Thiago Neves Wins Placar's Best Player of Brasileiro 2007

Fluminense's attacking midfielder Thiago Neves has been named the best player of Brasileiro 2007 by Brazilian sports paper Placar.

Neves, 22, enjoyed a superb season as Fluminense finished fourth in Brazilian Serie A and lifted the Copa Do Brazil. He was muted as being a possible pawn in Fluminense's attempts to secure Juan Riquelme for their Copa Libertadores campaign, but with Riquelme having re-joined Boca, Neves will now lead the side into the South American equivalent of the Champions League.

As well as naming their best overall player of the year, Placar also named their team of the year, which was as follows:

GK Rogerio Ceni (Sao Paulo)
RB Leonardo Moura (Flamengo)
CB Thiago Silva (Fluminense)
CB Breno (Sao Paulo)
LB Kleber (Santos)
DM Richarlyson (Sao Paulo)
DM Hernanes (Sao Paulo)
AM Thiago Neves (Fluminense)
AM Jorge Valdivia (Palmeiras)
FW Leandro Amaral (Vasco da Gama)
FW Acosta (Nautico Recife)

Jorge Valdivia is the first non-Brazilian to be named in their team of the year since Carlos Tevez in 2005.

Corinthians Relegated For The First Time as Brazilian League Comes to a Close

Corinthians suffered their first ever relegation from the Brazilian top flight after drawing 1-1 away to Gremio whilst Goias Esporte Clube beat Internacional 2-1 to leapfrog Corinthians and stave off relegation.

Corinthians will be joined in Serie B next year by Juventude, Parana Curitiba and America Natal.

In the race for Copa Libertadores qualifying positions, Flamengo and Cruzeiro grabbed the final two spots alongside Sao Paulo, Santos and Fluminense, as Palmeiras missed out after losing 3-1 at home to Atletico Mineiro.

The full results were as follows:

Cruzeiro 2 -0 America Natal
Nautico Recife 1 - 0 Flamengo
Botafogo 1 - 1 Figueirense
Atletico Paranaense 2 - 1 Sao Paulo
Palmeiras 1 -3 Atletico Mineiro
Vasco da Gama 3 - 0 Parana Curitiba
Juventude 2 -1 Sport Recife
Santos 2 -4 Fluminense
Goias Esporte Clube 2 - 1 Internacional
Gremio 1 -1 Corinthians

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Round 37 Results

Santos and Flamengo confirmed their Copa Libertadores qualifying positions with victories during this weekend's games.

Santos defeated Parana Curitiba 3-2 away from home, with Flamengo recording a 2-0 victory over Atletico Paranaense at the Maracana.

The battle is now on for the final qualifying place, with Palmeiras lying a point ahead of Cruzeiro and Gremio going into the final round of games. Fluminense currently lie in fourth, but have already qualified for the tournament due to their Brazilian Cup win and are therefore out of the equation.

At the bottom of the table, Juventude join America Natal in Serie B after losing to Fluminense, with the final two relegation places to be decided on the final weekend.

The full results are as follows:

Fluminense 3 -2 Juventude
America Natal 0 -3 Gremio
Internacional 2 - 1 Palmeiras
Sao Paulo 2 -2 Botafogo
Flamengo 2 - 0 Atletico Paranaense
Sport Recife 1 - 0 Cruzeiro
Parana Curitiba 2 - 3 Santos

There are still three fixtures remaining from Round 37, all involving clubs in the bottom half of the table, which will be played on Wednesday:

Corinthians vs Vasco da Gama
Atletico Mineiro vs Goias Esporte Clube
Figueirense vs Nautico Recife

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Round 36 Results

Nautico Recife 4 - 0 America Natal
Botafogo 3 - 2 Parana Curitiba
Internacional 1 - 0 Cruzeiro
Figueirense 3 - 3 Vasco da Gama
Goias Esporte Clube 1 - 1 Corinthians
Atletico Paranaense 0 -0 Sport Recife
Sao Paulo 1 - 0 Gremio
Atleico Mineiro 4 - 1 Juventude
Flamengo 1 - 0 Santos
Palmeiras vs Fluminense (to be played 14/11/07)

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Round 35 Results

Gremio 1 -2 Figueirense
Fluminense 3 -1 Nautico Recife
Parana Curitiba 1 - 0 Goias Esporte Clube
Santos 2 - 2 Atletico Mineiro
Cruzeiro 3 - 1 Flamengo
Corinthians 2 - 2 Atletico Paranaense
Sport Recife 3 - 1 Palmeiras
America Natal 1 -1 Botafogo
Vasco da Gama 1 - 2 Internacional
Juventude vs Sao Paulo (to be played 08/11/2007)

Sao Paulo are the Champions

Sao Paulo clinched their second successive Campeonato Brasileiro title with a 3-0 victory over America Natal last night at the Morumbi stadium.

