The ball only rolls at the end, and Lucas gets hurt. After several shocks and medical care, the confrontation gained some speed before the break: Zaracho became Atlético-MG’s “little engine”, while Luciano took responsibility and tried, unsuccessfully, to bring danger to the opponent’s goal. The 1st half ended in a worrying way for São Paulo, as Lucas felt pain after the fight with Mariano and left the pitch carried by his teammates.
Zaracho is knocked down by Luciano during Atlético-MG x São Paulo, Brazilian Championship game Image: Gilson Lobo/AGIF
São Paulo neutralizes. The final stage began with the visitors betting on possession of the ball to contain their rival’s attacks. The problem is that the exchange of passes had no offensive effect, a fact that made Dorival change: the coach put striker Juan in place of midfielder Alisson while he forcibly removed the injured Rafinha for Nathan Mendes.
Cotia in the field. With no practical results, the Tricolor coach changed again and called on two Cotia gems: Talles Wander and William Gomes — the young attackers replaced Erison and Rato, respectively.
Luciano wastes, and Hulk doesn’t forgive São Paulo had its best chance of the game in the 30th minute, when Luciano received the ball inside the small area and, free, hit it wide. The error was fatal: practically in the next move, Hulk received the ball on the right wing, leaving Pablo Maia in the lurch and filling Rafael’s net: 1-0.
Luciano despairs during Atlético-MG x São Paulo, Brazilian Championship game Image: João Guilherme/Getty Images
Paulistas react and equalize with a penalty. The goal made Tricolor go on the attack once and for all, and the boy William Gomes almost cooled Mineirão down right after 1-0: the attacker hit Everson’s crossbar with a mid-range shot. In the 40th minute, Juan started, was brought down by Mariano inside the area and, after a VAR review, saw referee Sávio Pereira Sampaio award a penalty. This time, Luciano did his best and tied: 1 to 1.
2023-12-03 07:16:04
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