São Paulo State Championship: The São Paulo State Championship is down to the wire. Most groups are settled, except Group D, where São Paulo, Novorizontino and São Bernardo are fighting for two spots in the next stage. The big surprise, and at the same time the big embarrassment, came in Group C. Corinthians, always one of the favorites to win ...
Fluminense and Botafogo meet this Sunday afternoon (March 3) at 4 p.m. Brasília time (2 p.m. ET) in the final round of the Taça Guanabara, the first stage of the Carioca Championship. Fluminense takes the field looking to hold on to second place, with Vasco and Nova Iguaçu right on its heels. The Xerém club is still stinging from its ...
The Carioca Championship leaders, Flamengo and Fluminense, meet this Sunday afternoon (February 25) at 4 p.m. Brasília time (2 p.m. ET) in an “early final” of the Taça Guanabara. The derby will be played on Brazilian soccer’s biggest stage, Maracanã, in the 10th round of the competition. Expect plenty of betting interest in the outcome of this match. The two ...
Botafogo and Vasco da Gama meet this Sunday afternoon (4 p.m. Brasília time, 2 p.m. ET) at Estádio Nilton Santos in the 9th round of the 2024 Carioca Championship. Both clubs are fighting for a spot in the competition’s top four, because “intruder” Nova Iguaçu is ahead of them. Rivals Flamengo and Fluminense lead the championship with 18 points (Flamengo ...
Flamengo and Botafogo meet this Wednesday night (9:30 p.m. Brasília time, 7:30 p.m. ET) in the seventh round of the Carioca Championship at Maracanã, with a full house expected (nearly 40,000 tickets were sold in advance). Two points separate the rivals. Botafogo, with 11, is in second place. Flamengo, with nine and a game in hand, is in sixth. Still ...
The Carioca Championship’s fiercest derby takes place today. Flamengo and Vasco meet this Sunday night (7 p.m. Brasília time, 5 p.m. ET) as Maracanã reopens after its field renovation. It’s the first big matchup not only of the competition but also of the year for both teams. Vasco comes in looking to bounce back after a weak start to the ...
After fielding its reserves in the first games of the Carioca Championship, Flamengo returns today with its starting lineup against Sampaio Corrêa-RJ at Mangueirão, the iconic stadium of Brazil’s North region, in Belém, Pará, in the fifth round of the state championship. Sampaio comes in desperate after a poor start to the competition. The Saquarema club has just 1 point ...
Powerhouse Flamengo’s biggest addition is the multimillion-dollar signing of midfielder Nicolás De La Cruz, who arrives from River Plate and is a starter for the Uruguayan national team. Botafogo, which came close to the Brazilian title, signed goalkeeper John, center backs Lucas Halter and Alexander Barboza, and forward Jeffinho. Vasco da Gama, the “giant of the hill,” signed: Adson (forward), ...