All five brazilian clubs made to the eightfinals of the 2008 Copa Libertadores. Cruzeiro had some bad luck, for the team will face the holders Boca Jrs from Argentina, while São Paulo shall have a difficult task against Nacional from Uruguay.
Santos will meet the colombians from Cúcuta once more, after two difficult battles during [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Libertadores’
April 25, 2008
everybody to the party
April 8, 2008
Wuthering Heights
Despite all the protesting, Flamengo will have to play against Cienciano in the city of Cuzco, 3.400 meters above the sea level. The fans of the peruvian club, known as “burro” (donkey), are making fun of the brazilian club. During their arrival, a man dressed as a donkey taught Flamengo players that “height doesn´t kill”.
Donkey [...]
April 1, 2008
too high to play
Flamengo awaits an official statement from Conmebol to decide wheter or not the team will depart to Cuzco, a city with altitude above 3.300 meters (over 10 thousand feet), located in Peru. Flamengo would play against Cienciano for the group stage of the Copa Libertadores. Fifa already suggested Conmebol not to schedule matches in cities [...]
February 8, 2008
Cruzeiro makes the group stage
Two victories put Cruzeiro in the group stage of the Libertadores 2008. Cerro Porteño from Paraguay couldn´t stand the two times champions from Brazil, and lost both games. After the 3-1 defeat in Belo Horizonte, Cerro´s supporters couldn´t stand watching their side being beaten up again. The score was Cerro 2 – 3 Cruzeiro, when [...]
