Shades of 1950 as Santana's farewell turns sour (Reuters)
Published 5/8/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Joel Santana's final game
with Flamengo before his move to South Africa started as a party
and finished as one of the biggest upsets at the Maracana since
the final game of the 1950 World Cup.
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