Tigrinho, who sent a ball to the post, saw how Ath. Paranaense was eliminated in the Copa do Brasil against Flamengo (0-2)
The future ‘9’ of Barça was the best of the match with his physical waste and his explosive football… he only lacked the goal
Vitor Roque signed a great game in their first meeting after having signed for Barça. His Ath. Paranaense, however, could not overcome Flamengo, which has the best squad in South America, and ended up eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil, after losing 0-2, conceding goals in injury time from both parts. A week ago, ‘Furacao’ had already been beaten 2-1 at the Maracana.
The future ‘9’ of Barça, who is in a very sweet moment of form, called for himself the responsibility of his team in a match toss or toss, channeling the clearest goal opportunities. He came to stamp a ball on the post of the goal of Matheus Cunha (min. 34) and gave a recital of strength, grit, explosiveness and pride, which is a compendium of his best qualities.
He only ended up missing the goal on a night when ‘Furacao’ beat Flamengo for many minutes, so Jorge Sampaolibut in that many individual errors penalized him.
The first, and most dramatic of all, was an own goal from the midfielder Eric, in stoppage time in the first half, when he tried to head off a shot from arrascaeta. The goal struck down Ath. Paranaense who was, until now, the great dominator of the match.
In the second half, ‘Tigrinho’, who tried to exploit his top speed at all timesplayed much more open in a false right winger position, constantly creating danger with his incisive drives.
The ‘Furacao’ touched the tie with a launch of Neck hit the crossbar in a direct service from a corner in the 81st minute. And when the forces abandoned the locals, Mengao killed the match with a goal from gabigol, in discount time, in a counterattack action in numerical superiority.
The set of Sampaoli was surgical and sealed his classification for the semifinals, where he will meet the Gremio de Luis Suarezwhich eliminated Bahia on penalties.
For his part, ‘Tigrinho’ showed once again that, at the age of 18, he is capable of making a difference in the most difficult matches on the calendar in South America.
Now, the future Blaugrana striker and ‘Furacao’ will have to focus on the two fronts that are still open: the Brasileirao and the Copa Libertadores, where they will meet Bolivar in the round of 16 tie at the beginning of August.
‘Tigrinho’ will return to the scene this Sunday when the Ath. Paranaense will host Bahia in Curitiba in a match corresponding to the 15th round of the league.