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Adriano scores twice in Fla-Flu derby at Maracana

October 5, 2009
By Reuters
Brazil's Adriano struck twice as Flamengo beat Fluminense 2-0 in their Rio derby in front of a record Maracana crowd while leaders Palmeiras won 3-1 at Santos in the Brazilian championship on Sunday.

Adriano, who has revived his career at home in Brazil since leaving Inter Milan in April, took his leading scorer's tally to 15 at the Maracana, where 78,409 fans set a Brazilian championship record for the season.

"The Emperor" scored twice in 12 minutes early in the second half ...

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