Goals from Hernandes, Miranda and Dagoberto gave Sao Paulo a comfortable victory against their already relegated opponents, extending their lead at the top of the table to an unassailable fifteen points with four games remaining.

Sao Paulo coach Muricy Ralmalho felt they fully deserved the title:

"The best, most organised team won the championship, we were far superior."

With the title now confirmed, the battle for the Copa Libertadores qualifying positions is now of primary concern. Santos, Flamengo and Palmeiras currently occupy the remaining three places, but Cruzeiro, Gremio and maybe even Atletico Paranaense will fancy their chances of taking one of the coveted spots in the remaining games.

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Round 33 Results

Santos 3 - 0 Goias Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro 1 - 1 Atletico Paranaense
Fluminense 1 - 1 Atletico Mineiro
Gremio 4 - 3 Nautico Recife
Sport Recife 1 - 2 Sao Paulo
America Natal 0 - 1 Flamengo
Corinthians 2 -1 Figueirense
Vasco da Gama 2 - 2 Palmeiras
Juventude 1 - 1 Botafogo
Parana Curitiba 1 - 0 Internacional

After their latest victory, Sao Paulo now only require one point from their remaining five games to be crowned champions for the second year in a row.

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Round 32 Results

Palmeiras 3 - 0 Parana Curitiba
Botafogo 3 - 1 Sport Recife
Goias Esporte Clube 5 - 3 Fluminense
Sao Paulo 1 - 0 Cruzeiro
Atletico Mineiro 1 - 0 Vasco da Gama
Nautico Recife 1 - 0 Corinthians
Atletico Paranaense 2 - 0 America Natal
Flamengo 2 - 0 Gremio
Internacional 3 - 0 Juventude
Figueirense 1 - 0 Santos

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Round 31 Results

Juventude 0 - 0 Atletico Paranaense
Cruzeiro 2 - 2 Nautico Recife
Sport Recife 0 -0 Figueirense
Fluminense 1 -1 Sao Paulo
Parana Curitiba 0 - 1 Flamengo
Corinthians 1 - 1 Internacional
America Natal 0 - 1 Atletico Mineiro
Gremio 2 - 1 Goias Esporte Clube
Santos 1 - 1 Palmeiras
Vasco da Gama 2 -1 Botafogo

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Round 30 Results

Botafogo 1 - 2 Santos
Palmeiras 2 - 0 Gremio
Nautico Recife 4 - 1 Juventude
Atletico Paranaense 1 - 0 Vasco da Gama
Internacional 2 - 0 America Natal
Sao Paulo 0 - 1 Corinthians
Atletico Mineiro 3 - 1 Sport Recife
Goias Esporte Clube 0 -0 Cruzeiro
Flamengo 0 - 2 Fluminense
Figueirense 4 - 0 Parana Curitiba

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Round 29 Results

Sport Recife 4 - 0 Goias Esporte Clube
Palmeiras 2 - 1 Nautico Recife
Vasco da Gama 0 - 1 Juventude
Gremio 2 - 2 Atletico Mineiro
Fluminense 1 - 1 Corinthians
Atletico Paranaense 2 - 0 Botafogo
Cruzeiro 0 - 1 Santos
America Natal 3 -2 Parana Curitiba
Figueirense 0 -0 Internacional
Flamengo 1 - 0 Sao Paulo

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Round 28 Results

Nautico Recife 5 - 0 Atletico Paranaense
Corinthians 1 - 2 Sport Recife
Flamengo 1 - 0 Atletico Mineiro
Santos 1 - 0 Vasco da Gama
Botafogo 0 - 3 Goias Esporte Clube
Internacional 1 - 2 Sao Paulo
Juventude 1 - 2 Gremio Porto Alegre
Cruzeiro 1 - 2 Figueirense
American Natal 0 - 0 Palmeiras
Parana Curitiba 3 - 1 Fluminense

With ten games remaining in the season, Sao Paulo currently hold a twelve point advantage over Cruzeiro at the top of the table with Gremio Porto Alegre and Santos a further four and six points behind respectively.

At the bottom of the table, America Natal are all but relegated, having only achieved 13 points so far this season. Juventude, Corinthians and Atletico Mineiro currently occupy the other relegation places, but everyone up to Vasco da Gama in eighth will be looking over their shoulders in the remaining games, as only seven points currently separate Vasco from 17th place team Atletico Mineiro.

