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Nacional B in Argentina is getting down to the butt end of the season. Six points separate the top four clubs. Yes, Martha there will be a dogfight to see who gets the top two spots. These two sides will get promoted to the big boys league in Argentina. 

Rosario Central is the main man with 68 points. River Plate and Instituto de Cordoba each has 66 points. Quilmes has 62 points.

There are four matches left. So points are at a premium for the top guys. Losses and ties will do Los Canallas, Los Millionaires, La Gloria, and El Cervecero more harm than good and could cost them big time.

The Copa Libertadores resumes play tonight. Boca Juniors takes a little trip to Rio de Janeiro to battle Fluminense. Los Xeneizes has a 1-0 lead on aggregate. An away goal by Boca will kill Flu out right.

Corinthians and Vasco will take to the pitch in Sao Paulo to settle this war. Both sides are nil-nil on aggregate.

UOL wrote this about the Boca Flu match. “O Fluminense terá pela frente nesta quarta-feira um time comandado por um jogador de primeira grandeza e que está mais do que habituado a jogar e conquistar a Copa Libertadores. O argentino Juan Román Riquelme, camisa 10 do Boca Juniors, é recordista de jogos pelo clube nesta competição ao lado de Clemente Rodriguez, com impressionantes 61 partidas, e nada menos que 23 gols. Além disso, a estrela comandou o time em três das seis vezes em que a taça foi parar na Bombonera (1977, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2003 e 2007). E sempre passando por cima de rivais brasileiros.”

http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/libertadores/ultimas-noticias/2012/05/22/fluminense-tenta-frear-carrasco-brasileiro-riquelme-para-seguir-na-libertadores.htm

UOL wrote this about the Gigante de Colina Timao war. Cristóvão Borges, técnico do Vasco, diz acreditar que o time está evoluindo consideravelmente no que diz respeito ao mata-mata da Copa Libertadores. Na próxima quarta-feira, o adversário será o Corinthians, às 22h, no Pacaembu, pelas quartas de final da competição continental. Em um duelo com promessa de equilíbrio, o fator mental será fundamental para definir o semifinalista.

Como de costume, o treinador vascaíno não definiu os onze titulares, mas a tendência é a de repetir a formação da primeira partida, que terminou empatada por 0 a 0. Uma igualdade com gols garante a vaga ao clube de São Januário. Para avançar, os comandados de Cristóvão Borges precisam colocar a evolução da fase eliminatória e controle mental em prática.”

http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/libertadores/ultimas-noticias/2012/05/22/cristovao-ve-vasco-evoluindo-no-mata-mata-e-aposta-em-mental-contra-corinthians.htm

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River Plate escaped falling into third place by the hair of their chinny chin chin. Los Millionaires and Guillermo Brown tied at two all. River Plate gave up a late goal this could have cost em big time. Los Millionaires has a superior goal difference and this saved their asses.

Rosario Central shut out Atletico Tucuman 2-0.

Instituto de Cordoba killed Almirante Brown 3-1.

Los Canallas is top dog with 68 points. River Plate and La Gloria are tied on points with 66. Los Millionaires is a plus 36. Instituto de Cordoba is a plus 31.

Almirante Brown was born January 17^th, 1922. The closest Almirante Brown came to making it to the big boys league was in 1991-92. They missed by one game. Atletico Tucuman beat them in the final game.

Boca Juniors sits atop the leader board with 29 points. Tigre and Newell’s Old Boys are tied on points with 28. Matador is a plus eleven. La Lepra is plus eight.

Newell’s Old Boys lost to Tigre 3-1. Los Xeneizes defeated Racing 2-0. La Lepra’s loss to Matador couple with Boca’s win over Racing allowed Los Xeneizes leapfrog back to the top stop in the Clausura.

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The Champions League will be happening later today in Germany. Bayern Munich and Chelsea will duke it out to see who will wear the crown. No one expected the Blues and Der FCB to be in the finals. The idiot pundits said it would be Real Madrid and Barcelona. Both of these Spanish giants were sent packing by the dogs. You gotta love the dogs. Now the dogs will fight to see who will be the top dog.

This dogfight will be at Munich’s house. The Germans are expected to win but don’t count out Chelsea. I will be pulling for the Blues to win this sucker.

Watch out for Didier Drogba. He will be the key.

In the Copa Libertadores Boca Juniors got by Fluminense 1-0 at Los Xeneizes house. Pablo Mouche nailed the winner in the 51^st minute. Velez Sarsfield defeated defending Copa champion Santos 1-0. Mauro Ivan Obolo scored in the 35^th minute. Peixe lost in El Fortin house.

