Galo dominates game against Sport and advances classification in the Copa do Brasil

Earlier, Bahia and Criciúma starred in the first duel of the night; Operário and Grêmio entered the second duel of the competition at 20:00, and at 21:30 this Tuesday (30), it was Atlético Mineiro and Sport's turn to close the triple round of the Copa do Brasil at Arena MRV. The stadium received 39,595 fans, who attended the first match of the national competition at Galo's new home, given that in the last World Cup the Atleticano team still played its games at the large Mineirão.

Match History

The start of the confrontation was overwhelming for the team from Minas Gerais. Milito's men managed, in five minutes of intense pressure on Sport, to create three clear scoring opportunities, with Zaracho, Arana and Paulinho.

The first big scare for the Pernambuco team came in the 10th minute, when Hulk received a beautiful ball in the attacking field, cleared the Rubro-Negro captain Rafael Thyere and Goalkeeper Caíque França and left Scarpa only to find the net, however, much to the Athletic's sadness. and northeastern joy, the goal was disallowed, as Hulk was in an offside position according to the line drawn by the video referee. The game was minimally balanced, giving Sport at least a chance to breathe. But the Recife team ended up succumbing to pressure from the opponent in the 28th minute of the first half, when Hulk recovered the ball very close to the area and passed it to Arana to cross into the “confusion” zone, Sport's defense blocked it badly and it was cleared. and without impediment for the Argentine Zaracho to open the work at Arena MRV and score the stadium's first goal in the Copa do Brasil.

The second stage returned with very identical metrics to those presented by both in the first half. Galo continued with its dominance and high pressure, while Sport continued with low marking lines, betting on the speed of Romarinho and Pedro Vilhena.

The goal that defined the score on the night was his, who is going through a great phase on the Atletico side, Arana. Scarpa took a good corner kick and Guilherme Arana moved away from the marker and just made a subtle touch with his left foot into the back of the net.

The rest of the game didn't change, Atlético still had another goal disallowed, from the Chilean Vargas, and hit the post twice, with their star player, Hulk.

_{Views from the match between Atletico and Sport (Video Reproduction/YouTube/ge)}

Curiosities

Both teams arrived for the good duel with three consecutive victories each. This within the Brazilian scenario is of fundamental importance for a good work sequence. So much so that Gabriel Milito, Galo's new commander, still doesn't know what defeat means in command of the team. The new coach was already champion with Atlético, beating rival Cruzeiro in the final of the Campeonato Mineiro.

Sport, with this defeat, loses what had been the longest streak without defeat for a team in Brazil. The island's lion accumulated 13 duels without being defeated, even winning the second Pernambuco championship.

Featured Photo: Gabriel Milito celebrating a goal with Arana (Reproduction/Instagram/@atletico)