O São Paulo negocia a renovação de contrato do garoto Éder Militão, de apenas 20 anos. Titular absoluto do time formado pelo técnico Dorival Júnior, o volante improvisado como lateral-direito desde o segundo semestre do ano passado, é uma das prioridades da diretoria neste momento e, inclusive, já fez uma proposta para o atleta.
Depois de terminar a última temporada em alta com a torcida, Militão foi sondado por clubes europeus, mas nenhuma proposta oficial chegou ao clube do Morumbi. Apesar de ter vínculo com o garoto até janeiro do ano que vem, a diretoria tricolor sabe que se o garoto mantiver a regularidade, o interesse estrangeiro aumentará proporcionalmente.
Diante deste panorama, os são-paulinos conversam com os representantes do defensor para chegarem a um acordo. Os valores e condições da proposta feita pelo São Paulo ao atleta não foram divulgados, mas a expectativa interna no clube é de que Militão aceite e renove seu vínculo contratual.
A pressa do São Paulo não é à toa. Jogador das divisões inferiores da seleção brasileira enquanto estava na categoria de base, Militão chegou com personalidade ao time de cima. Depois de jogar como zagueiro e volante com Rogério Ceni, o técnico Dorival Júnior o escalou como lateral-direito e, desde então, não deixou a equipe titular.
Atualmente, Militão é o jogador do elenco que mais desarma os jogadores rivais. Ao todo, nos seis jogos que disputou na temporada fez 13 desarmes. Média de mais de dois por partida. O lateral também é, ao lado do garoto Brenner, o atleta que mais recebe faltas: 8 ao total.
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Leeds producer Conor McGilligan has relayed news involving star man Raphinha ahead of the trip to Liverpool on Wednesday evening.
The Lowdown: Chelsea leading the race…
According to Football Transfers, Chelsea are leading Barcelona in the race to sign the Brazilian this summer.
Talks have already been held between those at Stamford Bridge and the representatives of Raphinha, who is thought to be open to a move to London.
The 25-year-old has a €75m (£62.4m) release clause in his Elland Road contract, however, should the Whites suffer relegation, that will drop to €25m (£20.8m).
The Latest: McGilligan’s post
McGilligan, who works for LeedsLive and runs One Leeds Fan Channel on YouTube, took to Twitter to react to Football Transfers’ update on Raphinha.
He spotted within the story that the winger doesn’t plan to pen new terms in Yorkshire as of now, relaying the news to his followers.
“No plans to sign a new deal, allegedly.”
The Verdict: Worrying few months
Raphinha has been Leeds’ best performer in the Premier League by some distance, as per WhoScored. He is joint-fourth in the Premier League’s top scorer’s charts, netting nine times with his latest strike coming on Sunday against Manchester United.
Hopefully, Raphinha will help steer Leeds clear of relegation over the coming months and pen a new deal at Elland Road in the summer.
However, should the worst happen in Yorkshire and Leeds go down, the club will more than likely end up losing their star man for £16m less than his current Transfermarkt valuation.
In other news, a former player has bemoaned an injury update regarding one Leeds player. Read more here.
