Archive for October 19th, 2009

We have entered into the nut cutting time of the season. Every match counts from now on. After this weekend’s encounters, there will be eight, yes count em eight matches left in the Campeonato Brasil.

Sao Paulo had a chance to narrow the lead between them and first place Palmeiras to three points but Tricolor goes out and loses to third place Atletico-MG in of all places Morumbi 1-0 on Saturday.

The dagger to the heart came early in the match. Early is an understatement. It happened in the first minute of the match. Ricardinho took the ball straight to the rack. He was fouled thus giving Galo a free kick from just outside the box near the right end line. Ricardinho lifted the ball to right in front of the goal. Tardelli one timed the shot into the back of the net. Ceni never had a chance. Can you say, game, set, and match. It was over just like that.

Tricolor looked like they were going through the motions after that. This is the classic phoning the game in. They did.

This was a horrible display of futebol by Sao Paulo.

I think Tricolor lost their heart after the loss to Flamengo on October 10.

Sao Paulo can almost kiss their chance for a four-peat goodbye.

Is Gomes to blame for this mess? Yes. Gomes has guided Sao Paulo to eight wins, six draws, and two losses since he took over in mid-July. 

Sao Paulo has dropped two straight matches.

Tricolor looks like they were not prepared to play. They seem out of it.

Yet, there is still time to right the ship but I don’t think so.

In other Saturday matches, fifth place Goias lost to Avai 2-1.

Gremio Barueri and Santos tied zero-zero.

On to Sunday and get this Flamengo upset Palmeiras 2-0 in Verdao’s house. This was a huge win for us Flamenguistas. Petkovic scored twice for Mengao. The first goal came in the twenty-third minute. This was great give and go between Adriano and Petkovic. Petkovic fought his way through the Verdao “D”. He chipped an off balance shot. The ball sailed top shelf left. Goal.  Palmeiras keeper Marcos had cement shoes. Marcos never had a chance. This made it 1-0 Flamengo.

Rubro-Negro kept up the pressure. Sure, Verdao attempted to push the attack but they were thwarted each time by the Mengao “D”.

Mengao scored their insurance goal in the sixty-second minute. Angelim fired a low line drive corner kick to the near left post. Petkovic barely got his left boot on the ball and squeezed it between the keeper Marcos and the left post. Goal. This was all she wrote. Flamengo wins 2-0.

With the win, Mengao now has 48 points. This puts Rubro-Negro in fifth place.

Palmeiras is in first place with 54 points. Atletico-MG is in second with 50 points. Internacional and Sao Paulo have 49 points apiece.

Colorado is in third place based on a better goal difference than Tricolor. Internacional has a plus fifteen while Sao Paulo is a plus nine.

I am happy as punch that Rubro-Negro won. I really didn’t expect this. Mengao has a habit of stinking the joint out on the road.

This day was different.

Flamengo came out of the gate with a fire in their pants. Mengao kept up the pressure. Bruno was great in goal. Bruno made at least three match saving saves. He was a house of fire in the goal. Bruno stone cold stopped everything that was thrown his way.

Way to go garoto.

Petkovic had a great match as well too.

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