2008 Sport Club do Recife season

Sport Recife
2008 season
ChairmanMilton Caldas Bivar
ManagerBrazil Nelsinho Baptista
StadiumIlha do Retiro
Série A11th
PernambucanoChampions (37th title)
Copa do BrasilChampions (1st title)
Top goalscorerLeague: Roger (11)
All: Romerito (17)
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The 2008 season was Sport Recife's 104th season in the club's history. Sport competed in the Campeonato Pernambucano, Série A and Copa do Brasil. The season was historical for Sport when the club won its first Copa do Brasil[1][2] title defeating Corinthians in the second match of the final by 2-0 (3-3 in aggregated score). Carlinhos Bala and Luciano Henrique scored the winning goals, comeback the loss in the first match by 1–3. Along the year Lions of the Island conquered the 37th title of state league Campeonato Pernambucano,[3] and reached the 11th position in the national league Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK Brazil BRA Magrão
-- GK Brazil BRA Cléber
-- GK Brazil BRA Jeferson
-- GK Brazil BRA Saulo
-- DF Brazil BRA Dutra
-- DF Brazil BRA Diogo
-- DF Brazil BRA Luisinho Netto
-- DF Brazil BRA Márcio Goiano
-- DF Brazil BRA Cássio Lopes
-- DF Brazil BRA Sidny
-- DF Brazil BRA Durval
-- DF Brazil BRA Elias
-- DF Brazil BRA Igor
-- DF Brazil BRA César Lucena
-- DF Brazil BRA Gabriel Santos
-- MF Brazil BRA Bia
-- MF Brazil BRA Éverton
-- MF Brazil BRA Fábio Gomes
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Brazil BRA Júnior Maranhão
-- MF Brazil BRA Sandro Goiano
-- MF Brazil BRA Daniel Paulista
-- DF Brazil BRA Dudé
-- DF Brazil BRA Moacir
-- MF Brazil BRA Kassio
-- MF Brazil BRA Luciano Henrique
-- MF Brazil BRA Francisco Alex
-- MF Brazil BRA Juninho
-- MF Brazil BRA Fumagalli
-- FW Brazil BRA Jadílson
-- FW Brazil BRA Carlinhos Bala
-- FW Brazil BRA Leandro Machado
-- FW Brazil BRA Enílton
-- FW Brazil BRA Roger
-- FW Brazil BRA Joélson
-- FW Brazil BRA Lúcio

Statistics

Overall

Games played 72 (22 Pernambucano, 12 Copa do Brasil, 38 Série A)
Games won 36 (15 Pernambucano, 7 Copa do Brasil, 14 Série A)
Games drawn 17 (5 Pernambucano, 2 Copa do Brasil, 10 Série A)
Games lost 19 (2 Pernambucano, 3 Copa do Brasil, 14 Série A)
Goals scored 122
Goals conceded 73
Goal difference +49
Best results (goal difference) 8–0 (H) v Serrano - Pernambucano - 2008.02.17
Worst result (goal difference) 0–4 (A) v Vasco da Gama - Série A - 2008.07.10
Top scorer Romerito (17)

Source: Sport Recife official website

Goalscorers

Place Pos. Nat. No. Name Campeonato Pernambucano Copa do Brasil Série A Total
1 MF Brazil 10 Romerito 11 6 0 17
2 DF Brazil 4 Durval 3 3 8 14
3 FW Brazil Roger 0 2 11 13
4 FW Brazil 11 Carlinhos Bala 7 3 2 12
5 FW Brazil 9 Leandro Machado 6 1 2 9
6 FW Brazil 17 Enílton 6 2 0 8
7 FW Brazil 10 Luciano Henrique 2 1 4 7
8 DF Brazil Luisinho Netto 5 1 0 6
9 MF Brazil Ciro 0 0 4 4
= FW Brazil Wilson 0 0 4 4
10 DF Brazil 6 Dutra 0 2 1 3
= DF Brazil 3 Igor 2 1 0 3
= MF Brazil Júnior Maranhão 0 0 3 3
= MF Brazil Kássio 2 0 1 3
= FW Brazil Reginaldo 2 1 0 3
11 DF Brazil 2 César 1 0 1 2
= MF Brazil 7 Fumagalli 0 0 2 2
= MF Brazil 8 Sandro Goiano 1 0 1 2
12 MF Brazil 5 Daniel Paulista 0 1 0 1
= MF Brazil Éverton 1 0 0 1
= MF Brazil Francisco Alex 0 0 1 1
= DF Brazil Márcio Goiano 0 0 1 1
Own goals 1 0 2 3
Total 50 24 48 122

