The 2023 Brazilian League kicked off this weekend with new tributes to Pelé, who died on December 29 at the age of 82, on the first day in which flamenco He was able to park his crisis with a win against Coritiba 3-0 this Sunday.
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) wants to take advantage of the start of the regularity tournament to pay tribute to what many consider the greatest football player of all time, the sole winner of three World Cups. In all stadiums in the first and second divisions, a minute’s applause was dedicated to the legendary Brazilian striker with players from both teams gathered around the central circle.
In addition, the captains wore special bracelets in honor of ‘O Rei’, who died of cancer, and the referees even used commemorative coins for the pitch draw, with the number ’10’ stamped on them. on one side.
Back on the pitch, Flamengo recovered the sensations under the watchful eye of its new coach, Argentine Jorge Sampaoli, who, recently arrived in Rio de Janeiro, watched the game from the stands of the Maracanã stadium before getting down to work.
Casilda’s coach, sacked by Sevilla after failing to move the Spanish team from the relegation zone to second, will sit on the bench with a depressed squad after losing as many as four titles in the last three months.
Now ‘Fla’, reigning Copa Libertadores champions, proved to be one of the continent’s most potent squads and secured three points that tasted glory in a torrid start to the season that ended with the sacking of Portuguese coach Vítor Pereira.
Gabriel Barbosa ‘Gabigol’, the target of harsh criticism for his poor form, now claims responsibility with punishment. Pedro and Ayrton Lucas completed the win allowing the red and black team to temporarily stand at the top of the table, along with Fluminense.
Eduardo Coudet staggered
An Argentine who will come, like Sampaoli, and another who may leave. Eduardo Coudet is still on a tight rope after his Atlético Mineiro’s home loss to newly promoted Vasco da Gama 2-1. One of the goals for the Rio team was scored by midfielder Andrey Santos, the young promise that is already in the hands of the English Chelsea.
Another pearl of Brazilian soccer is Endrick. The 16-year-old striker, on loan from Real Madrid, had the honor of scoring the first goal of the Brazilian League this year, in Palmeiras’ 2-1 victory over Cuiabá, the defending champions. The player from Brasilia, who started as a starter, needed only five minutes to pierce the rival goal and extend his great run, which started with two goals scored in the final of the Paulista Championship.
Although the Argentine forward José López proved the success of the Verdiblanco team. Another Argentine, Germán Cano, top scorer in the 2022 Brazilian League, helped Fluminense endorse América Mineiro at home on Saturday by 0-3.
The team led by Fernando Diniz, the stylish coach in Brazil, is experiencing a good moment of form after embarrassing Flamengo in the final of the Carioca Championship and this state of euphoria has also continued in the regular tournament.
Ronaldo Nazario saw the Corinthians lose
Gremio beat Santos narrowly (1-0), despite the fact that Uruguayan striker Luis Suárez was not awarded a penalty late in a match in which Venezuelan Yeferson Soteldo was sent off and there were clashes in the stands between fans of both groups. Cruzeiro, back in the first division after three years, lost 2-1 at Corinthians on Sunday, under the watch of Ronaldo Nazário, owner of the sky-blue club.
Source: La Verdad
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