Campeonato Brasil is heating up again. Last weekend Sao Paulo had a chance to narrow the gap between them and first place Palmeiras. No such luck. Palmeiras defeated Internacional 2-1 while Sao Paulo lost to Atletico-PR 1-0.

Palmeiras is in first place with 40 points. Goias is second with 38 points and Sao Paulo is third with 36 points.

The showdown that everyone is talking about takes place Sunday August 30^th between Sao Paulo and Palmeiras. Palmeiras coach Muricy was fired by Sao Paulo in mid-July. Muricy led Sao Paulo to three straight Campeonato titles. He was fired because Sao Paulo was playing like crap. Sao Paulo was near the bottom of the table. Tricolor stunk. Period, end of this discussion.

Tricolor and Sao Paulinos were down right angry. They were looking for blood. Sao Paulinos hated Gomes. I called him Gomes the clown yet Gomes pulled Sao Paulo together and they went on to win seven straight before losing last weekend to Atletico-PR.

This match will be a blood bath. Palmeiras and Sao Paulo will play for keeps. This will be a nail biter.

If Verdao Alviverde wins, Palmeiras will have a seven-point lead over Sao Paulo. If Tricolor wins, Sao Paulo will close the gap to one point.

This baby is huge for both teams. If a tie occurs, this will be a whitewash and the spread will stay the same.     

In my heart, I would like to see Sao Paulo win. Why? My wife is a Sao Paulinos even though she is Carioca. Go figure but this is Brasil.

However part of me wants to see Muricy and Palmeiras win to exact a little bit of revenge.  Or as I like to say, “ Let’s rub their noses in it.”

The wild card team in this whole mess is Goias. Verdao is one point behind Palmeiras. Goias battles Internacional on Sunday August 30^th. Internacional is in fifth place with 33 points. 

If Goias wins and Palmeiras losses Verdao will take over first place however if Palmeiras ties Goias and Verdao Alviverde will both share first place. There is a lot riding on these matches that will be played this final weekend in August.

A total of eight points separate top club Palmeiras and eighth place Gremio-Barueri.

Tomorrow I will talk about my beloved boo birds Flamengo or better known as Mengao Rubro- Negro. 

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