Jonathan Foo, the 19 year-old lower-order discovery of Chinese descent exploded in sensational fashion as wickets clattered at the other end to steal a one-wicket victory for Guyana in the Caribbean T20 final
The Bulletin by Nitin Sundar01-Aug-2010 ScorecardJonathan Foo crashed Barbados’ party with a blitzy 42 off 17 balls•Anthony Harris/West Indies Cricket Board
It was a finish befitting a big final on a night when both teams displayed nerves befitting a big final. In the end, it came down to one man who held his nerve under pressure. Jonathan Foo, the 19-year-old Guyanese discovery of Chinese descent, exploded sensationally as wickets clattered at the other end to steal victory, and a berth in the Champions League, from Barbados’ grasp.Foo arrived with his side’s hopes all but dashed. The Bajan spinners, led by Ashley Nurse, had choked Guyana’s batting. Their last four batsmen needed 59 off the last five overs but Lennox Cush and Esuan Crandon fell in quick succession. Barbados were already celebrating when Foo marked his guard for one final onslaught: Nurse was lofted over long-off but the smiles were still on the Bajan faces. Dwayne Smith was worked for fours to third man and square leg in the 18th over, but surely Guyana could not pull this off from here? Not after they lost their ninth wicket, Nurse’s fifth, with 26 required off 11.Foo responded by launching Nurse for another huge six over long-off. Barbados’ smiles were replaced by frowns now. Then came the defining moment: Nurse delivered a low full toss on leg stump, Foo smashed it high in the direction of deep midwicket where Larry Babb readied himself to take the catch that would have given Barbados the title. It was not to be – he palmed it over the ropes. The force was with Foo and Barbados had just dropped the Caribbean T20.With 11 to get off the last over, Foo smashed Javon Searles through point for two fours, reminiscent of Lance Klusener’s boundaries in World Cup semi-final. Unlike at Edgbaston, though, Foo had not come this far to return disappointed. More importantly, he had for company a calm No 11. Foo tapped a single to mid-on, giving Devendra Bishoo strike with two required off two. Searles aimed a yorker at off stump and did not miss by much, Bishoo squeezed it out to cover for one, but Sulieman Benn fumbled a regulation stop to allow a second. Foo charged back to the non-striker’s end and threw his arms aloft. The Guyanese supporters invaded the field and surrounded their hero, while Ryan Hinds, the Barbados captain, was down on the ground holding his head in despair.The dramatic denouement to the chase of 135 was preceded by a sluggish and nervy start. Guyana’s approach was confusing. They did away with the experimental line-up, which worked wonders in the semi-final, and nearly paid the price for being too conservative. Travis Dowlin, who had batted with freedom in that game, played well within himself tonight against bowling that was at best steady. Searles sprayed wides down leg side and over the batsmen’s heads, but Benn was at the batsmen from the start. He trapped Dowlin in the fourth over with an arm ball for 8 off 17 balls. Sewnarine Chattergoon did not fare any better, pottering to 9 off 15 balls before falling in Hinds’ first over. Suddenly Guyana were staring at a required-rate in excess of eight in their last 12 overs – no cause for alarm by Twenty20 standards, but not in these conditions against a determined attack.Runs came in singles until the 12th over when Ramnaresh Sarwan and Narsingh Deonarine swung Hinds for a four and a six each. Things went awry in the next over though, as Nurse got Sarwan and Christopher Barnwell to hole out. When Hinds took out Deonarine in the 14th over, Guyana had lost half their side with less than half the target achieved. Hurricane Foo, though, was about to ravage Barbados.Both teams had disregarded the conditions at the start of the game: despite the possibility of showers Barbados chose to bat, and despite the bounce and movement on offer, Guyana used offspinner Cush with the new ball. Initially Cush’s lengths were poor and Dale Richards capitalised to kick-start Barbados’ innings. Esuan got sharp movement but repeatedly bowled inswingers down the leg side.In the third over, Cush got Richards to top-edge a full toss to short third man. That brought Jonathan Carter to the crease and just like that Esuan transformed from inconsistent to unplayable. Carter rarely got bat on ball and his early troubles against Esuan set the tone for his entire innings, though, to his credit he did not throw it away. Barnwell struck after the Powerplay with a smart change of pace, foxing Kirk Edwards into an early waft.Carter played and missed often and was guilty of not rotating the strike enough. His momentum was subdued further by a short ball from Barnwell that thudded into his box and had him in strife. Alcindo Holder tried to inject urgency by coming down the track. He picked a couple of boundaries but the ploy did not work against Bishoo, and Holder holed out to deep midwicket in the 15th over. Dwayne Smith also failed under pressure, slogging Bishoo straight to Foo at long on.Barbados desperately needed to finish on a high and they succeeded by stealing 33 runs off the last three overs. Three sixes were struck in that passage of play, including a monster blow from Carlo Morris that nearly landed in the commentary box and a last-ball six over midwicket by Carter. That was after Carter had reached 50 off 60 balls, getting a couple after heaving to cow corner where Foo put him down. Unfortunately for Barbados, it was to be Foo’s only error on the night.
Tottenham Hotspur are lining up a move for Mario Hermoso this summer, according to reports…
What’s the word?
The Daily Mail claim that the north London outfit are tracking the Atletico Madrid centre-back ahead of the transfer window reopening at the end of the season, with RB Leipzig’s Josko Gvardiol and Antonio Conte’s former Inter Milan star Alessandro Bastoni also being monitored.