Managers performance

See also: List of Sport Club do Recife managers
Name From To P W D L GF GA Avg% Ref
Brazil Nelsinho Baptista 12 January 2008 7 December 2008 72 36 17 19 122 73 58% [4]

Competitions

Campeonato Pernambucano

Main article: 2008 Campeonato Pernambucano

First stage

12 January 2008 1 Sport 4–0 Salgueiro Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) Reginaldo 11', 56'
Luisinho Netto 45'
Romerito 63' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 18,025
Referee: Ricardo Tavares
16 January 2008 2 Sete de Setembro 1–1 Sport Garanhuns
20:40 (UTC-3) Jean 72' Report Romerito 61' Stadium: Estádio Gigante do Agreste
Attendance: 4,962
Referee: Patrício Souza
20 January 2008 3 Sport 3–2 Central Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) Igor
Luisinho Netto
Romerito 90+1'		 Romerito (pen.)
Cláudio 		Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
23 January 2008 4 Central 2–3 Sport Caruaru
20:30 (UTC-3) Leonardo 38'
Fábio Silva 84'		 Report Carlinhos Bala 52', 90+2'
Romerito 55'		 Stadium: Estádio Luiz José de Lacerda (Lacerdão)
Referee: Emerson Sobral
27 January 2008 5 Salgueiro 0–0 Sport Salgueiro
15:00 (UTC-3) Report Stadium: Estádio Cornélio de Barros
Referee: Emerson Sobral
31 January 2008 6 Sport 2–0 Sete de Setembro Recife
20:30 (UTC-3) Romerito 68'
Enílton 70'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 18,702
Referee: Nielson Nogueira

Second stage

7 February 2008 1 Sport 2–1 Vera Cruz Recife
20:45 (UTC-3) Enílton 24', 50' Report Ney Paraíba 20' Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 20,097
Referee: Adriano Siebra
10 February 2008 2 Salgueiro 1–3 Sport Salgueiro
15:00 (UTC-3) Israel Carlinhos Bala
Durval
Romerito 		Stadium: Estádio Cornélio de Barros
13 February 2008 3 Serrano 1–0 Sport Serra Talhada
20:30 (UTC-3) Report Stadium: Estádio Nildo Pereira de Menezes
17 February 2008 4 Sport 8–0 Serrano Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) Luisinho Netto 6'
Leandro Machado 16', 23', 31'
Igor 35'
Kássio 62'
Edu Matos 86' (o.g.)
Enílton 89'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 13,353
Referee: Emerson Sobral
23 February 2008 5 Vera Cruz 2–4 Sport Vitória de Santo Antão
16:00 (UTC-3) Careca
Ricardo 		Kássio 10'
Leandro Machado
Luciano Henrique (pen.)
Éverton 		Stadium: Estádio Municipal Severino Cândido Carneiro
2 March 2008 6 Sport 4–1 Salgueiro Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) Romerito 15', 42'
Leandro Machado 45'
Luciano Henrique 86'		 Jaime 31' Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 25,828
Referee: Gleydson Leite

Final stage

9 March 2008 1 Sport 3–0 Salgueiro Recife
17:30 (UTC-3) Carlinhos Bala ,
Romerito 		Report Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
12 March 2008 2 Central 0–2 Sport Caruaru
20:30 (UTC-3) Report Durval
Carlinhos Bala 		Stadium: Estádio Luiz José de Lacerda (Lacerdão)
16 March 2008 3 Náutico 0–1 Sport Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) Report Durval 11' Stadium: Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho (Aflitos)
Attendance: 19,897
Referee: Wilson Souza de Mendonça
23 March 2008 4 Sport 2–1 Ypiranga Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) Romerito 56'
Carlinhos Bala 63'		 Report Juninho 46' Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Referee: Carlos Costa
26 March 2008 5 Serrano 1–0 Sport Serra Talhada
20:30 (UTC-3) Ivson 81' Report Stadium: Estádio Nildo Pereira de Menezes
30 March 2008 6 Ypiranga 1–1 Sport Santa Cruz do Capibaribe
16:00 (UTC-3) Edmundo Report Luisinho Netto Stadium: Estádio Otávio Limeira Alves
Attendance: 3,957
Referee: Wílson Souza
6 April 2008 7 Sport 3–0 Serrano Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) César 20'
Enílton 62', 83'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
13 April 2008 8 Salgueiro 0–3 Sport Caruaru
16:00 (UTC-3) Report Romerito
Luisinho Netto
Sandro Goiano 		Stadium: Estádio Antônio Inácio
16 April 2008 9 Sport 1–1 Central Recife
21:45 (UTC-3) Leandro Machado 13' Report Bebeto 32' Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 24,812
Referee: Gleydson Leite
20 April 2008 10 Sport 0–0 Náutico Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) Report Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)

