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Nå Herediano gad ikke dække op på hjørnespark, så Carlos Ochoa kunne uhindret heade udligningen i mål for Uruguay.

Yendrick Ruiz har endda brændt straffespark for Rojiamarillos i løbet af anden halvleg. Der ser ud til at koste dyrt for El Team.

Goooooooooooooooool de Herediano. KÆMPE drop af Ricardo González som i øvrigt er tidligere Herediano og landsholdsmålmand. Et skud fra Ismael "El Chucky" Gómez, der er kommet ind 4 minutter før tid, rammer jorden lige foran González i hjemmeholdets mål og han får fumlet den op i luften, men ikke væk han forsøger at rejse sig og gribe bolden, men i stedet for ender den i målet inden han når at få skubbet den ud i spil igen.

Så en 3-2 sejr til "El Team".

Morn Muchachos (dansk tid) :-)

Jeg når først opdateringer senere på ugen, husk der er snart er VM -kval - lidt brasser nyt...


Jorginho officially announced as Flamengo´s new manager

Jorginho has been officially announced as Flamengo´s new manager, replacing Dorival Júnior, who was sacked on Saturday. He signed contract with Fla until December 2014.

The 48-year old manager played for Flamengo and other teams, and was in Brazil squad when the Seleção won the World Cup title in 1994.

He started his managerial career at America-RJ in 2006 and was Dunga´s assistant manager until 2010. He would later manage Goiás and Figueirense. Kashima Antlers hired him in 2012.

Jorginho fits in Flamengo´s new policy of not overspending, and fits the club´s idea of having a young manager strongly identified with the club.

The club´s vice-president Wallim Vasconcelos told the official site the following: "Jorginho has a lot of international experience, was part of the national team, is respectable and as a former player he has a history at the club. He is certainly a good name for the club".

Former player Aílton Ferraz has been hired as the new assistant manager and as like Jorginho, he shares an identification with the club.

Chelsea-bound Wallace debuts for Fluminense in 2013

Fluminense´s right-back Wallace made his debut in 2013 as his team beat Audax 1-0 for the Taça Rio, which is the second turn of the Rio de Janeiro State Championship.

The Tricolor had a hard time dealing with the rain and with Audax´s tight defense, Flu´s goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri made several saves.

The winning goal was scored early in the second half by Wellington Nem, after a cross from right-back Bruno.

Bruno felt pain in his thigh a few minutes later and had to be replaced, making room for Wallace, who will join Chelsea in August.

The young player made little impact, although looked motivated and tried to contribute to Fluminense´s plays.

He was recently in Brazil´s squad in the South American Under 20 Championship, but like the rest of the team, Wallace failed to impress and the team were eliminated in the group stage, failing to qualify to the Youth World Cup for the first time since 1979.

Wallace has been struggling to get a place in Fluminense´s starting line-up as he faces competition from Bruno and Wellington Silva.


Paulinho set to miss Brazil friendlies with thigh injury

Corinthians´ midfielder Paulinho has been removed from Brazil´s squad for the upcoming friendlies against Italy and Russia after suffering a left thigh injury that will keep him out of the pitches for 10 days.

Paulinho has been playing as a starter in Brazil´s national team midfielder along with Ramires.

He is widely regarded as one of the best players in Brazil and was part of the Corinthians squad that won the Club World Cup last year.

Brazil´s national team doctor José Luiz Runco affirmed that the injury is not serious but the decision to remove him from the squad was made along with Joaquim Grava from Corinthians.

No replacement will be called up, Paulinho is the second player to miss Brazil´s next games due to injuries.

Lucas Moura was recently removed from the squad with a knee injury. São Paulo´s in-form Osvaldo was called up to replace him.

Brazil play against Italy in Genéve on March 21 and against Italy in London on March 25.

Campeonato Carioca: Flu beat Audax, Vasco lose at home

The opening round of the Taça Rio was completed yesterday with two games. Fluminense beat Audax 1-0 while Vasco were beaten at home 0-1 by Volta Redonda.

Vasco played first, at São Januário against Volta Redonda. The cruzmaltino dominated most of the game, but made too many errors, annoying their fans.

Voltaço scored their goal early in the first half with André Alves and were able to keep their lead until the end. They played a very tactically organized game, frustrating the opponent.

Fluminense played later, against newly-promoted Audax, at the Engenhão stadium. It was a difficult match as Audax played all out defense during most of the game.

The first half was poor with few chances for each team, but Flu improved in second half, eventually scoring their only goal with Bruno.