Spurs are on the lookout, specifically, for a left-sided central defender and the five-time Spain international is amongst the targets.
Having joined in a £25m deal from Espanyol in July 2019, Hermoso now finds himself down the pecking order under Diego Simeone at the Wanda Metropolitano.
Back three complete?
Signing Hermoso could hand Conte a frightening backline heading into next season as the 26-year-old colossus could sit perfectly alongside Eric Dier and Cristian Romero.
Regarded as an impressive ball-playing defender, Hermoso has averaged a passing accuracy of at least 84% across the last two LaLiga seasons, as well as at least three long balls per outing too.
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He also ranks in the top 1% of his positional peers for passing into the penalty box (0.68 per 90) and top 14% for progressive passes (3.89 per 90), meaning the Atletico star likes to play forward, rather than sideways or backwards, as per FBRef.
The 6-foot centre-back is also adept in terms of defensive output, having averaged 3.5 clearances, 1.7 headers won, 1.2 tackles and 1.1 interceptions per game, via WhoScored.
Now valued at €40m (£33m) by CIES Football Observatory, the centre-back wouldn’t come cheap but his passing capabilities on the left foot clearly make him an appealing candidate to fill that final spot in Conte’s current defence.
Conte is currently depending on full-back Ben Davies to partner both Dier and Romero in his back three, so Hermoso – once dubbed an “absolute beast” at Espanyol by LRT journalist Aivaras Katutis – would be a very welcome addition indeed.
Just imagine the three thwarting many a Premier League attack next term.
AND in other news, Lost the ball every 2.6 touches: “Quiet” Spurs passenger let Conte down vs Brighton…
كشف الدولي البلجيكي إيدين هازارد، عن المعاناة التي يتعرض لها في ريال مدريد، قبل الانضمام للشياطين الحمر استعدادًا لبطولة كأس العالم التي ستنطلق اليوم.
بلجيكا تتواجد في المجموعة السادسة مع كرواتيا والمغرب وكندا، وتبدأ أولى مبارياتها مع المنتخب المغربي يوم 27 نوفمبر الجاري.
وقال هازارد في تصريحات لصحيفة “ليكيب” الفرنسية: “لقد عشت سنوات فاشلة مع ريال مدريد، لم يكن من الطبيعي أن أتعرض لكثير من الإصابات ولم أتمكن أبدًا من إظهار ما يمكنني فعله”.
طالع أيضًا.. هازارد عن إصاباته المتكررة: شيء لا أستطيع شرحه.. لعبت 500 مباراة مع تشيلسي بدون مشاكل
وأضاف: “بالنسبة لي أنا لم أفز حقًا بـ دوري أبطال أوروبا، لقد لعبت بعض الدقائق، كما حدث في الدوري، لم يكن لدي أي تأثير، وكنت جيدًا قبل أن يرحل زيدان، لقد كان حزينًا بالنسبة لي رحيله، لأنني كنت أحبه كثيرًا”.
وعن علاقته بـ كارلو أنشيلوتي: “لم أتحدث كثيرًا مع أنشيلوتي، ربما مرة واحدة فقط، 5 دقائق في بداية الموسم، لكنني لست من اولئك الذين يذهبون للتحدث مع المدربين دائمًا لمعرفة ما يجب أن يحدث، هو مدرب ويرى كيف أتدرب وأريد المشاركة، لا يحتاج لتوجيه”.
وأردف: “لأكون صريحًا لم يعد لدي هذا المستوى الذي كنت عليه في مونديال 2018، ولا أخجل من قول ذلك، ربما كنت من بين العشرة الأفضل في العالم، ولكن الآن جسدي لم يسمح لي، ومع ذلك، لا يزال لدي القدرة”.
اختتم: “نحن أقل قوة كمنتخب من مونديال روسيا، ولكن لدينا شباب أقوى من جيل 2018 يمكن أن يصنعوا الفارق في المباريات الكبيرة، دائمًا ما تريد أن تظهر أفضل ما لديك، لدينا دي بروين وكورتوا ولوكاكو، وعدد كبير من أصحاب الخبرة”.
