The Egyptian Al Ahly is an old acquaintance of Brazilian fans.
He tormented Inter’s life and made the Colorados suffer to defeat him 2-1 in 2006.
Six years later, the same thing happened with Corinthians, victorious by only 1 to 0, a goal from Paolo Guerrero, and a lot of pressure to hold the result.
In the last World Cup, on penalties, he took third place after beating Palmeiras.
A fixture at the Club World Cup, ten-time African champions, Al Ahly are looking to reach the final for the first time in their seventh participation, less only than New Zealander Auckland City, this easy fixture, nine appearances in 18 tournaments.
Proudly, Al Ahly’s fans boast of being the biggest in the world and call the club the Red Giant.
The Mexican favorite Monterrey felt the strength of being defeated by half of the Egyptian reserve team, as the other half was, as is known, in the service of the country’s national team. In the stadium, the Arab majority was blatant, as will happen until the end of the World Cup.
We all took for granted that the Mexicans would be Palmeiras’ opponents and now we are faced with the ghost that comes from Cairo.
That he will play with the advantage of having already debuted, in addition to having much less weight because nobody in Egypt demands that he come back champion, as is done here, the land of all or nothing and that has long ceased to be the beautiful game or more victorious.
It is a good thing that a large part of the alviverde team has already had the experience and that Abel Ferreira met the fiasco in Al Rayyan, Qatar, 555 kilometers from Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates – less because of the defeat in the semifinal in the last World Cup, more for the fourth place, exactly against Al Ahly, although it is an ordeal for Brazilians to play for third.
The most popular club in the so-called Arab world, don’t doubt the rare reader and the rare reader, it will be a very tough nut to crack, which is why thinking about Chelsea (or Saudi Al Hilal…) is putting the cart before the horse, which, if the fan can do, the cast is vaccinated not to think about it.
One game at a time is the order of the day and the game on Tuesday, the 8th, at 1:30 pm, is THE GAME.
This World Cup, by the way, could be the last with chances for non-European teams, if FIFA’s idea of ​​doing it with 24 teams, eight of them from the Old Continent, comes to fruition.
With a dose of irony for those who reduce the 2000 World Cup, won by Corinthians, because “if it was really serious, it would have been broadcast by Globo and not by Bandeirantes”.
Well, like the first FIFA World Cup, eventually the last one, in this format, it will also only be in the Band.
Last possibility or not — FIFA seems to want to occupy all the dates, also thinking about the World Cup every two years —, the fact is that Palmeiras really have reasons to believe in their own bat if their feet are on the ground.
It will be the third attempt.
In the second it was bad, very bad, but in the first it deserved to beat Manchester United. Lost by 1 to 0 in a historic failure of goalkeeper Marcos and had the equalizing goal, made by Alex, wrongly annulled.
The Egyptians have nothing to lose and almost surprised the favorite Senegal in the African Cup, defeated only on penalties.
They say that God is Brazilian, but Allah is great.
Hence, care is little to avoid further frustration.
Source: Folha
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