Rafael Silva

Urawa Reds lifted the Asian Champions League trophy for the first time in a decade on Saturday — then breathed a sigh of relief that they had not let their fans down again. "For the past few years, the supporters have created this great atmosphere ...

Urawa Reds claimed the Asian Champions League title for the first time in a decade after Rafael Silva scored in the 88th minute to seal a 2-1 aggregate win over Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal with a 1-0 final second-leg win on Saturday. A crowd of ...

The J. League's Urawa Reds took a step toward their second Asian championship and their first in 10 years with a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the Asian Champions League final on the road against Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal on Saturday. Reds' Rafael Silva ...

Urawa Reds advanced to the final of the Asian Champions League for the first time since 2007 with a 2-1 aggregate win over China's Shanghai SIPG after winning Wednesday's semifinal second leg 1-0. Rafael Silva scored in the 11th minute to put Urawa ahead at ...

Cerezo Osaka kept a firm grip on the J. League's top spot by beating Urawa Reds 4-2 on Saturday for their fourth successive win. In the day's only J1 game, Cerezo exploded for all four of their goals in the first half at Yanmar Stadium, ...

Second-half goals from Yuki Abe and Rafael Silva eased the pressure on their manager Mihailo Petrovic as the Urawa Reds came from behind to beat bottom club Albirex Niigata 2-1 in the J. League first-division on Sunday night. Kei Koizumi gave Niigata a shock lead ...

Defending J. League champions Kashima Antlers returned to the scene of last season's title triumph to haunt Urawa Reds with a 1-0 win on Thursday. Mu Kanazaki scored in the 24th minute at Saitama Stadium to maintain Antlers' stranglehold over Urawa, having recovered from a ...

Urawa Reds ended Shanghai SIPG's perfect record in the Asian Champions League and took the Group F lead with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday after Oscar missed two penalties in the second half. Rafael Silva scored the lone goal late in the first half at ...

Urawa Reds picked up their first points of the new J. League season with a 3-1 win over Cerezo Osaka on Saturday. Reds, who finished top of the overall table last season only to lose the championship final against Kashima Antlers, began the 2017 campaign ...

Shinzo Koroki struck twice to keep leaders Urawa Reds in contention for a league and cup double after a last-gasp 2-1 win away to Albirex Niigata in the J. League first division on Saturday. Koroki opened the scoring early in the first half with a ...