Escalado como volante na partida contra o Democrata, Mancuello mostrou habilidade com a bola ao realizar boas jogadas pelo lado esquerdo. Inclusive, marcou seu primeiro gol com a camisa celeste e contribuiu para que o Cruzeiro vencesse a partida por 2 a 0. Neste sábado, contra o Vila Nova, o argentino terá uma nova função. Assim como no treino da última quinta-feira, Mano Menezes voltou a escalar o jogador no meio-campo.
Durante entrevista coletiva antes da atividade desta sexta, o técnico explicou que a mudança foi realizada porque apesar de o jogador ter ido bem na distribuição de bola, vacilou na marcação, o que facilitou para o adversário criar chances de gol. Este fato também fez com que o goleiro Fábio se tornasse o principal atleta do jogo, realizando cinco defesas dificeis.
– Estamos vendo isso. Na primeira amostragem, (Mancuello) fez bem a função. Mas aconteceu uma coisa no jogo que não me agrada muito. O Fábio foi o melhor do jogo. Então essas coisas têm relação e eu tenho ver o quanto têm de relação. Foi em função das minhas escolhas, que serão analisadas para tomar as decisões mais à frente. Depende da forma que você vai jogar, contra quem vai jogar, se são jogos grandes, se são confrontos difíceis na casa do adversário por uma Copa Libertadores, enfim. Vamos avaliar tudo isso em relação à escalação do jogador (adiantado ou recuado) – disse Mano.
Desta forma, a escalação do Cruzeiro para enfrentar o Vila Nova às 16h30 deste sábado conta com Fábio; Edílson, Murilo, Manoel, Egídio; Henrique, Ariel Cabral e Mancuello; Rafinha, Arrascaeta e Fred. O meia Thiago Neves, que volta a estar disponível após realizar trabalho de reforço muscular na perna esquerda, participou da atividade com bola ao lado dos reservas, mas segue fora do jogo contra o Vila.
– Nesse jogo não. Talvez no jogo diante do Boa, na outra semana (dia 24, às 16h30, no Mineirão). Aí estaremos antevéspera da estreia na Libertadores. O planejamento que fizemos é para ele voltar na próxima semana – explicou Mano Menezes sobre a situação do atleta.
Por outro lado, o zagueiro Dedé, que ficou quase nove meses fora de campo por conta de um edema ósseo no joelho esquerdo, aparece entre os relacionados e o comandante celeste está otimista com o retorno do camisa 26.
– Vamos relacionar Dedé depois de bastante tempo. A gente fica contente. Tomamos muito cuidado para que a volta fosse sem contratempos. A recompensa está vindo para todos nós – finalizou.
Líder invicto do Campeonato Mineiro, com 16 pontos, o Cruzeiro aparece com vantagem em relação ao adversário, que ocupa a terceira colocação na tabela, com nove pontos.
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Warwickshire stayed on top of their Clydesdale Bank 40 group after trumping an 82-ball century by Scotland’s overseas player, George Bailey, at Edgbaston
30-Aug-2010 ScorecardWarwickshire stayed on top of their Clydesdale Bank 40 group after trumping an 82-ball century by Scotland’s overseas player, George Bailey, at Edgbaston. Bailey and Richie Berrington shared in a record-breaking partnership as the Scots made 267 for 4 but an explosive 81 from 69 balls by Neil Carter put the Bears on the way to a four-wicket win with three overs to spare.The county side had to overcome a teasing spell of three for 39 by left-arm spinner Ross Lyons before setting up a winner-takes-all clash with Nottinghamshire for a semi-final place on Saturday. Lyons broke a stand of 101 by Carter and Keith Barker (40), but despite slipping back to 156 for five, Warwickshire still had the resources to avoid an upset.Darren Maddy (74) and Rikki Clarke (49 not out) – both England players in the past – imposed their strength and experience by putting on 111 in 13 overs. Maddy was just annoyed with himself at getting out after bringing the scores level with his ninth boundary.It was tough on Scotland to be in the losing corner. Bailey and Berrington, already the only batsmen in this team to have made fifties in this season’s competition, passed numerous milestones in hammering 109 runs from the last eight overs.Their partnership of 198 in 25.2 overs is Scotland’s highest in competitive meetings with English counties, surpassing 167 by Rahul Dravid and the South African, Jon Kent, against Sussex at Hove in 2003.Making the most of a run-out chance on 73, Barker cracked nine fours and five sixes as he put the seal on a hectic year by making 123 from 90 balls, a new career-best score in List A cricket.The Tasmania captain flew home in the middle of the season to score a century when leading Australia A in a mini-series against Sri Lanka. For Berrington this has been a breakthrough season. The 23-year-old Greenock batsman has attracted interest from a number of counties since starting the with successive half-centuries against Leicestershire, Kent and Nottinghamshire.In the middle of the summer he reached his first international hundred against India A in Glasgow and now he has made his highest score against a county side. When he was out for 82, hoisting the last ball of the innings to Clarke at long-off, he had hit seven fours and two sixes from 72 deliveries.The wicket was scant consolation for Warwickshire as a team, but for Barker, the bowler, it was a personal landmark as he finished with four for 33, his best figures in List A competitions.In his first spell, the left-arm seamer ended a promising start by Fraser Watts (26) and Ollie Hairs, a 19-year-old left hander who confidently made 24 in his first CB 40 appearance.
