Kolade Daniel
Football Lover. All-round junkie of the beautiful game. Could be found watching football most of the time, if not he's writing about them. A certain bias for Arsenal and Santos FC.
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Santos beat Botafogo 2-1 on Sunday afternoon to record their second successive league win. Soteldo scored very early in the first half before setting up Bruno Marques late in the second half. Botafogo got one over Peixe through a penalty spot kick late in the first half and Pedro Raul was the goal scorer. Santos […]
Inter now one point behind leaders São Paulo who fail to win again after stalemate with Athletico-PR
São Paulo and Athletico settled for a draw on Sunday at the Arena da Baixada. Renato Kayzer opened up the scoring late in the first half for the home side. Tche Tche equalized for the league leaders on the hour mark in the second. Fernando Diniz’s team still sit at the top of the table, […]
Atlético-MG claimed a convincing 3-1 home victory over Atlético-GO on Sunday night. Hyoran and Alonso scored in the first half making it 2 nil before the break. Jair added to the goal tally in the second half and Janderson got a consolation for Atlético-GO later on. The home side was in full control of the […]
Two second half Claudinho penalty goals gifted Bragantino a 2-1 victory against Ceará on Sunday. In fact, all the goals scored in the match all came from the spot. The first half was a balanced game between Ceará and Bragantino. Both sides didn’t create or threaten each other’s goal area much. The first chance for […]
Chapecoense have secured an immediate return to the elite of the Brasileirão after gaining promotion from the Serie B with some games to spare. Under the guidance of head coach Umberto Louzer, Chapeconese secured promotion with four games in advance. This comes after their 2-1 victory over Figueirense at the Arena Condá, on Tuesday night. […]
In what was a tight affair on Friday night, two of the most successful sides in Portugal locked horns as Porto hosted Benfica at the Estádio do Dragão. However, both sides could only play out to a draw in a result that was perhaps befitting with the rivalry that comes with the fixture. The game […]
The match between Palmeiras and Grêmio ended in a 1-1 stalemate on Friday night. It was a game of two halves as Palmeiras dominated the first half and scored in the 33rd minute through Veiga’s effort. However, Grêmio took charge of the second 45 minutes of the game and left it late with a strike […]
In one of the best results of the round, Corinthians thumped Fluminense 5-0 at home on Wednesday. This is the biggest win against the visitors in 113 matches played in their clubs’ history. Jô first opened up the scoring, before Cazares, Fágner, Mateus Vital and Luan added to the score line in the second half. […]
Neymar was back in the goals for PSG as he made his return from injury. Les Parisiens beat Marseille 2-1 to lift the French Super Cup in Lens on Wednesday. The victory made it nine consecutive cup trophies for the French giants. The Brazilian forward has been on the sidelines with an ankle injury since […]
Santos booked a spot in the Libertadores finals as they beat Boca Juniors 3-0 at the Vila Belmiro. The stage is set for an all-Brazilian final as they will face Palmeiras to decide who lift the crown. Diego Pituca put Peixe ahead in the first half while Soteldo and Lucas Braga added to the goal […]
Palmeiras were on a verge of losing a spot in the Libertadores final despite their 3-0 victory in the first leg. They lost 2-0 at home to River Plate on Tuesday night but moved one step from the title regardless. Marcelo Gallardo’s team dominated from start to finish, had two goals in the first 45 […]
The highly anticipated fixture between Santos and Boca Juniors is upon us as both sides battle to secure themselves a spot in Copa Libertadores final. A win from either side will see the winner face Palmeiras in the finals on January 30, at Maracanã. Santos would have come into the second leg with a goal […]
In what was an entertaining game, Bragantino drew 2-2 at home to Atlético-MG on Monday night. Ricardo opened up the scoring at the stroke of half time before goals from Savarino, Edimar and Hyoran in the second half saw the scores end level after 90 minutes. Atlético-MG started out the game with greater intensity than […]
Atlético-MG announced they a new shirt sponsorship deal last Friday. Betting company Betano would be the new name to occupy the most lucrative slot on the club’s jersey. As per reports, the deal will last for a year. However, there was a certain twist to the whole situation. It is being claimed that Banco BMG, […]
In a pretty much expected result, Internacional beat Goiás 1-0 at home on Sunday night. Praxedes scored the only goal of the game that could prove to be crucial in the title race. Inter now sits three points behind first place São Paulo, and have now gone five games without tasting defeat, winning all as […]
Vasco edged past Botafogo in a battle for safety in the relegation zone. Goals from Talles Magno, Andrey and a penalty goal from Pikachu saw the home side move three points away from the drop zone. Luxembourg’s team in his second match as the head coach didn’t give a spectacular performance. However, they were able […]
Against all odds, reserve Santos team defeated São Paulo 1-0 on Sunday afternoon. With one eye set on the Libertadores semi-final against Boca Juniors, Cuca’s highly rotated his side and edged past São Paulo, which comes as a shocking defeat for the host in the title hunt. São Paulo had 69% of ball possession, controlled […]
Ceará edged past Flamengo in a 2-0 victory away from home on Sunday. Vinicius opened up the scoring in the first half and Ramos da Fonseca doubling their tally late in the second half. Flamengo dominated in many aspects of the game. They had more ball possession, more shots on goal, more dangerous attacks, but […]
Two second half goals scored by Caio Vidal and Yuri Alberto handed Internacional a 2-0 away victory against Ceará. The win sees Inter with four successive wins on the spin and moves Abel Braga’s side to second place momentarily. Ceará were all over their opponents in the first half, but couldn’t find the mark to […]
The game between Atlético-GO and Vasco ended in a goalless draw at the Antônio Accioly on Thursday night. Vasco were the better side, but failed to bring something out of the game and settled for the draw. The São Januário outfit created lots of opportunities but were kept out by Jean with a man of […]
The first leg of the Copa Sudamericana semi-finals between Coquimbo Unido and Defensa y Justicia had to be postponed due to a coronavirus outbreak. The Argentine side announced three new positive cases, which prompted an announcement of cancelation to be made hours before the match. The new date has been rescheduled to be on the […]
Palmeiras defeated River Plate 3-0 in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores semi-finals. It was an almost perfect performance in Argentina as the visiting side now has one eye on the title. Rony, Luiz Adriano and Viña were on the score-sheet for Abel Ferreira’s side, while River Plate’s Carrascal received a red card in […]
Benfica have officially signed Brazilian defender Lucas Veríssimo for a transfer fee of 6.5 million euros. It was confirmed on Monday after a back and forth between Santos and Benfica in negotiations over the player. Lucas Veríssimo’s future was up in the air for quite some time now, and that was one of the priorities […]
Liverpool suffered a shocking 1-0 defeat to Southampton on Monday and could yet lose their top spot to Manchester United if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men can overcome Burnley on Jan 12. Southampton wasted no time at the St. Mary’s and scored in less than 120 seconds into the game. Forward Danny Ings scored against his […]
