First 45 ‘played at the small trot. Ferreira warms the changes and takes the three points: Brazilians with one foot in the round of 16, Egyptians hanging on a thread
Just 10 minutes to Verdao In the second half to conquer the first victory in the Club World Cup. Surgical success, one would say these days. At the beginning a good defense, then two flashes and for the rest you play and a little squeezes. And the Egyptians of the Ahly, national champions and semifinalists in the Champions League of Africa have served this year. At Metlife Stadium, New Jersey, the second day of the Club World Cup with Group A starts, the most balanced and “boring” one, for the two 0-0 of the debut. But at Ahly and Palmeiras they would actually have deserved to win against Inter Miami of Leo Messi and the port. Immediately novelties in the Ahli: in defense on the left the Moroccan expert Attiyat Allah for Koka, and in front for Ashour (Ko to a clavicle and already outside the tournament) there is Zizo, the former Zamalek just arrived among the Red Giant of Cairo. In the Brazilians, however, after the peer with the port, Abel Ferreira holds the former Lazio Felipe Anderson on the bench for Raphael Veiga, and the Uruguayan Facundo Torres – recently recalled by Bielsa in the national team and San Paolo since January, which Fonseca wanted to bring to Juventus – for Mauricio. While the former Barcelona center forward, Vitor Roque is confirmed.
First half
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Palmeiras was the most phalloid team in the first round, with 20 punished interventions, and even with the Egyptians he does not spare himself in malice. Because the Cairo eagles immediately push on the accelerator and the Palestinian center forward Wessam Abou Ali has a header after 7 ‘, not too high. Then the Al Ahly makes a lot of possession while the Paulists are waiting to organize some counterattacks with Estevao and Vitor Roque, the two young talents in front. At 18 ‘he is precisely the 18 year old promised to Chelsea, an outsider, who fled to the right, to go close to the goal with a accident that touches the pole of El Shenawy. Palmeiras slowly grows, especially on the bands, and comes out. The Egyptians retreat. At 37 ‘the episode that seems to change the match. Red card for Veiga (who turns 30 today) to foul in midfield on Zizo. The English referee Taylor is recalled by the VAR and changes the card in yellow, because the entrance is not with a tense leg, nor bad. At 43 ‘Immediate shot of Attia from afar, on Trezeguet’s assist, but is deflected outside. The first half is all here.
recovery
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Abel Ferreira understands that this is not the case and immediately makes two changes: outside Rafa Veiga and Vitor Roque inside Mauricio and the Flaco Lopez. And after 4 ‘Palmeiras ahead: on punishment from the left of Moreno, the center forward of the Egyptians Abou Ali jumps and it’s up to a sensational goal. After 10 ‘it is 2-0: the Flaco Lopez starts on the counterattack, after an Egyptian punishment read well by the Brazilian and intercepted defense, on the long throw of Mauricio. The Flaco resists the return of Hany and accident hits. The two changes give reason to Ferreira. Immediately after, Riveiro makes 4 changes among the Egyptians. But the weather alarm interrupts the game for 40 minutes. At the recovery the Egyptians seem to have not to be forced to reassemble. Indeed it is Facundo Torres who sows panic on the left. The Egyptians have disappeared, they are unable to organize a danger up to 5 ‘from the end, when the aforementioned AFSHA and then benchrki tries. But it’s little. Or Verdao Celebrate goes to the head with 4 points and sees the round of 16.
La Gazzetta dello Sport
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