The first classic of the Paulista Championship involves alvinegro rivals who start the season questioned by the respective fans. This Wednesday (2), Corinthians and Santos face each other at the Neo Química Arena, in São Paulo, for the third round of the State Championship. The ball starts at 21:35 (Brasília time), with live broadcast from national radio, with narration by André Luiz Mendes, comments by Luiz Ademar, reporting by Juliano Justo and news duty by Bruno Mendes.
Timão has four points, leads Group A and emerged victorious from the commitment of the last round. On Sunday (30), Sylvinho’s men beat Santo André 1-0 at the Bruno José Daniel stadium, in Santo André (SP). The pressure exerted by Ramalhão in the second half of the match, however, bothered the fans, who since last year have contested the coach’s work.
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“I won three São Paulo titles here [como jogador], it is a joy to win this championship. I had the opportunity to win the Brazilian, Copa do Brasil, I played more than 270 games for this club. [A pressão] It doesn’t interfere with anything. I have experience. Our environment is very good”, minimized Sylvinho, after the match at ABC Paulista.
Goalkeeper Cássio tested positive for the new coronavirus (covid-19) and lacks Corinthians. On the other hand, defender João Victor and midfielder Renato Augusto, spared against Santo André, return to the team. The probable formation will have Matheus Donelli; Fagner, João Victor, Gil and Fábio Santos; Du Queiroz; Gabriel, Giuliano and Renato Augusto; Roger Guedes and Gustavo Mantuan.
Santos, in turn, is looking not only for the first victory in 2022, but also for the first goal of the season. Peixe adds one point and appears in third place in Group D, outside the classification zone (only the first two advance to the quarterfinals). Last Saturday (29), Alvinegro Praiano lost 1-0 to Botafogo-SP, in Vila Belmiro, in Santos (SP).
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“We know the quality of the athlete and how much he will add for the team to grow, evolve and build plays, equipping attacking players and creating more chances to score”, highlighted the assistant Leandro Silva, who replaced Carille in the Santos command against from Botafogo-SP.
Recovered from covid-19, coach Fábio Carille returns to command the team. Defender Kaiky, who was also infected, will be an option in the starting lineup. The expectation, however, is for the debut of Ricardo Goulart, main reinforcement from Santos of the season. The striker was regularized with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on Tuesday (1st). Santos should play with: João Paulo; Velázquez, Luiz Felipe (Kaiky) and Eduardo Bauermann; Madson, Camacho, Carlos Sánchez and Lucas Braga; number 10 Ricardo Goulart, Marcos Guilherme and Ângelo.
Two more games move Paulistão this Wednesday, both starting at 19h. Ponte Preta welcomes Novorizontino at Moisés Lucarelli, in Campinas (SP), while Santo André competes in the ABC classic with São Bernardo at Bruno José Daniel.
