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Tottenham Hotspur have joined the race to bring an overseas defender to the Premier League in January, according to a fresh report.

Postecoglou's centre-back options

The Lilywhites currently have Micky Van De Ven, Ashley Phillips, Cristian Romero and Eric Dier as their four natural options at centre-back as it stands, but this season has proven that Ange Postecoglou needs to enter the market to find further reinforcements.

Both Van De Ven and Phillips are undergoing a spell on the sidelines due to injury, whilst Romero is suspended and Dier is expected to leave having fallen significantly out of favour, and the manager already appears to have highlighted a potential replacement.

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Ange Postecoglou is looking to strengthen his side in the summer market once again.

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Sao Paulo’s Lucas Beraldo has worked his way up through his club’s various academy ranks to get promoted to their first-team, where he’s since gone on to make a total of 49 senior appearances to date (Transfermarkt – Beraldo statistics).

Brazil’s former youth international has already been linked with Liverpool, Newcastle United and Wolves in the top-flight, but with a deal yet to come to fruition for his three potential suitors, the 20-year-old is now also wanted at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Spurs keen on deal for Lucas Beraldo

According to The Sunday Mirror (via The Boot Room), Tottenham are interested in Beraldo, but they aren’t alone in their pursuit to secure his services. Both Jurgen Klopp and Eddie Howe are still chasing their target, who is rated at £20m, and it's believed that he is a player who will soon be leaving his league to join the highest division in England.

Spurs chiefs have the defender "on their radar", but with Chelsea and Manchester United also hovering in the background, it will be a difficult deal to get over the line in January.

Ange could land "fearless" defender in Beraldo

Standing at 6 foot 1, Beraldo provides a real physical presence at the heart of a defensive backline, which he’s proven this season at Sao Paulo as he’s currently averaging 3.4 clearances and 1.7 aerial wins per game in the Serie A (WhoScored – Beraldo statistics).

Postecoglou’s target is also attack-minded – he ranks in the 95th percentile for progressive passes by defenders, highlighting his desire to push his team as high up the pitch as possible to give them the best opportunity to create chances (FBRef – Beraldo statistics).

Sponsored by Nike, the left-footed star has even had a taste of success having been named the 2023 Brazilian Cup winner, so he will possess a winning mentality that will match that of the current squad who are already playing their football in N17.

According to football scout Jacek Kulig, Beraldo is a “fearless” defender, and with the boss’ style of play being all about taking risks and pressing the opposition, he could be the perfect addition in the new year and someone who could slot straight into the starting line-up dependent on the other options available to the Australian.

England and Arsenal star Leah Williamson trained alone after her 'medical situation' in the Conti Cup final.

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• Williamson trained alone
• Suffered a 'medical situation' in Conti Cup final
• England set to play Euro 2025 qualifying matches in April

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  The Lionesses skipper trained alone at St. George's Park on Tuesday as the national team started preparing for their upcoming Euro 2025 qualifying games. Williamson is following an individualised programme as she looks to return to the national for the first time since April 2023. The 27-year-old had suffered an ACL injury last year which ended her dream to take part in the 2023 Women's World Cup.

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  The 27-year-old had to be subbed at half-time during the Conti Cup final between Arsenal and Chelsea on Sunday. Gunners boss Jonas Eidevall later claimed that the midfielder had a medical situation and did not want to risk further injuries. Williamson, however, joined her colleagues in celebration as they lifted the title beating Chelsea 1-0.

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  The Gunners star has been named in Sarina Wiegman's side in their last two squad but she withdrew her name from the team that played during the February international break citing a hamstring injury.

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  England are set to face Sweden and Republic Ireland on April 5 and 9 respectively in Euro 2025 qualifying matches. Whether Williamson will be deemed fit enough to make her return remains to be seen.

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Invicto há quatro jogos no Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20, o São Paulo mostrou mais uma vez a força de Cotia no último domingo (22), ao golear o Santos por 5 a 1 no Ulrico Mursa, na Baixada Santista.

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Um dos destaques da vitória tricolor, o lateral esquerdo Victor Hugo fechou o placar da goleada nos minutos finais e celebrou a atuação no clássico, além do bom momento da equipe na competição nacional mesmo após a eliminação na Copa do Brasil para o Bahia.