Record

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Win%
1st 50 22 15 5 2 50 15 75%

Copa do Brasil

Main article: 2008 Copa do Brasil

First round

27 February 2008 Imperatriz 2–2 Sport Imperatriz
21:45 (UTC-3) Fabinho Paulinho 17'
Valdenes 87'		 Report Durval 16'
Carlinhos Bala 77' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estádio Frei Epifânio D'Abadia
Attendance: 3,746
Referee: Antonio Santos Nunes
5 March 2008 Sport 4–1 Imperatriz Recife
20:30 (UTC-3) Luisinho Netto 13'
Romerito 15'
Igor 16'
Reginaldo 70'		 Report Fabinho Paulista 56' Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 12,121
Referee: Suélson de França Medeiros

Second round

2 April 2008 Brasiliense 1–2 Sport Taguatinga
21:50 (UTC-3) Patrick 1' Report Dutra 33'
Romerito 77'		 Stadium: Estádio Elmo Serejo Farias (Boca do Jacaré)
Attendance: 4,282
Referee: Milton Albuquerque Silva
9 April 2008 Sport 4–1 Brasiliense Recife
20:30 (UTC-3) Carlinhos Bala 23'
Enílton 29'
Roger 40'
Romerito 56'		 Report Iranildo 81' Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 14,479
Referee: Domingos Viana Filho

Round of 16

24 April 2008 Palmeiras 0–0 Sport São Paulo
21:30 (UTC-3) Report Stadium: Estádio Palestra Itália (Parque Antártica)
Attendance: 16,038
Referee: Djalma Jose Beltrami Teixeira
30 April 2008 Sport 4–1 Palmeiras Recife
21:50 (UTC-3) Romerito 7', 31', 42'
Dutra 65'		 Report Alex Mineiro 15' Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 34,009
Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes

Quarter-finals

7 May 2008 Internacional 1–0 Sport Porto Alegre
21:45 (UTC-3) Alex 53' Report Stadium: Estádio José Pinheiro Borda (Beira-Rio)
Attendance: 41,766
Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira
14 May 2008 Sport 3–1 Internacional Recife
21:45 (UTC-3) Leandro Machado 29'
Roger 61'
Durval 78'		 Report Sidnei 29' Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 31,555
Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes

Semi-finals

21 May 2008 Sport 2–0 Vasco da Gama Recife
21:50 (UTC-3) Durval 15'
Daniel Paulista 18'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 34,201
Referee: Evandro Rogério Roman
28 May 2008 Vasco da Gama 2–0
(4–5 p)		 Sport Rio de Janeiro
21:50 (UTC-3) Leandro Amaral 64'
Edmundo 90'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Vasco da Gama (São Januário)
Attendance: 24,033
Referee: Alício Pena Júnior
Penalties
Edmundo soccer ball with red X
Leandro Amaral soccer ball with check mark
Tiago soccer ball with check mark
Leandro Bonfim soccer ball with check mark
Wagner Diniz soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Luisinho Netto
soccer ball with check mark Fábio Gomes
soccer ball with check mark Magrão
soccer ball with check mark Dutra
soccer ball with check mark Carlinhos Bala

Finals

4 June 2008 Corinthians 3–1 Sport São Paulo
21:50 (UTC-3) Dentinho 18'
Herrera 23'
Acosta 76'		 Report Enílton 90+1' Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 63,871
Referee: Héber Roberto Lopes
11 June 2008 Sport 2–0 Corinthians Recife
21:50 (UTC-3) Carlinhos Bala 34'
Luciano Henrique 37'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 33,921
Referee: AlÍcio Pena Júnior

Record

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Win%
1st 23 12 7 2 3 24 13 64%

