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Botafogo 2-2 Flamengo in Taça Rio

By Jayme Monsanto, Senior Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO - After another week in the headlines for the wrong reasons Adriano put in a great performance against Botafogo in the Taça Rio, scoring twice in the 2-2 tie to remind the Flamengo fans and the media exactly why he is known as O Imperador (The Emperor).

For the Flamengo fans the match, at Botafogo's Engenhão Stadium on Sunday night, was saved by Adriano's second goal in the last minute of injury time, sending the home fans away in agony.

Botafogo's first goal came . . .

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