coould not head in the ball from close range after a fantastic cross by Ronaldinho.

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 AGAIN FOR FLAMENGO !

Ronaldinho Gaucho scored his second goal since joining Flamengo a month ago. This goal helped Flamengo advance to the second round of the Copa do Brasil. Last night, the RJ team beat Murici F.C, of Alagoas, by 3 - 0, at the Rei Pele stadium in Maceio. Ronaldinho scored after 21 minutes of play, when he headed in the ball from close range. Renato scored Flamengo´s second goal in the 27th minute from a free kick and in the 45th minute, Negueba scored the third.
This Sunday at 4 p.m at the Engenhão Stadium in Rio , Flamengo will face Botafogo, in the semifinal of the Guanabara Cup.

RONALDINHO WILL DEBUT FOR FLAMENGO !

RONALDINHO GAUCHO, one of Brazil´s most famous footballers of all time, will make his debut on February 2. He will play his first match for his new club, Flamengo, at Rio´s Engenhao Stadium. The match will be against Nova Iguassu, as part of the fifth round of the Rio de Janeiro State Championship. Until now Flamengo is doing very well, since it has won the first 4 matches.

Meanwhile, Flamengo´s archrival, Vasco da Gama, is in a completely different situation. The team has lost all three matches, and after losing the game against Boavista by 3-1, captain Carlos Alberto nearly hit club president Roberto Dinamite when he came into the dressing room and complained to the players for their poor performance. The day after the match, Dinamite fired coach PC Gusmao, and banned Carlos Alberto from playing in the next matches. The situation became worse on Sunday, January 30, when Vasco da Gama lost to archrivals Flamengo by 2-1, in the fourth round of the Carioca (Rio State Championship).