Tag: 2014 Copa Libertadores
Flamengo & Botafogo Out of Libertadores: Daily
Contributing Reporter - April 10, 2014
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Flamengo and Botafogo fell from the 2014 Copa Libertadores last night as the Rio de Janeiro clubs failed to make the top two in their groups. Coupled with the...
Flamengo Win 2×1 in Copa Libertadores: Daily
Contributing Reporter - April 3, 2014
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Flamengo beat Emelec 2-1 last night in the Copa Libertadores to keep their dreams of progressing to the knock-out phase alive. Victory in their final group game, at home...
Flamengo and Botafogo Face Copa Libertadores Fates
Contributing Reporter - March 25, 2014
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Flamengo and Botafogo, the two Rio representatives in the 2014 Copa Libertadores, are facing up to their respective fates two thirds of the way through the group stages. Only...
Flamengo Lose 1×0 in Copa Libertadores: Daily
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - An enormous mistake by central defender Samir cost Flamengo a loss to Bolívar last night in the fourth game of the club's Copa Libertadores campaign. The Rubro-Negro lost 1-0...
Copa Libertadores Resumes This Week
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The group stages of the Copa Libertadores gets back underway this week, with Carioca clubs Botafogo and Flamengo in action. Tonight (Wednesday) table-topping Botafogo travel to Ecuador to play...
Flamengo Beat Emelec in Copa Libertadores: Daily
Contributing Reporter - February 27, 2014
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Hernane scored in possibly his final game for Flamengo as they comfortably beat Ecuadorian club Emelec 3-1 last night at the Maracanã Stadium in the Copa Libertadores. The Fla...
Flamengo and Botafogo Return to Copa Libertadores Action
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Carioca clubs Flamengo and Botafogo return to Copa Libertadores action this week after suffering mixed fortunes in the first round. Tonight (Wednesday) Flamengo host Ecuadrian club Emelec at the...
Copa Libertadores Group Stages Start This Week
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The group stages of the 2014 Copa Libertadores start this week, with six Brazilian teams entering the first round proper. Rio clubs Botafogo and Atlético-PR successfully negotiated preliminary rounds...
Botafogo Move to Libertadores Group Stage: Daily
Contributing Reporter - February 6, 2014
By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Botafogo thrashed Ecuadorian club Deportivo Quito 4-0 at the Maracanã Stadium last night to qualify for the group stages of the Copa Libertadores for the first time in eighteen...