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Corinthians, who so many times controlled their rivals in that decade with and without the ball, experienced it on Wednesday night at Ilha do Retiro. Even with more volume in the second half, Timão never seemed to push Sport out of its comfort zone in the 1-0 loss.
Coelho even achieved a greater physical imposition in the second half, stealing some balls in attack and filling the rival area. However, there was a lack of speed in the transition for Timão to catch the opponent at least discovered in defense, in the 1 against 1. The surplus was constant in the Pernambuco team.
The first part showed a Corinthians with an organization similar to that of Bahia, changing the sanctioned Chilean Angelo Araos for Jô. The forward, a benchmark that the team did not have last week, had the mission of pushing back the rival defense and giving room for advice to create.
He and Mateus Vital, who was playing center point guard, even managed to create the situations for that to happen. However, neither Otero nor Everaldo had the speed to surprise a well-armed Sport. Every line Corinthians won was quickly rebuilt before Timão managed to take advantage of the opponent’s imbalance.
The situation could be worse if Avelar, in one of his forays with no future in the medium, had been expelled by arbitration. I have doubts, but the player’s sole was red. The ball charges from both him and Gil, by the way, did not yield anything to Corinthians, who only managed to threaten Jô in a cross and in a rare counterattack in which Roni “found” Jô, who arranged for Everaldo to hit the post.
In defense, the team suffered much less than against Bahia, preventing Sport from entering the area except for a play by Patric. The problem was that, with Xavier retired, the front part of the rear was unmanned and favored shots on goal. In one of them, ball in the hand of Everaldo, penalty and goal.
The second half showed a ball and field scenario for Corinthians, but little goal creation. Sport controlled the actions, prevented the auctions in the so-called “funnel” and passed the time as it wanted. Coelho, visibly uncomfortable, sent a triple change to the field: Ramiro, Cantillo and Léo Natel.
The trio improved Corinthians’ production and, if referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio had been more judicious, he would at least have won a penalty. The most dangerous moves, however, did not involve middle or end association within the area. A necessary solution for the next team matches.