The return legs will be played in Brasil. Both Brasileiros sides just to need score and hold Boca and Velez Sarsfield scoreless and the trip to the semifinals is Peixe’s and Flu’s.

UOL wrote this about Fluminense 1-0 loss to Los Xeneizes. O primeiro lance de perigo da partida pertenceu ao Fluminense, numa boa trama do ataque, aos 11min. Rafael Moura fez boa jogada pela esquerda, cruzou para Wagner, que serviu Jean. O volante tricolor ganhou a jogada de Erbes e, por muito pouco, não abriu o placar. Dois minutos depois foi a vez de Rafael Sóbis escapar pela direita e cruzar para o xará Moura, que chegou atrasado e perdeu boa chance de marcar. O Boca só conseguiu responder aos 16min, num escanteio cobrado por Riquelme que Roncaglia escorou e obrigou Cavalieri a salvar com os pés.

A chance criada pelo Boca Juniors incendiou sua torcida e o time passou a ter controle do jogo. Aos 21min, Cvitanich recebeu cruzamento de Roncaglia e subiu sozinho no meio da defesa tricolor para cabecear com muito perigo, mas para fora, assustando o goleiro Diego Cavalieri. Aos 34min, o lateral Carlinhos tratou de complicar as coisas para o Fluminense ao colocar a mão na bola para impedir um contra-ataque argentino. O camisa 6 tricolor já havia recebido um cartão amarelo por falta infantil em Rivero e acabou expulso pelo árbitro colombiano José Buitrago.”

http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/libertadores/pos-jogo/2012/05/17/fluminense-desfigurado-nao-suporta-a-pressao-do-boca-e-cai-na-bombonera.htm

The difference in the match besides the goal was Carlinhos was given the heave-hoe and this act of stupidity cost Flu big time.

UOL has this to say about the Santos loss. “Neymar perdeu o duelo para o lateral direito improvisado, Peruzzi, que ameaçou o craque em tom de brincadeira antes da partida. O camisa 11 do Santos não conseguiu escapar da marcação quase individual do argentino, que ainda contava com o volante Cubero na sobra. Além de não render no ataque, o craque santista recebeu um cartão amarelo por simular uma falta.”

http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/libertadores/pos-jogo/2012/05/18/santos-de-neymar-nao-brilha-e-perde-para-o-velez-em-primeiro-duelo-contra-argentinos.htm

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Quarterfinal action in the Copa Libertadores is in full swing. Vasco and Corinthians kissed their sister at nil-nil. Libertad and Universidad de Chile fared no better as this sucker ended in a one all draw.

The second leg will have Libertad at Universidad de Chile’s house in Santiago while Timao is at their house against Gigante de Colina.

UOL wrote this Após 28 partidas oficiais, o Vasco passou em branco pela primeira vez na temporada. O time até marcou um gol com Alecsandro – anulado pela arbitragem -, mas não saiu do 0 a 0 com o Corinthians, na última quarta-feira, em São Januário, pela partida de ida das quartas de final da Copa Libertadores. Sendo assim, o time cruzmaltino precisa da pontaria apurada para superar a melhor defesa do torneio continental – a equipe comandada por Tite sofreu apenas dois gols em nove jogos – para se classificar às semifinais.

Como depende apenas de um empate com gols para avançar – novo 0 a 0 leva a decisão para os pênaltis -, um tento será fundamental na próxima quarta-feira, às 22h, no Pacaembu. Desta forma, o time carioca vai obrigar o Corinthians a marcar duas vezes. Satisfeito com a atuação dos seus comandados, o técnico Cristóvão Borges não vê problema com a pontaria dos seus jogadores e acredita que o Vasco tem condições de conquistar a vaga fora de casa.

http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/libertadores/ultimas-noticias/2012/05/17/vasco-passa-em-branco-apos-28-jogos-e-precisa-vencer-melhor-defesa-por-libertadores.htm

Both sides played very cautiously. Neither wanted to make the deadly mistake. Corinthians has never won the Copa crown.

Vasco scored in the 71^st but Alecsandro was ruled offsides and this cost Vasco the all-important home win.

Universidad de Chile won last years Copa Sudamericana title. Libertad led until the Chileans equalized in the 56^th minute. Gustavo Lorenzetti dialed up a long-range bomb that found its mark.

Universidad de Chile has the all-important away goal so they can pack the box and play for a tie. This could be a deadly mistake if the Chileans decide to do this strategy.