Série A

Main article: 2008 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
11 May 2008 1 Botafogo 2–0 Sport Rio de Janeiro
16:00 (UTC-3) Jorge Henrique 34'
Diguinho 90+19'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (Engenhão)
Attendance: 2,652
Referee: Cléber Wellington Abade
17 May 2008 2 Sport 0–0 Vitória Recife
18:10 (UTC-3) Report Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 21,819
Referee: Leonardo Gaciba
25 May 2008 3 Sport 2–1 Fluminense Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) Júnior Maranhão 23'
Leandro Machado 81'		 Report Dodô 88' Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 16,953
Referee: Leandro Vuaden
31 May 2008 4 Internacional 1–1 Sport Porto Alegre
18:10 (UTC-3) Alex 5' Report Leandro Machado 13' Stadium: Estádio José Pinheiro Borda (Beira-Rio)
Attendance: 16,677
Referee: Jailson Macedo Freitas
8 June 2008 5 Sport 2–0 Palmeiras Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) Luciano Henrique 59'
Roger 87'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 17,899
Referee: Jailson Macedo Matias
14 June 2008 6 Figueirense 3–1 Sport Florianópolis
16:10 (UTC-3) Tadeu 42'
Ramón 54'
Cleiton Xavier 87'		 Report Luciano Henrique 58' Stadium: Estádio Orlando Scarpelli
Attendance: 4,791
Referee: Paulo César Oliveira
21 June 2008 7 São Paulo 1–0 Sport São Paulo
18:20 (UTC-3) Hugo 90' Report Stadium: Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi)
Attendance: 11,560
Referee: Gutemberg de Paula Fonseca
29 June 2008 8 Sport 1–2 Flamengo Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) Francisco Alex 75' Report Obina 54', 90+2' Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 27,600
Referee: Sálvio Spínola
5 July 2008 9 Sport 1–0 Cruzeiro Recife
18:10 (UTC-3) Marquinhos Paraná 72' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Referee: Giulliano Bozzano
10 July 2008 10 Vasco da Gama 4–0 Sport Rio de Janeiro
20:30 (UTC-3) Morais 35'
Pablo 54'
Jean 67'
Edmundo 70'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Vasco da Gama (São Januário)
Referee: Antonio Hora Filho
13 July 2008 11 Náutico 0–2 Sport Recife
18:10 (UTC-3) Report Carlinhos Bala 10'
Durval 48'		 Stadium: Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho (Aflitos)
Attendance: 19,141
Referee: Wilson Souza de Mendonça
16 July 2008 12 Sport 2–2 Grêmio Recife
19:30 (UTC-3) Durval 60', 82' Report William Magrão 52'
Rodrigo Mendes 63'		 Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Referee: Paulo César Oliveira
20 July 2008 13 Santos 1–0 Sport Santos
16:00 (UTC-3) Kléber Pereira 44' Report Stadium: Estádio Urbano Caldeira (Vila Belmiro)
Attendance: 13,970
Referee: Luiz Alberto Sardinha
24 July 2008 14 Sport 1–0 Atlético Paranaense Recife
20:30 (UTC-3) Luciano Henrique 52' Report Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 21.762
Referee: Djalma José Beltrami Teixeira
27 July 2008 15 Goiás 1–2 Sport Goiânia
16:00 (UTC-3) Vítor 36' Report Júnior Maranhão 33'
Durval 74'		 Stadium: Estádio do Governo do Estado de Goiás (Serra Dourada)
Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves
31 July 2008 16 Sport 3–1 Ipatinga Recife
20:30 (UTC-3) Carlinhos Bala 61'
Luciano Henrique 73' (o.g.)
Ciro 88'		 Report Beto 81' Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci
3 August 2008 17 Atlético Mineiro 2–1 Sport Belo Horizonte
18:10 (UTC-3) Marques 15'
Gedeon 77'		 Report Roger 14' Stadium: Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão)
Attendance: 639
Referee: Djalma José Beltrami
6 August 2008 18 Sport 2–0 Portuguesa Recife
20:30 (UTC-3) Roger 45'
Bruno Rodrigo 57' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Referee: Antonio Hora Filho
10 August 2008 19 Coritiba 3–0 Sport Curitiba
16:00 (UTC-3) Marlos 16'
Keirrison 28', 55'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Major Antônio (Couto Pereira)
Attendance: 20,077
Referee: Willian Souza Nery
17 August 2008 20 Sport 0–1 Botafogo Recife
