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| Sure, we all sit around and play manager from our comfy chairs. From that safe spot, it's easy to know which players are ripe for deployment, which tactics are sure to flummox the hapless foe, what words will inspire the side to perform at peak efficiency. It's all as easy as making toast, right? |
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| A second-minute strike
from central defender Roger gave Fluminense their first Copa
Brasil title on Wednesday with a 1-0 win over Figueirense.
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| Fluminense salvage draw in Brasil final |
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| Fluminense striker
Adriano Magrao scored a late equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw
against Figueirense in the first leg of the Copa Brasil final
on Wednesday.
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| Fluminense, already on to
their third coach of the year, beat Atletico Paranaense 1-0
away on Wednesday to reach the Copa Brasil semi-finals.
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| Cruzeiro's hopes of a
record fifth Copa Brasil title were dashed on Wednesday when
they were eliminated by second division Brasiliense, but
Fluminense scraped through against third division Bahia on away
goals.
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| Struggling Fluminense
fired their second coach this year and their seventh since the
start of last year when they dismissed Joel Santana on Saturday.
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| Fluminense fans vented
their frustration at coach Joel Santana after his side were
held 1-1 at home by third division Bahia in a Copa Brasil tie
on Thursday.
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| Big-spending Fluminense
suffered an early exit from the Carioca championship despite
beating Boavista 4-3 on Sunday.
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Brazilian striker Ronaldo said on Tuesday that he was eight kilos overweight but hoped to shed most of the excess within a month. |
