Amazonas FC thrashes Capital-TO and guarantees a place in the quarter-finals of the Copa Verde

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Jaguar awaits the winner of the clash between Remo and Trem-AP, who will face each other at 7pm (Manaus time) this Thursday (7)

Manaus (AM) – Amazonas football will have another representative in the quarter-finals of the Copa Verde 2024. On Wednesday night (6), Amazonas FC beat Capital-TO 4-1, coming from behind, and secured themselves in the next phase, in its debut in the history of the competition. Rafael Tavares, Sassá, twice, and Alvariño scored for the Jaguar. Arthur scored for the Tocantins team.

Classified for the quarter-finals, Amazonas awaits the winner of the clash between Remo and Trem-AP, who will face each other at 7pm (Manaus time) this Thursday (7). For Barezão 2024, the Jaguar returns to the field on Saturday (9) to face Manaus, at 4pm, at the Ismael Benigno stadium, Colina.

The game

Owner of the house, Amazonas started the game with more possession of the ball and trying to put pressure on the Capital team. The Jaguar even managed to finish towards the goal, but needed to get the ball out of goalkeeper Guilherme Prezzi to open the scoring.

Defending themselves and betting on counterattacks, the team from Tocantins got scared in the 19th minute. After a lack of definition in the defense, Weslley came out in front of the goal and under pressure from Fabiano, he ended up shooting wide. And at 23, Giancarlo received the ball in the middle and pivoted to Arthur, who sent the ball into the goal and put Capital ahead on the scoreboard.

After the goal conceded, Amazonas responded in the 27th minute. William Barbio received it on the right and passed it to Sassá, who in the middle of the area finished first time out. And when the match was heading towards a partial victory for the visitors at the end of the first half. In the 45th minute, a play worked through the middle and Diego Torres set his chest to Rafael Tavares, who added a beautiful right kick and left everything the same at the Arena da Amazônia.

In search of classification in normal time, Amazonas came back from the break putting pressure on their opponents. Even before the first minute, Patric crossed from the right, Torres moved it into the middle and Barbio completed it with a header, but Prezzi saved. Next, it was Levi’s turn to try a low shot from outside the area and the Tocantins team’s goalkeeper made the save again.

And the initial pressure had an effect. That’s because just two minutes in, after playing in the middle, the ball went to Sassá, who finished low, the ball suffered a slight deflection in the marking and ended up in the back of the goal. Virada da Onça.

At 15 minutes, the Amazon team increased their advantage. After an engaging exchange of passes, Fabiano received the ball on the left, remembered his days on the wing and crossed to Sassá, completing it with a fish and putting the score at 3-1. The pressure continued and at 17, Barbio advanced through the middle and finished low, but Prezzi made the save.

Two minutes later, it was played on the right and Barbio crossed low to Levi, who completed it under pressure and the goalkeeper made the save with his left leg. At 24, another move on the right and this time, Ezequiel crossed from mid-height, Jô completed it for the goal and Prezzi spread it, on the rebound, Levi sent it over. At 26, it was Xavier’s turn to try from outside and force the Tocantins team’s goalkeeper to make another save.

Two minutes later, another cross from Ezequiel from the right and Sassá finished from the right for another save from Prezzi. At 42, Sassá finished towards the goal and the goalkeeper made another save. In the next minute, after a short corner, Xavier played with Fellipe Bastos and crossed for Alvariño to deflect in the corner and put the score at 4-1.

*With information from FAF

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