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– Jogamos muito bem e construímos um resultado importante, essa sequência traz confiança para o grupo. Já mostramos a força do nosso elenco e confiamos no trabalho que vem sendo feito. O foco continua na busca por uma vaga na segunda fase, temos mais duas decisões nessa semana e temos que estar preparados – declarou, se referindo aos confrontos diante de Chapecoense e Grêmio.

Sincero, o jovem de 19 anos, que balançou a rede pela primeira vez na temporada, assumiu que buscava o cruzamento quando acabou encobrindo o goleiro santista para fazer o gol que fechou o placar no clássico.

– Eu ia cruzar (risos), tinha companheiros bem colocados na área. Às vezes também precisamos de sorte, faz parte do futebol. O importante é que a equipe fez um grande jogo e construiu uma vitória fundamental para seguirmos na briga pela classificação – finalizou.

O São Paulo volta a campo no Brasileiro Sub-20 nesta quarta-feira (25), às 15h, diante da Chapecoense em Cotia. O Tricolor está na sétima colocação da competição, com 21pontos.

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O Corinthians realizou na manhã desta sexta-feira o penúltimo treino antes de receber o Grêmio, no próximo domingo, às 20h30, na Neo Química Arena, pela 22ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. A novidade negativa do dia foi o desfalque de Jemerson, que testou positivo para Covid-19 e não poderá fazer sua estreia. Gustavo Silva e Cazares treinaram em campo, mas são dúvidas.

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Como dito acima, o elenco sofreu mais uma baixa após o zagueiro Jemerson ter testado positivo no exame RT-PCR para coronavírus. Assintomático, o defensor foi isolado e permanecerá em quarentena, sob supervisão do Departamento Médico. Outros dois funcionários do Departamento de Futebol seguirão os mesmos protocolos. O prazo para retorno é de cerca de duas semanas.

Em campo, o técnico Vagner Mancini comandou uma atividade coletiva e deu coordenadas de posicionamento e ação para a equipe que deve iniciar a partida. Vale lembrar que os jornalistas não podem acompanhar os treinos em virtude dos protocolos de saúde por conta da pandemia de coronavírus. As informações são fornecidas pela assessoria de imprensa do clube.

Para domingo, a comissão técnica conta com os retornos de Xavier, que cumpriu suspensão pelo terceiro cartão amarelo, e de Otero, que estava na seleção da Venezuela. Ficam fora: o meio-campista Roni, suspenso pelo terceiro cartão amarelo, Jô e Mateus Vital, ambos em quarentena.

O meia Cazares e o atacante Gustavol Silva, em recuperação de lesão, trabalharam no gramado sob a supervisão de fisioterapeutas. Ambos são dúvidas para a partida, mas diante do tempo recomendado para retorno, eles devem estar fora da partida. Boselli e Ramiro ainda estão em tratamento e permanecem também como dúvidas para enfrentar o Grêmio.

Uma possível escalação para o duelo na Neo Química Arena é: Cássio; Fagner, Marllon, Gil e Fábio Santos; Gabriel (Cantillo) e Xavier; Ramiro (Everaldo ou Jonathan Cafú), Luan e Otero; Matheus Davó.

O Corinthians finaliza a preparação neste sábado pela manhã e terá sua delegação em concentração no Hotel Gildásio Matos Miranda, no CT Joaquim Grava. Atualmente, o Timão está na 13ª posição no Brasileirão com 25 pontos.

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Dimuth Karunaratne raises his bat after reaching a century•AFP