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Another one bit the dust Kenny Dalglish was given the heave-hoe by Liverpool. The Reds were a huge disappointment. They stunk the joint out big time. Liverpool finished in eight place. The Reds were seventeen points behind fourth place Tottenham.

Liverpool has been on a downhill slide since 2009 campaign. The Fenway Sports Group owns the Reds. No wonder Liverpool sucks.

 FSG said this “Fenway Sports Group (FSG) and Liverpool football club announced that Kenny Dalglish is to leave his post today as manager after having his contract terminated.

“After a careful and deliberative review of the season, the club came to the decision that a change was appropriate. It is not a decision that was reached lightly or hastily. The search for a new manager will begin immediately.”

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1071745/kenny-dalglish-leaves-liverpool?cc=5901

River Plate is sitting in the catbird seat in Argentina’s Nacional B with 65 points. Rosario Central has 65 points também however Los Canallas is only a plus 18 compared with Los Millionaires plus 33. Instituto de Cordoba has being sitting atop the table since the season started but La Gloria has lost the last their last two of three to drop into third place.

The top two clubs will return to Argentina’s big boys league.

Saturday River Plate battles Guillermo Brown. Rosario Central has a hot date with Atletico Tucuman. Guillermo Brown is hanging out in 16^th place. Tucuman is in 12^th place.

Guillermo Brown was founded in 1945. La Banda Capo Del Sur has never played in the Argentina’s top league. Brown won the Torneo Argentina A: 2 in 2010-11.

Guillermo Brown was named after Irish born first admiral of the Argentina Navy in 19^th century.

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The Copa Libertadores is near naming a champion. In quarterfinal action later today we’ll see Vasco and Corinthians tangle in a battle of Brasileiros futebol. This will be a rock em sock em futebol. First leg play is at Gigante de Colina’s house. The return leg will be at Timao’s house.

Libertad and Universidad de Chile will hock up in Asuncion. The return leg will be in Santiago, Chile.

Santos is the defending Copa champion. Peixe and Velez Sarsfield will have a duel in the sun on Thursday in Buenos Aires. Boca and Fluminense will play balls to wall at Los Xeneizes house Thursday também.

Boca Juniors has won the six titles with the last coming in 2007. Santos has won three titles. Vasco and Velez Sarsfield each have won one title.

Argentina has won 22 Copa’s. Brasil won 15. Uruguay eight and Chile one.

This competition began in 1960.

UOL wrote this “Dois confrontos equilibrados e com poucas oportunidades de gol. Desta forma, jogadores e comissão técnica do Vasco apostam nas partidas contra o Corinthians, pelas quartas de final da Copa Libertadores. A primeira, nesta quarta-feira, às 21h50, em São Januário. O Cruzmaltino espera conseguir uma vantagem mínima, mas acredita que a vaga na semifinal será decidida apenas nos últimos minutos do segundo jogo, dia 23, no Pacaembu.”

http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/libertadores/ultimas-noticias/2012/05/15/vasco-trabalha-vantagem-e-decisao-apenas-nos-ultimos-minutos-contra-o-corinthians.htm

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All the spots are booked in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores. Santos kicked ass and took names in their 8-0 win over Bolivar. Neymar led the way with the daily double. Elano and Ganso each hit the daily double também. Peixe wins 9-2 on aggregate.

Fluminense defeated Internacional 2-1 and won on aggregate 2-1. Fred’s goal in the 45^th minute sent Flu to the Promised Land.

Universidad de Chile destroyed Depor Quito 6-0. The Chilean side won on aggregate 7-4.

Flu will battle six time Copa champion Boca Juniors in the quarterfinals.

Corinthians and Vasco will duke it out.

Libertad and Universidad de Chile have a hot date.

Velez Sarsfield and Santos will wage war.

UOL wrote this about the ass whopping Peixe gave Bolivar. The hero was Neymar.” Os dois gols de Neymar na massacrante vitória sobre o Bolívar, por 8 a 0, pela Libertadores, junto com a “lambreta” dada sobre um defensor rival geraram bons destaques na imprensa internacional.

Um dos principais interessados no futebol do brasileiro, os espanhóis não pouparam elogios. O jornal “As”, da cidade de Madri, mostra o vídeo do que o brasileiro fez e diz que ele deu um “show” e mostrou o melhor de seu repertório técnico.”

http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/libertadores/ultimas-noticias/2012/05/11/show-e-lambreta-de-neymar-e-exaltada-na-imprensa-internacional-bolivianos-falam-em-humilhacao.htm

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Futebol is winding down for the season in Europe. In South America the real season begins. Let’s remember South America is the opposite of Europe and the good old USA. It’s wintertime in Brasil. The Serie A will kick off May 20^th. The Copa Libertadores is now in the knockout stage. A champion will be crowned and then they’ll join either Chelsea or Bayern Munich in he FIFA World Club title hunt that will happen in December.

