Brazilian Serie A - Round 14 preview
The 14th round of the 2006 Brazilian Serie A gets underway this Saturday with three games.
JUVENTUDE x FIGUEIRENSE - Figueirense has been playing very well in the current season, and is one of the positive surprises of the Serie A in 2006. Juventude, on the other hand, has been just regular. But playing at home may give the team a slight advantage.
SAO CAETANO x PONTE PRETA - Sao Caetano tries to build on the positive 2-2 draw it got last week against Fluminense in Rio. Ponte, meanwhile, must play better than what it showed in the loss to the Sao Paulo reserves at home last week. With new coach Leao slowly fitting the team to his style, Sao Caetano will probably prevail.
PALMEIRAS x PARANA - Palmeiras will try to win its fourth game in as many matches since the end of the World Cup to finally get out of the relegation zone. But to do that they must defeat Parana, which is itself running a 6-game winning streak. Tough one!
On Sunday, seven other games complete the 14th round:
ATLETICO PARANAENSE x FLAMENGO - The Brazilian Cup champions visit Atletico Paranaense in Curitiba. Sill trying to escape the danger of relegation, Flamengo may still feel the effects of a natural laydown after playing for a title on Wednesday. To make matters worse, historically it always has some trouple playing in Parana. Atletico is not playing that well, but should guarantee at least a point here.
VASCO x CRUZEIRO - Can Vasco recover from the loss to Flamento in time to face Cruzeiro. Likely not, especially since the team from Belo Horizonte will be trying to recover from two-game winless streak that removed the team from the lead in the standings.
SANTA CRUZ x CORINTHIANS - The game between the two bottom teams in the standings promises to be a dramatic one. Santa Cruz is riding a three-game winning streak and plays at home, while Corinthians just tries to escape the crisis that may see fan favourite Carlos Tevez leave for Europe in the next few days. The defending champions will have to play a lot better than they have recently if they want to save at least a point away from home.
SAO PAULO x SANTOS - Leaders Sao Paulo should field a reserve side for the second week in a row, trying to concentrate on the return leg of the Libertadores semifinal against Chivas Guadalajara, on Wednesday. After ending a four-game winless streak last Sunday, Santos should get at least a point here. But Sao Paulo's reserves hope to pull another surprising win, like the 3-1 away victory against Ponte Preta last week.
FLUMINENSE x BOTAFOGO - After watching crosstown rivals Flamengo and Vasco battle for the Brazilian Cup title during the middle of the week, Fluminense and Botafogo play another Rio derby at the Maracana Stadium. Fluminense must win to keep pace with the leaders, while Botafogo just tries to escape a return to the relegation zone.
INTERNACIONAL x GREMIO - Like Sao Paulo, Inter should field a reserve team in the Brazilian Serie A ahead of its return leg in the Libertadores against Libertad. A loss coupled with a Sao Paulo win could leave the team from Porto Alegre falling dangerously far from the top of the table, but right now their only worry should be the continental competition. Crosstown rivals Gremio should benefit from this and could get the three points here.
GOIAS x FORTALEZA - Goias tries to win for the first time since the World Cup and recover from last week's 3-1 home loss to Palmeiras. Fortaleza should be the perfect opponent for this recovery, with the team from Ceara only managing two points in its last three games, which left the team tied for 18th in the standings, with Santa Cruz.
JUVENTUDE x FIGUEIRENSE - Figueirense has been playing very well in the current season, and is one of the positive surprises of the Serie A in 2006. Juventude, on the other hand, has been just regular. But playing at home may give the team a slight advantage.
SAO CAETANO x PONTE PRETA - Sao Caetano tries to build on the positive 2-2 draw it got last week against Fluminense in Rio. Ponte, meanwhile, must play better than what it showed in the loss to the Sao Paulo reserves at home last week. With new coach Leao slowly fitting the team to his style, Sao Caetano will probably prevail.
PALMEIRAS x PARANA - Palmeiras will try to win its fourth game in as many matches since the end of the World Cup to finally get out of the relegation zone. But to do that they must defeat Parana, which is itself running a 6-game winning streak. Tough one!
On Sunday, seven other games complete the 14th round:
ATLETICO PARANAENSE x FLAMENGO - The Brazilian Cup champions visit Atletico Paranaense in Curitiba. Sill trying to escape the danger of relegation, Flamengo may still feel the effects of a natural laydown after playing for a title on Wednesday. To make matters worse, historically it always has some trouple playing in Parana. Atletico is not playing that well, but should guarantee at least a point here.
VASCO x CRUZEIRO - Can Vasco recover from the loss to Flamento in time to face Cruzeiro. Likely not, especially since the team from Belo Horizonte will be trying to recover from two-game winless streak that removed the team from the lead in the standings.
SANTA CRUZ x CORINTHIANS - The game between the two bottom teams in the standings promises to be a dramatic one. Santa Cruz is riding a three-game winning streak and plays at home, while Corinthians just tries to escape the crisis that may see fan favourite Carlos Tevez leave for Europe in the next few days. The defending champions will have to play a lot better than they have recently if they want to save at least a point away from home.
SAO PAULO x SANTOS - Leaders Sao Paulo should field a reserve side for the second week in a row, trying to concentrate on the return leg of the Libertadores semifinal against Chivas Guadalajara, on Wednesday. After ending a four-game winless streak last Sunday, Santos should get at least a point here. But Sao Paulo's reserves hope to pull another surprising win, like the 3-1 away victory against Ponte Preta last week.
FLUMINENSE x BOTAFOGO - After watching crosstown rivals Flamengo and Vasco battle for the Brazilian Cup title during the middle of the week, Fluminense and Botafogo play another Rio derby at the Maracana Stadium. Fluminense must win to keep pace with the leaders, while Botafogo just tries to escape a return to the relegation zone.
INTERNACIONAL x GREMIO - Like Sao Paulo, Inter should field a reserve team in the Brazilian Serie A ahead of its return leg in the Libertadores against Libertad. A loss coupled with a Sao Paulo win could leave the team from Porto Alegre falling dangerously far from the top of the table, but right now their only worry should be the continental competition. Crosstown rivals Gremio should benefit from this and could get the three points here.
GOIAS x FORTALEZA - Goias tries to win for the first time since the World Cup and recover from last week's 3-1 home loss to Palmeiras. Fortaleza should be the perfect opponent for this recovery, with the team from Ceara only managing two points in its last three games, which left the team tied for 18th in the standings, with Santa Cruz.
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