Opinion – Juca Kfouri: Will Atlético-MG end half a century’s fast at the Brazilian Nationals this Thursday?

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At 6 pm this Thursday (2), in Salvador, more precisely in Fonte Nova, Clube Atlético Mineiro, if it beats Bahia, it will put an end to a drama that has lasted five decades: it will be Brazilian twice champion and will repeat, outside Belo Horizonte , outside Minas Gerais, the 1971 achievement, at Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro, in the first Brazilian Championship, when they defeated Botafogo by 1-0, with a goal by Dario, Rei Dadá, head, 18 minutes into the second half , in front of more than 46 thousand payers.

Galo could have celebrated the title without playing, if Flamengo had not beaten Ceará on Tuesday (30).

Let’s face it, it wouldn’t be fun, although the long-suffering athletic supporter, who distrusts even the shadows, might say that the time is not free, on the contrary, it cost a lot to get there.

In fact, it’s understandable that fans don’t want to give soup to their bad luck.

Each one has its way of cheering.

The best thing, the golden key, would be to celebrate at Mineirão, on Sunday (5), in front of the crowd, against the tired Bragantino, but Flamengo will beat Sport on Friday (3), in Recife, and the difference it drops to five or six points.

Not pensar!

The prudent thing will be to beat Bahia, as much as it may mean the harbinger of the tricolor’s fall to Serie B.

Because the enjoyment of waiting for the party has reached its limit. For those who have a permanent feeling of persecution, and now even justify absurd penalties as compensation for years and years of damages caused by arbitrations, it can’t wait any longer.

May the party of half of Minas Gerais begin in Todos os Santos Bay and extend until Sunday at Mineirão.

And until then, coach Cuca will do the least, apologize to Sandra Pfaffli, then 13-year-old Swiss girl, victim of sexual violence by him and three colleagues from Grêmio (Henrique, Eduardo and Fernando), in 1987, at city ​​of Bern.

If you don’t have the courage to do so, at least stop wearing t-shirts with the image of Our Lady, because it’s a mockery.

Galo deserves the title as that team directed by Telê Santana deserved it. Hulk also deserves as Dadá Maravilha and Guilherme Arana, left-back as Oldair Barchi, the 1971 captain who scored the goal against São Paulo in the opening game of the final triangle.

And the women of the world deserve a gesture of regret from Cuca.

THE COLONIZER

Journalist Paulo Massini, former CBN partner, always vigilant and loyal, when he saluted the fact that Abel Ferreira puts his finger on almost every wound in Brazilian football, from the calendar to the lack of professionalization of refereeing, from tactical disobedience to the difficulty of national player in playing without the ball, he doesn’t understand why here, despite the recognition and, also, the praise of the Portuguese’s merits, mention is made of the unnecessarily colonizing tone of his criticisms.

Although it is a secondary aspect in relation to the correctness of the Lusitanian arguments, good conduct says that in the land of others it will be prudent to be careful with words.

There are ways and ways to do things even to be more effective.

Felipão, for example, far from being a gentleman, when directing the Portuguese team, instead of pulling the ears of the people who did not respect the team, he asked for flags in the windows.

It was answered. It was a success.

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