Ronaldo and Corinthians advanced to the semi-finals of the Copa do Brasil last night as they drew 2-2 at Fluminense to claim a 3-2 aggregate win.
Up 1-0 from the first leg in Sao Paulo, Ronaldo and company silenced the pro-Fluminense Maracana crowd with two first-half goals from Jorge Henrique and Chicao.
Thiago Neves and Alan struck in the second half for Fluminense to tie the game up but could not get the decisive home and away aggregate winner.
“Our main target from now on is the Copa do Brasil,” said Ronaldo, whose side also face a Campeonato Brasileiro third-round clash with Barueri.
Corinthians will now face Vasco da Gama in la Copa after they beat Vitoria 5-1 on aggregate.
Internacional striker Nilmar scored a contender for the Goal of the Year on Sunday as his team opened their Campeonato Brasileiro campaign against a Ronaldo-less Corinthians side with a 1-0 win.
The striker neatly collected a cross on the right wing of the field and in Maradona / Messi fashion proceeded to dribble his way through at least five stabbing Corinthians defenders to score the only goal of the game.
Here’s a 3-minute highlight package of the Internacional-Corinthians game that starts out with Nilmar’s dribbling exhibition.
As a side note, Lazio have supposedly made €14 million bid for Nilmar. Expect to hear more about him in the future.
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista is one of the most successful football team in Brazilian history, having won the first edition of the FIFA Club World Championship, the Brazilian Série A four times, the Brazilian Cup twice, the São Paulo State Championship 26 times, amongst other honours.
They’ve been in the news lately as Brazilian legend Ronaldo recently signed for them and has recaptured some of the form that made him a star in the 90s.
This weekend, Corinthians launched their 2009/10 Nike home and away kits. The white home kits were worn for the first time during yesterday’s Campeonato Brasileiro loss to Internacional. Here’s a look at the new kits from a photo shoot held late last week.
The home kit is eerily reminiscent of the Nike Korea 2008/09 home jersey. We’ve posted a picture it it below for your viewing pleasure.
Ronaldo’ s remarkable comeback continued when he scored twice last night as Corinthians earned a 2-2 draw against Ponte Preta in the Brazilian Paulista championship.
Ronaldo gave Corinthians the lead by first converting a penalty in the 38th minute. He later scored in the 58th minute as he controlled a pass with his left foot, eluded his marker and placed the ball in the far corner of the net.
Ronaldo has scored four goals in five games for Corinthians since his comeback from a long term injury on March 5, 2009. He has set a target of 30 goals for this season in the Campeonato Brasileiro and hope to earn a recall to the Brazilian national team.
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 11 – Brazilian forward Ronaldo continued his impressive return from a year-long injury layoff last night as he scored for the second game in a row in Corinthians’ 2-1 win over Sao Caetano.
Sao Caetano had taken a 22nd minute lead with a Marcelo Batatais header. However, Andre Santos notched the equaliser with a long-range shot in the 35th minute.
In the 51st minute, Ronaldo swept the ball home with a first-time shot from Dentinho’s low cross for the game winner.
The former Barcelona, PSV Eindhoven, AC Milan and Inter Milan player was substituted in the 78th minute to a standing ovation from the 30,000 crowd at the Pacaembu.
Former FIFA World Footballer of the YearRonaldo rescued Corinthians a 1-1 draw with Palmeiras with a header from a corner kick three minutes into second half injury-time. The injury-plagued striked started for the first time in the Corinthians shirt yesterday.
Ronaldo’s effort gave Corinthians a massive draw against their biggest rivals in a top-of-the-table Paulista State Championship match.
Brazilian legend Ronaldo (also known as “O Fenômeno”) participated in his first competitive game for 13 months last night. The 32-year-old made his debut for new club Corinthians as a 68th-minute substitute in a 2-0 win over Itumbiara. However, the injury prone striker was left with a badly bruised and swollen right eye after being struck by a microphone during post-match media scrum.
Here’s a close up look at Ronaldo on the field during last night’s match. Wearing his famous number 9 shirt, Ronaldo had only a few touches of the ball.
Ronaldo’s last game for a Brazilian club was for Cruzeiro in 1994. Since then he has played for European giants PSV Eindhoven, FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and AC Milan.
Brazilian football star Ronaldo greets supporters as he appears on the field along with his entourage, during his official presentation, at Corinthians club, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on December 12, 2008. The three-times FIFA player of the year signed one-year contract with Corinthians earlier this week.
An estimated 6,000 fans attended Ronaldo’s official presentation earlier today. The 32-year-old, who has not played since suffering a serious knee injury in February, was welcomed with fireworks and streamers when he walked on to the training pitch at Brazil’s second most popular club.
In case you haven’t heard oft-injured Brazilian legend Ronaldo (also know as Il Fenomeno), 32, has agreeed to join Corinthians Paulista on a one year contract. Corinthians Paulista are one of Brazil’s biggest clubs and have just won promotion back to the top flight after one season in Serie B.
Ronaldo had been widely expected to sign for Flamengo, where he had been training for the last four months, and his move to Corinthians upset supporters of the Rio de Janeiro-based club, who burned photos of him after hearing the news.
Without much delay, Corinthians have launched hero club 2008/09 shirts bearing the name of their new signature player. Here’s the first set of images of these kits.
These are based on a 2008-09 Nike template that have not been seen yet and are definitely based on 80s jersey styles. The stipes, V-nect and tight fit should make a good combination on the field. Hopefully, we’ll see Corinthians back in the top flight soon after last year’s relegation to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. They’re currently first in the table.
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