An unbeaten century from Dimuth Karunaratne neutralised the South African threat on the opening day of the Test series in Galle, after the visiting attack burrowed their way through Sri Lanka’s middle order. Playing in his 50th Test, Karunaratne was the only Sri Lankan batsman to score more than 26 runs and featured in five partnerships of over 40 – the last stand of 63 with Lakshan Sandakan – to ensure that even though Sri Lanka lost six wickets for 61 at one point, they ended the day on top.Kagiso Rabada emerged as a the spearhead of the South African pack, with 4 for 50 on a surface that offered scant assistance. He outbowled both his seniors – Vernon Philander, who only delivered eight overs, and Dale Steyn, who took one step closer to breaking Shaun Pollock’s record as South Africa’s leading Test wicket-taker. For Steyn, two more remain. Tabraiz Shamsi, the left-arm wristspinner who was included alongside Keshav Maharaj, was the other threat, which only suggests it will become tougher for batting as the match progresses.That places even more value on the runs Sri Lanka’s lower order provided. Their last two pairings put on 111 runs to push their total towards 300. At 176 for 8, even 200 seemed distant, and South Africa will rue their inability to finish off the tail, especially as they had an early chance to do so.Three balls after the eighth wicket fell, Shamsi appealed for lbw against Suranga Lakmal, after pitching one on off stump that struck the stand-in captain in front of middle, but umpire Paul Reiffel gave it not out. South Africa had a review in hand but did not use it and replays showed the ball would have gone on to hit the inside of leg stump.South Africa also failed to review one in the first over, when Danushka Gunathilaka flicked Vernon Philander down leg and there was an audible sound. Reiffel gave it not out but replays showed a spike on Ultra Edge. But, that missed chance did not prove too costly. After Gunathilaka and Karunaratne achieved Sri Lanka’s best opening stand in their last 16 innings, Rabada removed Gunathilaka when he found his outside edge with some extra bounce.Still, Karunaratne ensured Sri Lanka had a productive morning and took advantage of any width and the short ball. He provided the only six of the innings, albeit almost by accident, when he hooked Steyn over the gap between long leg and deep-backward square leg.Sri Lanka were initially circumspect against spin, and Dhananjaya de Silva was hesitant to get his front foot across to Keshav Maharaj, but that cost him his wicket when Shamsi came on. De Silva tried to drive Shamsi through the covers but left a bat-pad gap and was bowled for 11. Shamsi continued bowling from that end for the entire second session but more success only came after the major damage had been done.Steyn returned after lunch to an aggressive Karunaratne, who went after the short ball again and with more control, but got a wicket unexpectedly when the new-to-the-2,000-Test-run-club-member Kusal Mendis chipped him to mid-on. Rabada received the catch and four overs later, replaced Steyn and rocked Sri Lanka. Angelo Mathews and Roshen Silva were dismissed in three balls to leave Sri Lanka teetering on 119 for 5.And Rabada continued to threaten. In his next over, he had Niroshan Dickwella given out lbw but the batsman reviewed and the ball was found to be pitching outside leg. With the next ball, Rabada hit Dickwella on the helmet. South Africa sensed they may be able to rip through Sri Lanka when Quinton de Kock thought he had Dickwlla caught behind in the next over off Shamsi, and reviewed after Reiffel disagreed, but the on-field umpire was proved correct. Shamsi had the last laugh when Dickwella edged him to first slip – reward for a spell in which he demonstrated consistency of length.A rain break delayed the third session but it began with Shamsi thinking he had another wicket when Dilruwan Perera was given out lbw. He reviewed and ball-tracking showed the ball – which pitched outside off – would have turned past leg stump, perhaps explaining South Africa’s reluctance to review against Lakmal later on. Philander got rid of Dilruwan in the next over, returning to the action in the 48th over, after bowling four of the first eight overs, and provided the throw that ran Rangana Herath out but from there, it was the Karunaratne show.He brought up his century off 159 balls with a straight drive off Shamsi, whose consistency waned as the afternoon wore on. Steyn provided a few more short balls for the Sri Lankan to tuck into before 150 came up off 215 balls (his third fifty taking just 56 balls), also off Shamsi. Karunaratne eventually ran out of partners but his job was complete.And just as South Africa’s openers would both have wanted to emulate Karunaratne, only one was able to. Dean Elgar, also playing in his 50th Test, survived the four overs but Aiden Markram, on his first tour of the subcontinent, did not. He was caught at slip off Herath, who opened the bowling, to hand Sri Lanka the advantage.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the South African Cricketers’ Association (SACA) are yet to reach an agreement on their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which expires at the end of April. Failure to reach common ground by then will leave most of South Africa’s international and franchise cricketers – apart from those on two-year deals – out of contract, a situation which has left SACA “extremely concerned,” according to their CEO Tony Irish.ESPNcricinfo understands discussions have not been entered into in earnest, though SACA has prepared its position and will ask for status quo to remain. SACA is hopeful the terms of the MoU will stay the same as they have been for the last four years, which includes a revenue-sharing model for the players that CSA executives had initially indicated they would move away from.In December last year, acting CEO Thabang Moroe and president Chris Nenzani had said the model would be up for review, but by March, they recommitted to revenue-share. At the March briefing, Nenzani also said CSA was “ready to commence negotiations” with SACA in advance of the MoU expiring. However, there are now only nine working days until April 30 – April 27 is a public holiday in South Africa – and fears that the parties are running out of time are mounting.One source told ESPNcricinfo that unless an agreement is reached by this Friday, April 20, the chances of completing the negotiations before the MoU expires are slim. CSA appears to agree with the timeline, but could not put a firm date on when the new MoU will be concluded. “If we can possibly seal the MoU in a week, then we will strive for such but that all depends on the negotiations,” Moroe told ESPNcricinfo.The SACA negotiations are not the only thing taking up Moroe’s time. CSA has been trying to finalise an FTP schedule for 2019 to 2023 and the board is yet to confirm all their fixtures with other member countries; but most pressingly, a decision on whether the Global T20, South Africa’s proposed franchise T20 tournament, will go ahead is also pending. CSA initially had a deadline of March 31 to make a call but now aims to make an announcement by the end of May.”The board gave the management the support of a committee, to which the management would report,” Moroe said. “The feedback given to the committee has encouraged them to allow the management to continue with the negotiations and the planning of the league.”Key questions include whether the tournament will be privately owned – and whether the existing franchise owners will continue to be involved – how many teams will be included in the league, and whether CSA can secure a broadcaster and sufficient sponsorship to make the event financially viable.Last year, in the absence of a broadcast and sponsorship deal, CSA postponed the inaugural edition of the competition after forecasting losses of USD 25 million, and Moroe indicated they could wait another year, if needed.”If the need to postpone to next year arises, all parties involved will communicate as such and further questions can be asked,” he said.