Tottenham Hotspur are indeed “keeping tabs” on former midfielder Christian Eriksen ahead of a potential return to the club this summer…
What’s the word?
That’s according to journalist Pete O’Rourke, who delivered a recent – and exciting – claim to GIVEMESPORT about Spurs’ interest in their ex-playmaker with less than a few months until his six-month contract expires at Brentford.
The north Londoners have recently been linked with a move for the Denmark international, who has proven his fitness and quality back in the English top-flight following a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 last summer.
And now, the reliable O’Rourke has provided some encouragement over a possible reunion at Hotspur Way. Eriksen left Spurs in January 2020 to join Antonio Conte’s Inter Milan outfit.
“They are keeping tabs on him,” he said.
“His return to the Premier League has been a real fairytale. It’s been a real brilliant story; it looks like he’s never been away after that horrific cardiac arrest he suffered in the Euros.
“He’s found his top form and has proven what a class player he is, and I’m sure if he’s unable to agree [to] a new deal at Brentford, there will be a lot of clubs in for him, not just Tottenham.”
Exciting news!
Eriksen has quickly emerged as a standout star for the Bees in the Premier League this season, earning the team’s highest average WhoScored rating at 7.41, which is clear of leading goalscorer Ivan Toney (7.29).
From only six appearances, in which five have been starts, the Danish maestro has delivered three direct goal contributions and also leads the way for chances created, averaging 1.7 key passes per game – a feat that would see him rank joint-second behind Heung-min Son in the current Spurs side.
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Now valued at £13.5m by Transfermarkt, Eriksen could plug a crucial gap for the Italian head coach after he hinted of his intentions to find a new no.10 to help support Harry Kane and co up top.
Over a six-and-a-half-season career in N17, the former Ajax gem delivered a whopping 69 goals and 90 assists from 305 appearances, averaging a direct contribution once every 152 minutes.
With the 30-year-old delivering a similar output in the same divison two years later, managing a goal or assist every 162 minutes for Brentford, it’s evident that he has not lost his creative spark whatsoever, even despite the devastating circumstances that he has been dealt with in the past year.
As such, a move for him on a free transfer this off-season could not only be really beneficial to Conte and the Spurs squad, but it would surely delight much of the Lilywhites’ faithful, many of whom were gutted to see him leave in the first place.