Boca Juniors defeated Union Espanola 3-2 to advance on aggregate 5-3. Juan Riquelme led Los Xeneizes attack by scoring a goal and setting up two more. Corinthians shut out Emelec 3-0 to advance on aggregate 3-0. Lanus edged Vasco 2-1 to force a PK shootout. Both Gigante de Colina and Lanus were tied three all on aggregate. Vasco won in a PK shootout 5-4. Oh what a thrill it is.

The round of sixteen will commence on May 10^th.

My guys from Mengao stunk the joint out against Emelec in the Group stage and were thus sitting home in Rio weeping their eyes out. Flamenguista nation is pissed big time. We are not happy campers.

South America futebol doesn’t get much attention from the rest of the futebol world but many of the world’s top players come from Brasil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile just to name a few. The greatest player of all time is Pele. He’s a Brasileiro. He played most of his career with Santos. Pele ended his career with the New York Cosmos. Santos is a city in the State of Sao Paulo.

Sure everyone knows of Man City, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and the rest but let’s look at their collective rosters and one will find their best players are from South America.

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My guys from Flamengo defeated Americano-RJ 3-1 to advance to the semifinals of Taça Rio.  Mengao finished atop Group A with 21 points. Rubro-negro will battle archrival Vasco in the semifinals. Gigante de Colina beat us in the semifinals of the Taça Guanabara.

Deivid lead the Flamengo attack with the daily double. Mate Kleberson added a tally of his own to lead the guys to the win.

UOL- “ fizeram o necessário para vencer o Americano. E com o 3 a 1 obtido neste domingo, a equipe rubro-negra manteve a ponta, evitou a hostilidade da torcida presente e, agora, enfrenta o rival Vasco na briga por um vaga na final do segundo turno do Estadual.

Após a eliminação precoce na Libertadores, o foco do Flamengo ficou todo voltado para o Carioca. Mas como já entrou em campo classificado, o time da Gávea se permitiu poupar suas estrelas: Ronaldinho Gaúcho (dores na perna direita), Vagner Love (dores no joelho direito), Léo Moura (dores no joelho direito) e Willians (coxa esquerda) ficaram de fora da partida.”

http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/estadual-do-rio/pos-jogo/2012/04/15/sem-estrelas-fla-vence-americano-evita-vaias-e-enfrenta-vasco-na-semi.htm

Vasco and Mengao will battle it out on Saturday. The winner will advance to the finals. Gigante de Colina defeated Flamengo 2-1 in the semi finals of Taça Guanabara. 

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Flamengo scored a 2-1 win over Bangu. Vanger Love led the attack with a daily double.  This was a huge win for Mengao. UOL- “O Flamengo não encontrou dificuldades para vencer o Bangu, por 2 a 1, neste domingo, no estádio Cláudio Moacyr, pela sexta rodada da Taça Rio, o returno do Campeonato Carioca. Os gols do Rubro-Negro foram marcados por Vagner Love, que é o artilheiro do Fla na competição e mais uma vez foi decisivo em novo triunfo da equipe. Com a vitória o time da Gávea assume a ponta do grupo A, deixa sua classificação encaminha da e alivia a pressão na competição.”

Rubro-negro has 15 points. Mengao will battle Vasco in the next round of the Taça Rio. This war will take place on Saturday. Gigante de Colina killed Macaé 4-1.

“O técnico Joel Santana terá uma semana complicada pela frente. Primeiro o Rubro-Negro enfrenta o Emelec-EQU, pela Libertadores. O Fla precisa da vitória para depender apenas de suas forças na competição. No Campeonato Carioca, a equipe terá pela frente o Vasco, que venceu o Macaé por 4 a 1, no último sábado. O clássico será disputado no próximo sábado, às 18h30, no Engenhão.”

http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/campeonatos/estadual-do-rio/pos-jogo/2012/04/01/flamengo-x-bangu.htm

Flamengo is now top dog in the Taça Rio in Group A. The guys have 15 points. Botafogo is second with 14 points. Fogao and Fluminense tied at one all. Macaé is third with 12 points.

Flamengo and Emelec will battle it out in the Group play in the Copa Libertadores later today. This is a must win for Mengao if they want to get out of Group play. Rubro-negro is in third place with five points. Emelec has three points and they are at the butt end of the table.

This sucker takes place in Ecuador. Mengao has a habit of stinking the joint out on the road.

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