The Football's World

CR Flamengo x Botafogo FR

The star - or lucky - of Joel Santana shone again in Maracanã. Not only the star, but the ability of the coach, six times champion of Rio de Janeiro. In the interval, with Flamengo losing the decision of the Carioca-2008 for Botafogo by 1 to 0, goal that occurred because there was a tremendous failure of the goalkeeper bruno on a charge of ball stopped by Lúcio Flávio, the coach put Obina and Diego Tardelli on the field. And the two attackers were directly responsible for the turn of the time. The victory by 3 to 1 on this Sunday afternoon, in a packed Maracanã, assured the club of Gávea the 30º of the state title. With the result, Fla is equal to Fluminense at the top of the ranking of state achievements.
Meanwhile Botafogo back again to General Severiano without the championship, and increases its reputation of team that disappoints in decisions.

Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama

Leandro Amaral

On his return to São Januário, the striker Leandro Amaral lived an unusual situation. Among vaias and applauses, the player had a good performance in the training-game against Estácio de Sá. With a good presence of public, he marked one of the goals of victory by 3 to 0 and gave an assist to one of the goals marked by edmundo.

In the end, the back of Leandro Amaral to Vasco was fruitful. In the second-half, the coach Antônio Lopes changed the whole time, including the striker. In the park, the player received the affection of some fans and adopted his returns to the Historic Hill's team.

Vasco x Corinthians-AL

The board of Vasco begins to market on Monday the tickets for the game of May 7, against Corinthians-AL, by Quarter-final of the Copa do Brasil. The total load is 24,800 entries: 18,000 sidelines, 5,000 and 1,800 seats for members sidelines for the visitors. The caldron promises to be fill because that is gonna be a decisive game, and others ingredients, such the return of striker Leandro Amaral and the middlefield Madson. Also, the crowd was convened by the shirt 98, Morais, one of the idols of the cast of Vasco da Gama.

Fluminense Football Club

Fluminse Juniors

Fluminense was tied in with Flamengo by 2 to 2 this Sunday, in Maracanã, and won the title of the Carioca championship, junior . Fla arrived to open 2 to 0, but the tricolor have a reaction, and had already done in the first match (win by 3 to 2), the Flu responded and prevented the championship, for the fourth time.

Fluminense x Atlético Nacional

The good advantage built in Medellin was not forgotten by the goalkeeper of Fluminense, Fernando Henrique. Even knowing that the fans should appear in good number in Maracanã, next Tuesday, thirsty for a great display of Tricolour, the shirt 1 was keen to make their reservations. To him the teammust be calm in this decisive moment.

By Pipo Reis 04/05/08