18:10 (UTC-3) Report Jorge Henrique 55' Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 20,412
Referee: Wallace Valente
20 August 2008 21 Vitória 0–0 Sport Salvador
19:30 (UTC-3) Report Stadium: Estádio Manoel Barradas (Barradão)
Attendance: 7,618
Referee: Pablo dos Santos Alves
23 August 2008 22 Fluminense 1–1 Sport Rio de Janeiro
18:20 (UTC-3) Washington 84' (pen.) Report Roger 14' Stadium: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Referee: Elmo Resende Cunha
31 August 2008 23 Sport 1–0 Internacional Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) Dutra 57' Report Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 21,030
Referee: Wagner Tardelli
4 September 2008 24 Palmeiras 0–3 Sport São Paulo
20:30 (UTC-3) Report Roger 26', 67'
Durval 78'		 Stadium: Estádio Palestra Itália (Parque Antártica)
Attendance: 15,992
Referee: Francisco Assis Filho
14 September 2008 25 Sport 5–0 Figueirense Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) Roger 5', 52'
Júnior Maranhão 29'
Wilson 60'
Sandro Goiano 76'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Referee: Wilson Luiz Seneme
21 September 2008 26 Sport 0–0 São Paulo Recife
16:00 (UTC-3) Report Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Referee: Djalma José Beltrami
27 September 2008 27 Flamengo 2–1 Sport Rio de Janeiro
18:20 (UTC-3) Juan 81'
Vandinho 89'		 Report Roger 54' Stadium: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Attendance: 43,796
Referee: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro
2 October 2008 28 Cruzeiro 1–0 Sport Belo Horizonte
20:30 (UTC-3) Gérson Magrão 68' Report Stadium: Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Mineirão)
Attendance: 8,931
Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon
2 October 2008 29 Sport 2–2 Vasco da Gama Recife
22:00 (UTC-3) Kássio 37'
Ciro 90+1'		 Report Leandro Amaral 40', 45' Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Referee: Wilson Luiz Seneme
19 October 2008 30 Sport 2–2 Náutico Recife
18:10 (UTC-3) Durval 45+2'
Roger 47'		 Report Gilmar 18'
Felipe 59'		 Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 28,512
Referee: Alicio Pena Júnior
23 October 2008 31 Grêmio 1–0 Sport Porto Alegre
20:30 (UTC-3) Reinaldo 1' Report Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Monumental
Referee: Wagner Tardelli
30 October 2008 32 Sport 1–1 Santos Recife
20:30 (UTC-3) Fumagalli 30' (pen.) Report Kléber Pereira 45' Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Leonardo Gaciba
2 November 2008 33 Atlético Paranaense 1–0 Sport Curitiba
17:00 (UTC-3) Rafael Moura 90' Report Stadium: Kyocera Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Referee: Sálvio Spínola
9 November 2008 34 Sport 2–1 Goiás Recife
17:00 (UTC-3) César 21'
Roger 24'		 Report Fahel 34' Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Referee: Luís Antonio Silva Santos
15 November 2008 35 Ipatinga 3–0 Sport Ipatinga
18:30 (UTC-3) Ferreira 12', 90+4' (pen.)
Gian 84'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal João Lamego Netto (Ipatingão)
Attendance: 530
Referee: Sandro Meira Ricci
23 November 2008 36 Sport 3–0 Atlético Mineiro Recife
19:10 (UTC-3) Durval 82'
Ciro 84', 88'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 13,871
Referee: Arnoldo Vasconcelos Figarela
30 November 2008 37 Portuguesa 2–2 Sport São Paulo
17:00 (UTC-3) Edno 17'
Jonas 32'		 Report Márcio Goiano 12'
Fumagalli 73'		 Stadium: Estádio Oswaldo Teixeira Duarte (Canindé)
Attendance: 3,565
Referee: Elmo Resende Cunha
7 December 2008 38 Sport 4–3 Coritiba Recife
17:00 (UTC-3) Wilson 7', 14', 45+2'
Durval 89'		 Report Marlos 16'
Keirrison 31'
Rodrigo Mancha 78'		 Stadium: Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (Ilha do Retiro)
Attendance: 12,978
Referee: Maurício Aparecido Siqueira

Record

Final Position Points Matches Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Away Win%
11th 52 38 14 10 14 48 45 45%

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