Bruno had an injury and was eventually subbed off, allowing Chelsea-bound Wallace to make his debut in 2013. He had little impact though.

Vasco will meet Nova Iguaçu on Wednesday, while Fluminense play a few days later, on Saturday, against Duque de Caxias.


Abel Braga admits Fluminense did not play well against Audax

Fluminense coach Abel Braga admitted his side did not play well in their 1-0 win over Audax in the first round of the Taça Rio.

A second-half goal from Wellington Nem proved enough for the Tricolor to claim all three points in a rainy encounter at the Engenhão stadium on Sunday evening.

Audax made the Brasileirão champions work hard for their victory with Brazil goalkeeper Diego Cavelieri being forced into action on a number of occasions during the first half.

Speaking at a press conference after the game, a relieved Abel Braga said: ´´I´m happy with the win. It was important not to concede a goal. The team will now start to regain their confidence.

´´We did not play well, but we deserved to win because we created more opportunities.´´

Fluminense´s next game is in Taça Rio against Duque de Caxias at the Estádio Raulino de Oliveira on Sunday.

Atlético Mineiro uden Ronaldinho kørte América Mineiro over i søndagens derby i Belo Horizonte. Kampen endte 5-2 med tre mål af stopperen Réver. "Galo" er nu oppe på imponerende 41 kampe uden nederlag på Arena Independência. Det grønne stadion er ejet af América, men det er blevet Atléticos foretrukne spillested. Independência er i forhold til Mineirão et meget mere intimt stadion med plads til godt 20.000.
Cruzeiro fører grundspillet i Campeonato Mineiro, mens Galo følger efter. Cruzeiro var ogsåå i hopla med en 4-1 sejr ude over Boa. Der spilles i alt 11 kampe i den indledende fase, hvorefter de fire bedste går i semifinale.

betryggende......

Jorginho: I´m ready to coach Flamengo

Jorginho believes his experience as assistant manager of Brazil has prepared him well for the challenge as Flamengo coach.

The 48-year old started his managerial career at America-RJ in 2006 but made his name as Dunga´s assistant coach between 2006 and 2010.

Jorginho had short spells in charge of Goiás, Figueirense, and J-League side Kashima Antlers and has now taken over the Rubro-negro until 2014.

He said: "I know the pressure that exists here, but the four years that I spent with Dunga and the Seleção taught me a lot.

"Now I´m more mature and ready to coach Flamengo."

The Brazilian won the 1994 World Cup and spent five years with Flamengo as a player, before moving to the Bundesliga to represent Bayern Leverkusen and Bayern Munich.

Aílton Ferraz has been hired as the new assistant manager and like Jorginho, he also played for the club.

Sabella har indkaldt et par af de hjemlige spillere....

Sabella convocó a Ponzio y a Clemente para la selección argentina

Además del volante de River, de gran presente, y el lateral de Boca, el DT del equipo albiceleste citó a Orion, Peruzzi, Seba Domínguez, Gago y a Maxi Rodríguez para los choques con Venezuela y Bolivia

El director técnico de la Selección Argentina, Alejandro Sabella, dio a conocer esta noche los nombres de los futbolistas del medio local que formarán parte del plantel que enfrentará a Venezuela (22/3) y Bolivia (26/3), por las Eliminatorias Sudamericanas 2014.

Los convocados son:

Agustín Orion y Clemente Rodríguez (Boca)
Gino Peruzzi, Sebastián Domínguez y Fernando Gago (Vélez)
Maximiliano Rodríguez (Newell´s)
Leonardo Ponzio (River)

Godt for Gago...

I aften står den da vist på Arsenal de Sarandé (edit: Sarandí), som ser gode ud for tiden. Jeg vil tjekke deres talenter ud, når San Martín gæster kl. 23.10 dansk tid.

Arsenal Sarandi har været et af de mest fremgangsrige hold i de seneste sæsoner, og det kulminerede selvfølgelig med deres clausura-triumf i sidste sæson. De er lidt ligesom hold som Lanus, Argentinos Juniors, Tigre og Belgrano. Hold som ligger under de store, men som dog er gode til at producere talenter.

Plus, at de i sidste uges Copa Libertadores slog FAS´ brasilianske hadeklub numero uno.

Det må tælle til deres fordel.

Jo, det var også en flot sejr. Men i de andre kamp i Copa Libertadores, har de ikke været imponerende. Men det kan være de er på vej frem igen.