وقع المدير الفني لمنتخب إيطاليا، لوتشيانو سباليتي، في خلاف كبير مع لاعبيه بسبب إدمانهم البلاي ستيشن، في حين يستعدون لبدء حملة الدفاع عن لقب كأس أمم أوروبا.

ويبدأ منتخب إيطاليا مشواره للدفاع عن اللقب الأوروبي بمواجهة ألبانيا غدًا السبت.

واتخذ سباليتي قرارات صارمة بمنع لاعبي منتخب إيطاليا من لعب البلاي ستيشن، ونفذ حظرًا بعد العشاء عليهم فيما يتعلق استخدام هواتفهم المحمولة.

وتسبب ذلك الأمر في غضب وإحباط بين اللاعبين، مما جعل سباليتي في موقف دفاعي بعدما تعرض لانتقادات قبل مباراة الغد.

ورد سباليتي، الذي بدا غاضبًا بشكل واضح، في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “ذا صن” الإنجليزية: “أحيانًا أشعر بالحزن الشديد وخيبة الأمل عندما أضطر إلى التعليق على أشياء مثل هذه، ولا أستطيع أن أفهم سبب تعليقي”.

وأضاف: “لدينا غرفة ألعاب حيث يوجد محطتا بلاي ستيشن حديثتان ومتطورتان، لقد قمت بذلك بنفسي، لكنهم يفعلون ذلك في نطاق الوقت المناسب من اليوم، ما يهم هو أنهم ينامون في الليل”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. فيديو | البروفة الأخيرة.. إيطاليا تختتم استعداداتها لليورو بالفوز على البوسنة والهرسك

وواصل: “لست منزعجًا مما يفعلونه ولكني لا أريدهم أن يكونوا مستيقظين طوال ساعات العمل حتى لا يحصلون على راحة مناسبة وغير قادرين على التدريب بشكل صحيح”.

وأكد: “نحن هنا لخوض مباريات مهمة، وإذا كنت تريد القيام بذلك، فلا يمكنك ببساطة أن تظل مستيقظًا في غرفتك حتى الساعة 3 أو 4 صباحًا، هذا غير مقبول”.

وأوضح: “أنت بحاجة إلى النوم ليلاً، وقد أثبتت كل الدراسات التي أجراها الأساتذة والمحللون النفسيون ذلك، لذلك نحن بحاجة إلى أن ننقل للاعب الحاجة إلى أسلوب حياة صحيح لتقديم أفضل كرة قدم لدينا”.

واختتم: “هذا يعني أنه لا يمكنك البقاء مستيقظًا طوال الليل من أجل البلاي ستيشن”.

To say that Ange Postecoglou has hit the ground running at Tottenham Hotspur would be an understatement. The former Celtic boss has breathed new life into the Lilywhites, who are now finally blossoming once again in the early stages of the campaign.

