Corinthians arrived at Majestoso with three victories against three weak teams — Bragantino, Velo Clube and Água Santa, all 2-1 at Paulistinha.
São Paulo, with three draws against Cruzeiro, Flamengo and Botinha, as well as a victory over Guarani.
In the soaked Morumbi, the first half was more black and white. Hugo did little work and Rafael and the post saved the tricolor.
But the second half started with a goal from Lucas Moura and then there wasn’t enough water to boil. What happened next was not on anyone’s radar: a beautiful goal from Oscar, answered by a great goal from Martínez and another from Lucas, to make it 3-1 and the hair, because he had shaved on Saturday (25) , in Copinha.
Any assessment about the future of the teams in the 2025 season will be a mere guess, because we all know that the period of testing and physical conditioning prevents conclusions about tomorrow, although eventual defeats arouse emotional reactions from fans and inconsistencies from analysts.
Goodbye, Abel?
Abel Ferreira said he is living his last year in Brazil.
If so, it will have contributed little to the evolution of Tupiniquim football, but it will be greatly missed by the people of Palmeiras, even those who make a fuss over defeat in the pre-season.
Fine boys
The Brazilian kids who beat the Argentines 6-0 know how to lose: they made just 12 fouls even when they were beaten, compared to 19 for the attackers, and went through cards unscathed.
As polite as he was with poor aim, he finished nine times, only two between the posts, against 13 opponent shots, eight on goal, six in the net…
Ednaldo Rodrigues and Ramon Menezes make History.
End of empires
The Golden State Warriors were already showing signs of inexorable decline and there is no single Stephen Curry who can help, especially because at the age of 36 he alternates extraordinary performances with others that are far below par.
The exceptional coach Steve Kerr opens his eyes wide in the bank more lost than the United States under the deranged tutelage of Donald Trump and the fascist Elon Musk.
Manchester City’s situation is different, but no less worrying.
The serious injury of Ballon d’Or Rodri coincided with the drop in performance of Kevin de Bruyne, 33, and Pep Guardiola is taking care of the ball so as not to be eliminated, this Wednesday (29), in the first phase of the Champions League and, at the least, be in the top four in the Premier League. Because the fifth championship is seen through binoculars, against the devastating Liverpool, which lost Jürgen Klopp and has not lost its excellence.
Nobody on Planeta Bola is playing like the Egyptian Mohamed Salah, 32.
Sonetostan
In Caxambu, in 66,
where the national team trained
I saw it for the first time
our star from Minas Gerais Tostão.
My brother took me there
and coincidence I tell you
upon ending his profession
the former star took a course.
And my brother was the teacher
who taught chemistry to Eduardo
who later became a great doctor.
With 78 in your burden
with chronicles about football
Tostão still shines like the sun.
This “Sonetostão” is written by the master in Brazilian literature from UFMG, Caio Junqueira Maciel, verses in eneasyllables to pay homage to the number 9 of the 1970 Brazilian team, who turned 78 last Saturday (25).
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