We are back. Flamenguista futebol kicked off on Sunday. All us Flamenguistas are very happy. Mengao won the 2009 Campeonato and now lets make it a two peat.

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Rubro-Negro started off the Copa Rio with a hard earned 3-2 win over Duque de Caxias. Mengao fell behind before securing the victory in the 84^th minute. Newcomer Fernando nailed the header off a great corner kick to seal the deal for Mengao.

Rubro-Negro had some serious defensive lapses that allowed Caxias to almost steal this baby in the first round of the Copa Rio.

Duque de Caxias flat out beat the Mengao “D” in the 15^th minute. Flamengo allowed a free ball into the box. Several Mengao defenders surrounded Maurinho. Still he managed to a get a weak shot off. Rebound off of the keeper Bruno. One timer by Maurinho. Goal. Caxias leads 1-0.

This lead stood until the 50^th minute.  Flamengo played a great ball to the left of the box. A great centering pass skittered past the crease into the waiting arms of Kleberson. He one timed the shot past the helpless keeper to this baby up at one all. 

Fierro gave Rubro-Negro the lead in the 52^nd minute. He flat out beat the keeper with a shot that squeezed just inside the right post.

Duque de Caxias tied it up when John received a centering pass right in front of the goal. He was camped in front the net. John sidestepped a Flamengo defender. He fired. Bruno never had a chance.

This sucker was tied up at two in the 69^th minute.

John could have made his lunch, ate it, and drank a coke if he wanted.

Still a win is a win but this is not a good start to the season.

This type of crappy play could come back and bite Flamengo in the butt if they are not careful.

All and all this is an okay start for Flamengo considering this is the first competition of the year. Mengao just started training about two weeks ago.

Yes, I know I am being hard on Rubro-Negro but this is who I am.

Everyone says you have to say positive things about your team all the time. This isn’t me. I am a Philly Kid. Jeez, give me a break. I mean we love our team the Eagles but when they play like crap, we let em know. We fill the joint up. We buy the hot dogs, cokes, hats, and jerseys. 

We spend every Sunday glued to the TV or radio to watch and listen to the games. My dad had season tickets to the Eagles games from 1960-66 before we moved to Atlanta. When we lived in Atlanta, we went to see the Eagles play when they were in town.

Hey, we even boo Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.

Only two Philadelphia sports heroes were never booed. They were Doctor “J” and Tommy McDonald.

If Jesus played a sport we would find something wrong with the way he played or didn’t.

You can take the kid outta Philly but you can’t take Philly out of the kid.

Before Mengao can play Vagner Love, his transfer papers must be signed and sent in. The Russian side CSKA has not faxed the papers in as of Monday.

My wife’s team Sao Paulo crashed and burned in the first round of the Campeonato Paulista.

Tricolor had their butts whipped by Portuguesa 3-1.

Sure, Tricolor drew first blood in the 39^th minute but it was all down hill from there. Paraiba fired a rocket from about twenty-five yards out. This shot flat beat the keeper.

From this point on Portuguesa took control of the match and whipped Sao Paulo bad.

Portuguesa scored the next three goals to salt this baby away.

Fabricio knocked a free kick into the box. Whamo Bamo, Heverton nailed the header to tie this guy up at one all in the 54^th minute.

Five minutes later (59^th minute) Tricolor’s Richarlyson tripped Fabricio in the box. This was dumb. Up stepped Marco Antonio. Bingo, he nailed the PK to give Portuguesa a 2-1 lead.

The final nail in the coffin came in injury time (92^nd minute). Heverton flat out beat the keeper on a hard dribble drive into the box.

Heverton flicked the ball past Rogerio Ceni.

Game, set and match to Lusa.

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