AND in other news, Spurs handed big boost over “perfect” £58m target who “Paratici loves”, he’s Conte’s dream…
England’s batting coach, Graham Gooch, believes that the leadership partnership of Andrew Strauss and Andy Flower has instilled in the squad a competitive edge that has been lacking on previous tours of Australia
Andrew Miller12-Oct-2010
Graham Gooch and Kevin Pietersen have worked together closely during the 2010 season•Getty Images
England’s batting coach, Graham Gooch, believes that the leadership partnership of Andrew Strauss and Andy Flower has instilled in the squad a competitive edge that has been lacking on previous tours of Australia, but says that their hopes of mounting a successful defence of the Ashes for the first time in 24 years will hinge on the intensity of their preparation in the three warm-up games leading into the first Test at Brisbane on November 25.”The experience of taking on Australia is always fantastic feeling for an England player,” he told ESPNcricinfo’s Switch Hit podcast. “They have been the No. 1 side for most of the past decade, and they have a competitive spirit that some would say is unmatched by many other sides, although I do believe that England at the moment are approaching that sort of standard. The way they have been playing of late, they go with a lot of confidence, knowing the challenge ahead but relishing at the same time.”Gooch, 57, is embarking on his sixth tour of Australia, four of which came as a player between 1978-79 and 1994-95, and one as manager in 1998-99. In 1990-91, he led from the front as captain with 426 runs in four Tests including a century at Adelaide, but found that, despite forging a close bond with the coach of the time, Micky Stewart, he was unable to transfer his own formidable work ethic to the squad at large.Twenty years on from that trip, however, Gooch is confident that every man in the current England squad understands the levels of professionalism expected of them on such an arduous tour, and credits Strauss and Flower for cultivating the necessary attitude. “The two individuals have very astute cricket brains,” he said. “They are disciples of the game, they both love the game, and they are both well respected, and that’s a vital starting point for any relationship and any leadership scenario.”Both men are very fair with the players, very balanced, and they can both communicate with the players,” he added. “They know how to get the best out of each individual, and Flower in particular is very meticulous, and doesn’t leave anything to chance. Everyone in that team knows that England are only going to Australia for one reason. They are not going for the weather, they are not going for the hospitality, they are going to win the Ashes, and that will be the focus.”After an arduous season that was made all the more mentally draining by the match-fixing allegations that overshadowed the ODI series against Pakistan, the majority of England’s cricketers are currently enjoying a well-deserved break. However, with the squad set to depart for Perth on October 29, the down-time is fast coming to an end.”The players are in as good condition as they can be,” said Gooch. “The guys who play all forms only finished on September 22, so they need a few weeks off, because you can’t work every minute of the day. But in my experience of touring Australia as a player, coach and manager, you’ve got to get up to speed quick, and in past tours, we’ve started to play cricket after the first Test, if you see what I mean. You’ve got to hit it at the first Test because that sets the tone.”In terms of his day-to-day role as England’s batting coach, Gooch believes that the mental side of the job will be every bit as important as the technical. “For guys at this level, you’re not trying to reinvent their game, you just want to give them tips and good advice, and shape them in a slight direction,” he said. “I think it’s very important to keep talking to players about their game whether their confidence is low or whether they are playing really well, so that you can reinforce what it is they are doing well.”That said, there are few men in the English game who relish the hands-on nature of coaching quite like Gooch, who spent the latter stages of the 2009 season helping his Essex protégé, Alastair Cook, remodel his technique, and also spent a week at Lord’s this summer working one-on-one with Kevin Pietersen. In recent months, he has added a new weapon to his coaching armoury, a plastic throwing arm called the Sidearm, which has been developed by a local entrepreneur in Essex, and with which Gooch spent many a happy hour beasting his charges in the nets.”It’s a bit like a dog-ball thrower,” he explained. “It’s just like giving normal throwdowns, except it imparts more pace and is more realistic for a net session. People say it saves your arm, and that is one aspect, but because the ball comes out quicker, and swings as well, it gives the net session more intensity. In the past, England have practised using Merlin [the spin bowling machine] and all that, but those are not exactly easy to carry around.”Nothing, however, will be more important to England’s preparations than the three warm-up games at Perth, Adelaide and Hobart, the first of which gets underway at the WACA on November 5. “Middle practice is invaluable,” said Gooch. “The England team’s work ethic and attitude to preparation has been first-class since I’ve been involved, but you only get confidence from scoring runs and taking wickets, and as a batsman, you need to get your feet moving, and see the ball going between fielders.”You need to play solid defensive shots, and leave the ball well,” he added. “Your judgment needs to be good, and you need to hone that in the middle, because that’s where your confidence comes from. As a batsman you don’t lose your ability, what you lose sometimes is your confidence in that ability, and confidence plays a big part in life, not just cricket. Do you feel good about yourself, and are you in the right frame of mind?”Pietersen is one notable batsman whose confidence has been down in recent months, and his Ashes preparations began this week with the first of two first-class fixtures for the Durban-based Dolphins in South Africa. In general terms, however, Gooch is convinced that the batsmen who has been chosen for the Ashes are ready for the challenge, despite a Test series against Pakistan in which ball dominated bat to an often dramatic degree.”I have a great belief in the collective skills of this batting unit,” he said. “The English conditions this summer were conducive to fast bowling in particular, and there were some low-scoring games, which often produce exciting Test matches. It’s fair to say they’ll need to be at their best to beat Australia in their own conditions, but those conditions will be slightly different. There will be more bounce and carry, but the wickets themselves will be flatter, and you’ve got to get runs on the board to be competing in each Test.”
