Today’s Chelsea is more stellar than the one that Corinthians lost ten years ago, but, like that, it doesn’t have the favoritism of Liverpool against Flamengo in 2019, or of Barcelona against Santos, or of the same Liverpool and Barcelona against São Paulo and Inter, in 2005 and 2006, respectively. Or Real Madrid against Gremio in 2017.
Palmeiras passed the Egyptians of Al Ahly without any suffering, in addition to the beautiful goals and beautiful performances of Raphael Veiga and Dudu in the categorical 2-0.
He left the game in one piece and even had the luxury of saving the pair when, wisely, Abel Ferreira realized that the Arabs were hitting too much and took them out 20 minutes before the match ended.
Chelsea, on the other hand, looked like they would repeat the alviverde performance by making it 1-0 with Lukaku in the first half, in the 31st minute, eight minutes before the Brazilians opened the scoring, but they felt bad in the second half, when the Saudis Al Hilal had five clear scoring chances and the Spanish goalkeeper of the London foreign legion, Kepa Arrizabalaga Revuelta, did at least one miracle to avoid the tie.
Incidentally, he should emulate his legendary compatriot Andoni Zubizarreta and use the surname because, while Kepa is evidently easier to speak, Arrizabalaga commands far more respect.
The fact is that the replacement for the French-Senegalese Mendy, left on the bench because he was worn out by the recently won African Cup by Senegal, saved the homeland of the millionaire Chelsea.
Abel Ferreira must have liked what he saw, if not to imagine himself as the favorite in Saturday’s decision (12), at least to fill himself with confidence when he saw in loco that the animal is not so ugly.
It’s worth remembering coincidences with the arch-rival’s conquest in 2012, which made it an obsession to make the magnificent Copa Rio conquest what it wasn’t: if Chelsea had the Brazilian David Luiz at the back, today they have Thiago Silva; as the Belgian Romelu Lukaku is currently its biggest star, ten years ago it was the equally Belgian Eden Hazard; finally, the Mundial broadcast is by Band, as in 2000, not by Globo, as were all previous and subsequent Brazilian conquests. And never again.
It may not happen now, as neither Santos, Grêmio nor Flamengo managed before and after Corinthians in the FIFA World Cups, but, at the very least, it is possible to ensure that the Europeans will not have the ease that Barcelona had when they thrashed Santos 4-4. 0.
Palmeiras shows all the signs of being more prepared than Chelsea and divides the prospects for the grand final.
ABI removed
The century-old Brazilian Press Association will have an election in April and already has candidates for presidency and vice.
For the first time in its 113-year history, two brave journalists present themselves: Cristina Serra, a columnist for this Folha, and Helena Chagas, former chief minister of the Social Communication Secretariat in the Dilma Rousseff government.
An open window, a breath of fresh air to give continuity, with renewal, to the remarkable work of the current administration that put ABI back on the national political scene.
President Pagê, an unassailable democrat, gives up his liquid and certain reelection to make way for the two fighters in this difficult moment for Brazilian journalism, buffeted by forces of obscurantism and fake news.
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