Opinion – Juca Kfouri: There are many conclusions about the outcome of the Copa do Brasil

After 180 minutes of the finals of the Copa do Brasil, the tournament that allows a small player to reach the top of the podium, there are many conclusions about its outcome.

The red-blacks have a reason to celebrate the end of the magical night at Maracanã.

They even saw the fourth champion escape until the fourth penalty kick and exploded with joy when Fagner’s kick also exploded, but on the crossbar.

What had started so well with Pedro’s goal, right at the beginning of the game, resumed the expected course for the decision.

As football likes to be cruel, it was up to the ex-Vascaíno Mateus Vital to decree the death of the alvinegro dream, well he who grew up a rival of Flamengo.

Considering the clashes in São Paulo and Rio, either of the winners in the fatal mark would deserve the cup for the fourth time.

It was Flamengo’s joy, and there is no way to dispute it, although many Corinthians fans complain about the supposed penalty that would have been committed by Léo Pereira in the first leg, something that did not happen, even if it is true that it is common, in Brazil, to mark the penalty on equal moves. One or more mistakes do not justify others.

Corinthians fans are left with the sadness of the last impression, the one that remains.

The team dominated the fourth half of the finals, played very well, deserved to come back after the tie with Giuliano’s goal and, if Cássio once again opened the door to victory, the two missed kicks declared the worthy runner-up. for those who came to silence the Nation.

Sacrificing penalty shooters goes beyond the cruelty of the game. Bordering on inhumanity.

Fagner didn’t give Santos a chance and he was unlucky. Mateus Vital, poor fellow, did what he did.

Vítor Pereira thought right when he left with three defenders and Lucas Piton as a surprise.

The goal after just seven minutes derailed the plan, and there will always be those who say that he should have immediately made the switch to Adson, without waiting for the second half.

Easy to say after the game played and the suffocation imposed on the rival with the entry of the attacker.

Let’s remember: Adson didn’t even complete the 45 minutes, such was the wear and tear caused by the young alvinegro’s effort.

It is undeniable that Róger Guedes missed a goal in an unbelievable way, because if he tries ten times to throw that ball over the top, he will kick it into the net in every attempt. It is no less true that Dom Arrascaeta also squandered a chance he doesn’t usually miss, and it would be 2-0 as soon as the second half had started.

There are reasons for sadness for the Faithful.

Because the team overcame realistic forecasts, turned pessimists into strength and awakened the taste of victory, to cause frustration directly proportional to those who exchange the taste of sweet for the bitterness of gall.

The football ethic says that “what happens on the field, must stay on the field”. OK! Hence the reasons for the Corinthian disappointment.

But there is another side, the one outside the field.

Then, let’s face it, the fairest thing ended up with the conquest of the Gávea club, because without resorting to the financial doping of those who take steps bigger than their legs like the Parque São Jorge club.

As unsympathetic as it may be, and painful at this time, it is always necessary to register the need for isonomy in sports competition — and those who live above the budget break the most basic of rules.

Which doesn’t stop the affection, nor the admiration, for those who honored the shirt at Maracanã.