When Spurs lost Harry Kane to Bayern Munich in the summer transfer window, without really replacing him, some may have been quick to worry about Spurs' ability to keep up with the rest of the Premier League's top six. With four games gone, however, only Manchester City have earned more points than Postecoglou's side, who have already defeated Manchester United this season.

Spurs deserve credit for replacing Kane's goals through other sources, sharing the goals round. And, now, a forgotten man could finally play his part, with Alasdair Gold suggesting that he'd slot in well in the current system.

What did Alasdair Gold say?

In his latest Q&A, Gold spoke about the options at Postecoglou's disposal, including those who are yet to play. Of course, with no European football this season, opportunities may be hard to come by for fringe players, but Gold believes that certain players can put themselves in contention.

Among those that Gold spoke about was Bryan Gil, who enjoyed an impressive loan spell with Sevilla last season, starting in the La Liga side's Europa League final victory over AS Roma but is yet to feature this season.

Speaking about Gil, Gold said, via Football London:

“Gil can play on either flank. I’m fascinated to see whether he can force his way into Postecoglou’s thinking.

“There’s a lot of competition now for those wide spots but the little Spaniard will fit nicely into the way the Australian wants his players to play. It’s all about whether he gets the minutes to show it though.”

The winger, himself, suggested on social media that he is ready to kickstart his Spurs career, posting a picture in the Spurs gym, with the caption saying, soon. With that said, it will certainly be interesting to see whether he can force his way into Postecoglou's plans after the international break.

Should Spurs play Bryan Gil?

Given Dejan Kulusevski's slow start to the season, scoring just once in five games in all competitions, it could be a more than warranted decision by Postecoglou to hand Gil a chance over the coming months.

Statistically speaking, if the Spaniard took his Sevilla form to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, then the Lilywhites would have themselves an excellent attacking option. Gil's biggest asset could come through his ability to win the ball back, given Postecoglou's need for players who are able to press high up the pitch.

As per FBref, Gil is in the top 94 percentile for interceptions per 90, with 0.94, whilst also sitting in the top 85 percentile for tackles, making 1.93 per 90. So, it's clear that the winger can, in fact, slot straight into the system that is currently having so much success at Spurs, giving Postecoglou plenty to think about.

Looking to kickstart his Lilywhites career, Gil may well be desperately hoping to receive plenty of opportunities in the Premier League under Postecoglou this season, so he could be a player to keep an eye on.

Chelsea are "really close" to completing the signing of a midfield star with "enormous potential" and could announce his arrival as soon as Tuesday, per transfers expert Fabrizio Romano.

Chelsea news – what is the latest?

It's been a ridiculous transfer window for the Blues this summer, and not in a bad way. The West Londoners kicked off their business by sanctioning what felt like a firesale of first-team players, with the club seemingly intent to ship off the squad that helped them win their second Champions League title only two years ago.

Players like N'Golo Kante and Edouard Mendy made their way to the absurdly wealthy Saudi Pro League. At the same time, others such as Kai Havertz, Mateo Kovacic and Mason Mount opted to stay in England and joined Premier League rivals instead.

With the squad adequately trimmed and the wage bill freed up, Mauricio Pochettino's side turned their attention to incomings and began splashing the cash.

There has been a real focus on youth this window, with the likes of Nicolas Jackson coming in from Villarreal, Lesley Ugochukwu from Rennes, Angelo from Santos and, of course, Moises Caicedo from Brighton & Hove Albion.

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The Ecuadorian was involved in potentially the most entertaining transfer saga in quite a few years when it looked like Liverpool might've hijacked his move with a £111m bid on Thursday night, only for the 21-year-old to stick to his word and join the Blues for a Premier League record fee of £115m.

And now it looks like Chelsea have taken a leaf out of the Reds' book as they look to have successfully hijacked the Merseysiders deal for Southampton starlet Romeo Lavia, with the 19-year-old making it very clear now that he wants the move to Stamford Bridge over Anfield, per transfers expert Fabrizio Romano.

He explained the situation around this £50m move and the influence of Joe Shields on his YouTube channel, saying:

"About Romeo Lavia, there is an important story, important news of the day, of the night, because Romeo Lavia communicated in a very clear way to all parties involved, Chelsea, agents, people from Southampton, of course, that he wants to join Chelsea.

