I hope you had a wonderful Easter. Christ has risen and this is good news to everyone who believes in Jesus. We now have eternal life. God loved us so much that He sent His Son to die for our sins and then rose from the grave to prove the almighty power of a living and loving God.

In one the most classless and tasteless acts I have seen in sports in a long time happened yesterday in the semi-finals of the Paulista Futebol Championship. My wife and I were watching the match between Sao Paulo and Corinthians in GOL TV. Sao Paulo and Corinthians were engaged in a tough fought match. It was tied one all going into injury time. It was in the waning moments of injury time when Corinthians Cristian Elias fired a salvo from 60 meters. The ball just found its way between the post and Sao Paulo keeper Rogerio Ceni to cement the victory for Corinthians.

In his victory celebration, Cristian flipped off the Sao Paulo fans and players. If this had happened in The NHL, Cristian would have been leveled by one of the opposing players. It is one thing to dance, kiss the ground, or jump into the stands and celebrate with your fans but it is another to flip off the opposing fans.  

Cristian needs to be fined or suspended for his crass and tasteless actions.

Enough said in the subject.

My team Flamengo defeated Fluminense 1-0 to advance to the Carioca finals (Rio de Janeiro).  We were listening to the match on Radio Globo do Rio de Janeiro. Juan found the back of the net in 31^stminute of the first half to give Flamengo the win. Next up for Flamengo is Botafogo.

A big surprise happened in the Primera Division Futebol Argentina. Boca Juniors lost to Estudiantes 1-0. ESPN Soccernet reported that Gaston Fernandez scored the game winner in the 43^rdminute of the first half for bottom feeder Estudiantes. Estudiantes is 19^thplace in the Primera.

Boca Juniors is playing very well in the Copa Libertadores but they are struggling in the Primera League. Boca is 11^th place in a 20-team league.

Boca Juniors has 11 points in nine games. That is not good. But I think Boca is focusing on winning the Copa and they holding back their best players in Primera play. This is called the Clausura. This is the summer competition for the Primera teams in Argentina.

Velez Sarsfield is a top the Primera table with 19 points. Colon de Santa Fe is second place with 18 points.