Inter’s rout doesn’t let us forget that other one – 10/24/2023 – Tostão

The Brasileirão remains undefined, although it is likely that Botafogo will win the title, even with the fall in the second round, and that Coritiba and América will be relegated.

Apart from very few exceptions, Brazilian players who go to Europe do not stand out and come back, they shine in Brazil due to the inferior quality of the teams.

In a balanced championship, fluctuations are frequent, even without changes in performance, as victories and defeats are very close, resulting from technical and tactical details and unexpected factors. As we are superb, we always find a cause, usually strategic, to explain the results.

Botafogo contradicts the commonplace that clubs that invest a lot and sign more expensive and famous players will be the best. Or were Tiguinho Soares and other players already very good when they arrived and we didn’t know?

Bragantino, vice-leader, the best team in the second round, seven points behind Botafogo, signed many young, good and less popular players. The team, led by the Portuguese Pedro Caixinha, is the Brazilian team that plays with the most intensity, that puts the most pressure and disarms in the opponent’s field. It’s an avalanche, organized madness. Fluminense, for most of the game, did not go beyond midfield. Bragantino has already done this against several other major Brazilian teams, at home and away.

Flamengo, under the command of Tite, won both matches, evenly matched, against Cruzeiro and Vasco. Those in a hurry have already said that the victories were thanks to Tite.

Palmeiras, fourth placed, won again the way they like most, through corners taken by Raphael Veiga. In addition to a more quality striker, the team needs to diversify its attacking moves, one of the reasons for the drop.

Atlético-MG, under the command of Felipão, has already had three different moments, without changing its performance. The first with several bad results. The second with several victories and, lastly, two defeats, in their new stadium, against Coritiba and their great rival.

Cruzeiro, with the victory over Atlético, increased the distance of four points to the relegation zone. He became calmer and more confident, despite still taking risks. Against Atlético-MG, the team repeated their previous performances with the difference that they now scored a goal, with the collaboration of Galo’s defender. William’s strong, curved cross was precise, between the goalkeeper and the defender.

São Paulo, already qualified for the Libertadores for being the champion of the Copa do Brasil, wants to finish the Brasileirão well. Dorival Junior, after seeing James Rodrigues’ great performance for the Colombian team against Uruguay, must have decided that he has to be the starter, in the center, where he has a great vision of the game and executes great passes. As a result, Lucas played against Grêmio on the right, where he is better, due to his speed and dribbling.

In addition to Santos and Vasco, who are in the relegation zone, other big clubs are in danger, such as Corinthians, Inter, Cruzeiro and Bahia. Inter has alternated between great and weak performances, many goals scored and missed. He had a great chance to be in the Libertadores final and didn’t take advantage due to so many missed goals against Fluminense.

Inter’s 7-1 defeat against Santos was not to forget the other 7-1, a milestone in the history of Brazilian football, the beginning of great changes that need to continue.

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