"So, the decision has been made, and Chelsea and Southampton, in contact during the night, are really close to completing the agreement for Romeo Lavia; it's a matter of hours while I am speaking to see Romeo Lavia as a new Chelsea player.

"Chelsea's idea is to announce the signing this week. So after Caicedo, Chelsea also want to unveil Romeo Lavia as a new signing, and it could be Tuesday, the right day to make the deal happen.

"On this deal, Joe Shields has been absolutely crucial. Joe Shields is one of the directors at Chelsea and is the man who almost created Romeo Lavia as a player. He was a director at Manchester City Academy and signed Romeo Lavia, then joined Southampton as a director and signed Romeo Lavia for £12m, and now Joe Shields is at Chelsea, and he's going to sign Romeo Lavia.

"For Chelsea it's a huge deal because they will close this negotiation for something around £50m plus add-ons."

How much did Southampton pay for Lavia?

With the Saints set to sell their young Belgian for around £50m per Romano, they are set to make a profit of about £36m after deducting the £14m they spent to bring the youngster to the south coast and away from Manchester City last summer.

While it's undoubtedly a massive markup in price that the Blues are having to pay, he looks like he'll be worth every penny, and if he can reach the "enormous potential" that football talent scout Jacek Kulig believes he has, £50m might end up looking like a bargain.

According to WhoScored, in his 26 league starts last season, he scored one goal, took 0.4 shots per game, maintained a passing accuracy of 86.4% and averaged a match rating of 6.56, which considering he was tasked with playing in the centre of an incredibly dysfunctional Saints side is pretty impressive.

That said, it's his defensive awareness that elevates him above his peers, with the Brussels-born gem in the top 4% of players in Europe's top five leagues for making blocks, at 1.90 per 90, per FBref.

And then there's his mentality and determination, areas in which he has demonstrated real maturity, with Kulig hailing him as "the future midfield leader of Belgium NT and a top Premier League club."

If Chelsea can get this deal over the line, then with Enzo Fernandez, Lavia and Caicedo, they could have their midfield sorted for the next decade or more.

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A palavra eficiência resume bem a postura que o Avaí teve diante do Operário-PR no confronto que aconteceu nessa quarta-feira (2) pela Série B do Brasileirão. Assim, a vitória por 2 a 0 do técnico Geninho sobre um dos últimos invictos na competição colocou o time de Florianópolis na nona posição com nove pontos e fez o time de Ponta Grossa cair para a quinta posição com 12.

ERRO CRUCIAL

Nos primeiros minutos, a capacidade de recomposição defensiva e construção de jogadas no ataque era melhor exercida pelo time visitante onde, na cabeçada de Rafael Bonfim e em chute cruzado de Schumacher, o Operário parecia mais perto de marcar do que de sofrer o primeiro tento da partida.
Mas, quando a Azzurra conseguiu subir suas linhas de marcação e diminuir o espaço na saída de bola paranaense, o erro no passe deixou Valdívia em boas condições de cruzar rasteiro onde, mesmo tentando travar, a zaga do Fantasma não evitou que Pedro Castro tocasse pro fundo do gol de Rodrigo Viana. Marcador aberto com 12 minutos de jogo.

EFICIÊNCIA EM ALTA

A dificuldade notória da equipe dirigida por Gerson Gusmão era, efetivamente, transformar sua posse de bola em oportunidades mais claras de marcar após sair atrás do placar.

Além de chute de fora da área dado por Thomaz, os catarinenses acertaram bem o posicionamento da marcação e, na segunda chance mais clara de levar perigo a Rodrigo Viana, marcaram. Em bola levantada por Arnaldo vindo pelo lado direito do ataque, Daniel Amorim cabeceou com muita força e precisão no canto esquerdo.

À ESPERA DO FIM

O tempo complementar na Ressacada pode ser facilmente resumido como um legítimo “ataque x defesa” exercido em cenário onde o Avaí seguia retraído, na busca dos contra-ataques que lhe deram a dianteira, enquanto a missão do Operário-PR seguia fadada a ter o volume de jogo necessário para recuperar o prejuízo do 2 a 0 contrário.

Dentro desse contexto, apesar dos paranaenses chegarem a ter quase 80% de posse, o mais perto que o Fantasma chegou de fazer seu gol ocorreu quando Douglas Coutinho tocou para Roger que limpou a marcação e bateu rasteiro. A bola, caprichosamente, bateu na trave direita de Lucas Frigeri.

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