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Round 27 (and belated Round 26) Results

Sao Paulo 2 - 0 Figueirense
Goias Esporte Clube 1 - 1 America Natal
Gremio 1 - 0 Santos
Juventude 2 - 2 Flamengo
Atletico Mineiro 2 - 2 Internacional
Nautico Recife 2 - 0 Sport Recife
Palmeiras 1 - 0 Corinthians
Botafogo 0 -2 Fluminense
Atletico Paranaense 2 -1 Parana Curitiba
Vasco da Gama 0 -2 Cruzeiro

And the Round 26 results

Sao Paulo 2 -1 Santos
Fluminense 2 - 0 America Natal
Goias Esporte Clube 0 - 3 Nautico Recife
Atletico Mineiro 3 -4 Cruzeiro
Sport Recife 3 -1 Parana Curitiba
Atletico Paranaense 2 -1 Palmeiras
Corinthians 0 -1 Botafogo
Gremio 1 - 0 Internacional
Figueirense 4 - 1 Juventude
Flamengo 1 - 1 Vasco da Gama

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Week 25 Results

Vasco da Gama 0 - 2 Sao Paulo
SC Internacional 3 - 0 Flamengo
Figueirense 2 - 1 Atletico Mineiro
Santos 1 - 0 Juventude
Cruzeiro 2 - 0 Gremio Porto Alegre
Parana Curitiba 1 - 0 Corinthians
Palmeiras 2 -0 Goias Esporte Clube
Nautico Recife 4 -1 Botafogo
Fluminense 2 - 0 Atletico Paranaense
America Natal 1 -1 Sport Recife

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Week 24 Results

Corinthians 1 - 0 America Natal
Goias Esporte Clube 2 -3 Atletico Paranaense
Flamengo 4 - 1 Figueirense
Juventude 1 - 0 Cruzeiro
Gremio Porto Alegre 3 - 1 Vasco da Gama
Santos 2 - 1 SC Internacional
Atletico Mineiro 0 - 0 Sao Paulo
Parana Curitiba 2 -4 Nautico Recife
Sport Recife 0 - 2 Fluminense
Botafogo 1 - 1 Palmeiras

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Week 23 Results

Flamengo 1 -1 Sport Recife
America Natal 0 -3 Juventude
Sao Paulo 6 - 0 Paranas Curitiba
Atletico Paranaense 1 - 0 Atletico Mineiro
Corinthians 2 - 0 Santos
Gremio Porto Alegre 3 - 0 Botafogo
Cruzeiro 5 - 0 Palmeiras
Goias Esporte Clube 2 - 1 Figueirense
Nautico Recife 1 - 1 SC Internacional
Fluminense 1 -1 Vasco da Gama

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Week 22 Results

Juventude 2 - 0 Goias Esporte Clube
Parana Curitiba 2 - 2 Cruzeiro
Botafogo 1 - 1 Flamengo
Figueirense 3 -1 America Natal
Palmeiras 0 - 1 Sao Paulo
SC Internacional 1 - 4 Fluminense
Atletico Mineiro 5 - 2 Corinthians
Sport Recife 2 - 0 Gremio Porto Alegre
Vasco da Gama 4 - 1 Nautico Recife
Santos 3 - 1 Atletico Paranaense

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Week 21 Results

Fluminense FC 1 - 1 Gremio Porto Alegre
Corinthians 0 -3 Cruzeiro
SC Internacional 1 - 0 Atletico Paranaense
Parana Curitiba 3 - 1 Juventude
Figueirense FC 1 -2 Palmeiras Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo FC 5 -0 Nautico Recife
Atletico Mineiro 1 -2 Botofogo
Sport Recife 0 - 0 Vasco da Gama
America Natal 1 - 4 Santos Sao Paulo
Flamengo 3 - 1 Goias Esporte Clube

Midweek Results - Argentina and Brazil

A couple of catchup fixtures were played last night, results as follows.

Argentina Torneo Apertura 2007

Gimnasia de Jujuy 2 - 2 River Plate

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A 2007

Flamengo RJ 4 - 0 Juventude CDS

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Week 20 Results

Santos Sao Paulo 2 - 0 Sport Recife
Atletico Parananense 1 -1 Figueirense FC
Gremio Porto Alegre 2 - 0 Parana Curitiba
Nautico Recife 0 -1 Atletico Mineiro
Palmeiras Sao Paulo 2 - 1 Flamengo RJ
Vasco De Gama 2 - 0 America Natal
Juventude CDS 2 - 2 Corinithians SP
Cruzeiro 4 - 2 Fluminense FC
Botafogo 1 - 1 SC Internacional
Goias Esporte Clube 0 - 0 Sao Paulo FC