Atuando para pouco mais de 800 torcedores, o Fluminense superou as péssimas condições do gramado no estádio de Los Larios, em Xerém, e venceu o Volta Redonda por 2 a 1. O duelo marcado pela terceira rodada da Taça Rio, segundo turno do Carioca, foi marcado pelos gols de pênaltis. Nas cobranças, Pedro e Robinho fizeram para o Tricolor, enquanto Marcelo marcou para o Voltaço.
Com mais um triunfo na competição, o Fluminense segue na liderança do Grupo C da Taça Rio, com nove pontos conquistados em três partidas disputadas na atual fase do Estadual. Enquanto isso, no Grupo B, o Volta Redonda segue em péssima situação, na lanterna da chave com apenas um ponto somado.
Muita água em Xerém Com a forte chuva que caiu em Duque de Caxias, o campo de jogo ficou muito castigado e com muitas poças, dificultando a vida dos atletas de Fluminense e Volta Redonda. Logo nos primeiros minutos, Ayrton Lucas e Gum foram traídos pelo gramado e deram sustos no torcedor tricolor presente no estádio.
Chegou e guardou A etapa inicial não teve grandes emoções, nem muitas oportunidades ofensivas para os dois lados. Na única jogada trabalhada que o Fluminense conseguiu criar, Ayrton Lucas foi derrubado dentro da área e o juiz deu o pênalti. Na cobrança, Pedro não titubeou e deslocou o goleiro para abrir o placar. O Volta Redonda assustou com Marcelo, de cabeça, mas o volante mandou para fora.
Filme repetido O Fluminense voltou para o segundo tempo criando mais oportunidades e a melhor arma ofensiva do tricolor na partida era Ayrton Lucas. O camisa 6 sofreu mais um pênalti (duvidoso) em Xerém e dessa vez quem cobrou e balançou as redes foi o camisa 17 Robinho.
Outro pênalti polêmico Quatro minutos após o Flu ampliar com Robinho, o árbitro viu pênalti (que não existiu) de Ayrton Lucas em Dija Baiano e o time do Volta Redonda diminuiu o placar.
Estreia no Fluminense Com o placar já definido, Abel Braga aproveitou para promover a estreia do lateral–direito Léo, que estava no Coritiba. O camisa 33 atuou pouco mais de quatro minutos.
FICHA TÉCNICA FLUMINENSE 2 X 1 VOLTA REDONDA
Data/Horário: 4/3/2018, às 17 horas Local: Los Larios, Duque de Caxias (RJ) Árbitro: Daniel Victor Costa Silva (RJ) Auxiliares: Michael Correia e Andreia Izaura (ambos do RJ) Cartões amarelos:Richard (FLU); Pablo, Luiz Gustavo e Vinicius Pacheco (VRE) Cartão vermelho: – Público e renda:652 pagantes /820 presentes /R$ 14.300,00 Gol: Pedro, 7/1ºT (1-0);Robinho, 22’/2ºT (2–0); Marcelo, 26’/2ºT (2–1);
FLUMINENSE: Júlio César; Renato Chaves, Gum e Ibañez; Richard, Jadson, Gilberto, Sornoza (Léo, 33’/2ºT)e Ayrton Lucas; Robinho (Pablo Dyego, 41/2ºT)e Pedro (Dudu, 36’/2ºT). Técnico: Abel Braga.
VOLTA REDONDA: Douglas; Luiz Gustavo, Bruno Costa, Gilberto e Luiz Paulo; Bruno Barra (Mauro Gabriel, 18’/2ºT), Marcelo, Vinicius Pacheco (Fernandinho, 24’/2ºT) e Núbio (Anselmo, 42’/2ºT); Dija Baiano e Pablo. Técnico: Marcelo Salles.
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