Lucas Ronier scores for the first time for Coritiba

Revelation of Coritiba in the season, the attacking midfielder Lucas Ronier scored his first goal as a professional. Piá do Couto scored the second in the 2-0 victory over Cianorte, in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Paranaense Championshipand, which decreed the alviverde classification for the semifinals.

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The goal was scored with a header, 7 minutes into the second half, after a beautiful cross from Bruno Melo. “It’s an indescribable feeling, the feeling of all your hard work being rewarded. even more so here in Couto, which has been my home since I was 9 years old. It’s wonderful”, celebrated the silver medalist, who is just 19 years old.

Ronier was one of Coxa’s highlights in the Copa São Paulo this year. Left-handed, fast and skilled, mainly playing on the right side of the attack, the young man caught the attention of Guto Ferreira. The coach has been giving chances to the athlete, who has already entered the field seven times in the Paraná Championship, being a starter on three occasions.

“Ronier scored the goal brilliantly, attacking the ball in a fulminating way. He is a highlight of our youth team and everyone knows how promising he is. It’s up to us to know how to lead and give the right opportunities so that he continues to evolve”, praised the coach.

Field base

Guto has given opportunities to other players at the base. In addition to goalkeeper Pedro Morisco, who has already won the starting line-up, and full-back Natanael, already established in the professional team, Coxa had striker Thiago Azaf finishing the match against Cianorte.

Azaf is just 17 years old and entered the field for the third game in a row, currently being an option as a replacement for center forward Leandro Damião, hired to be the number 9 of the season.