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    Protesting Vasco still manage Fluminense draw

    By Brian Homewood

    Monday, May 1, 2006

    RIO DE JANEIRO, May 1 (Reuters) - Vasco da Gama wore black armbands and fielded seven reserves against local rivals Fluminense on Sunday after being banned from using their own stadium for the game. Vasco were furious when the venue was moved by a court decision made late on Friday, less than 48 hours before the kick-off for the Brazilian championship match. The court accepted the arguments of the public attorney's office who claimed that Vasco's own Sao Januario stadium was not suitable for ...

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