Palmeiras won the Recopa Sudamericana for the first time by beating Athletico Paranaense 2-0 on Wednesday in Sao Paulo, in the Brazilian final of the tournament that pits the champions of the two main club competitions in the region.
midfielders Zé Rafael, in minute 49, and Danilo, in minute 88, gave the team victory directed by the Portuguese Abel Ferreira, winner of the last two editions of the Copa Libertadores.
“I am a man who works a lot in silence and today life rewarded me (…) It was a title that Palmeiras did not have, we are recorded in history once again”, said Zé Rafael at the end of the match.
Used to waiting for his opponents, Alberto Valentim’s ‘Furacão’, winner of the Sudamericana-2021, suffered to even the series, which in the first leg, in Curitiba (south), was 2-2.
with victory, the paulistas got even for the defeat last year in the same competitionagainst the Argentine Defense and Justice.
– Absence of vertigo –
Emotions were low in the duel between the champions of South America. Although Palmeiras dominated the ballin the first part neither of them made a single shot on goal.
When two teams that build their strength on giving the initiative to the opponent face each other, the risk of the absence of offensive football is real. And that happened at the Allianz Parque, two casts with creation problems that constantly collided with the opposing defense.
Although the locals were more willing, especially with the speedy Rony and Dudu, the solid rearguard built by Valentim managed to prevail.
The second leg of the Recopa was a duel between two studious coaches and obsessed with tactics, whose destiny, as the unwritten laws of football usually dictate, was going to be elucidated in a still ball.
Zé Rafael was collapsed on the border of the area. He himself accommodated the ball and caressed it, with his right legto defeat the stretch of Santos, who managed to touch the ball.
– The awakening –
With the advantage in their pocket, the paulistas did not lock themselves up but rather looked for a little more to give them peace of mind to win his fourth title in eight finals played since Ferreira, sent off in the final minutes, landed in Sao Paulo, in November 2020.
Although it was not overwhelming, the magic that was missing in the first half visited the Allianz Parque at times, especially in a Chilean by Rony (54) that Santos cleared.
Given the lack of reaction from Paranaense, who the Argentine River Plate snatched the Recopa in 2019in the until then only time that he disputed the trophy, the ‘Verdão’ went back several meters and waited in his field.
those of Curitiba, who recognize that their strength is in their unit, had a hard time articulating dangerous plays.
“We lacked the aggressiveness we had in Curitiba”confessed defender Pedro Henrique.
When the red and black were on the attack, although without intimidating Weverton’s goal, Danilo buried any chance of equalizing by scoring after an assist from Colombian Eduard Atuesta. Thus he assured an unprecedented cup to the emerald giant.
Palmeiras won the Recopa Sudamericana for the first time by beating Athletico Paranaense 2-0 on Wednesday in Sao Paulo, in the Brazilian final of the tournament that pits the champions of the two main club competitions in the region.
midfielders Zé Rafael, in minute 49, and Danilo, in minute 88, gave the team victory directed by the Portuguese Abel Ferreira, winner of the last two editions of the Copa Libertadores.
“I am a man who works a lot in silence and today life rewarded me (…) It was a title that Palmeiras did not have, we are recorded in history once again”, said Zé Rafael at the end of the match.
Used to waiting for his opponents, Alberto Valentim’s ‘Furacão’, winner of the Sudamericana-2021, suffered to even the series, which in the first leg, in Curitiba (south), was 2-2.
with victory, the paulistas got even for the defeat last year in the same competitionagainst the Argentine Defense and Justice.
– Absence of vertigo –
Emotions were low in the duel between the champions of South America. Although Palmeiras dominated the ballin the first part neither of them made a single shot on goal.
When two teams that build their strength on giving the initiative to the opponent face each other, the risk of the absence of offensive football is real. And that happened at the Allianz Parque, two casts with creation problems that constantly collided with the opposing defense.
Although the locals were more willing, especially with the speedy Rony and Dudu, the solid rearguard built by Valentim managed to prevail.
The second leg of the Recopa was a duel between two studious coaches and obsessed with tactics, whose destiny, as the unwritten laws of football usually dictate, was going to be elucidated in a still ball.
Zé Rafael was collapsed on the border of the area. He himself accommodated the ball and caressed it, with his right legto defeat the stretch of Santos, who managed to touch the ball.
– The awakening –
With the advantage in their pocket, the paulistas did not lock themselves up but rather looked for a little more to give them peace of mind to win his fourth title in eight finals played since Ferreira, sent off in the final minutes, landed in Sao Paulo, in November 2020.
Although it was not overwhelming, the magic that was missing in the first half visited the Allianz Parque at times, especially in a Chilean by Rony (54) that Santos cleared.
Given the lack of reaction from Paranaense, who the Argentine River Plate snatched the Recopa in 2019in the until then only time that he disputed the trophy, the ‘Verdão’ went back several meters and waited in his field.
those of Curitiba, who recognize that their strength is in their unit, had a hard time articulating dangerous plays.
“We lacked the aggressiveness we had in Curitiba”confessed defender Pedro Henrique.
When the red and black were on the attack, although without intimidating Weverton’s goal, Danilo buried any chance of equalizing by scoring after an assist from Colombian Eduard Atuesta. Thus he assured an unprecedented cup to the emerald giant.
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