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Just over a month after the frustrated transfer to Atlético-MG, Thiago Neves returned to Mineirão, last Saturday, surrounded by rivalry and under the expectation of being responsible for commanding Sport’s attack. But during the 74 minutes he was on the field, what we saw were passing errors, little movement and a movement like that, when falling during the corner kick.
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Starting with Jair Ventura, the offensive midfielder had a performance free from submissions or tackles throughout the game. The few times it did appear, they went through the collection of set pieces, but they were not yet concluded in shots on goal.
In the worst of them, after three minutes, Thiago Neves slipped when taking a corner from Sport. Mineirão’s grass was wet from the rain, but the drainage seemed to be working.
Thiago Neves goes to the corner and … makes a big fall in Mineirão, 3 ‘from 1Q
Thiago Neves became the piece with which Sport tried to escape in the counterattacks, but there was a lack of space and the presence of teammates for Rubro-negro to advance in the plays. In the assessment of the Globo Group commentator Henrique Fernandes, Leão also felt the absence of a center forward in the team.
“Sport can think of putting a benchmark ahead. The ball does not reach Thiago Neves, he is being a useless guy. And he is a player who wears out during the second half.”
On field, Thiago Neves fouled and made 20 passes, with only half of them complete. He was the second athlete with the most passing errors in Sport, only behind Luan Polli who failed on 20/28. After the game, the attacking midfielder even used social media to assess the tie.
“It was worth the suffering. An important point and congratulations to all for the delivery.”
The match marked Thiago Neves’ 23rd meeting with Atlético-MG throughout his career. More than half spent defending Cruzeiro (14), while the other nine went to Sport, Fluminense, Flamengo and Paraná. However, the hindsight is fairly balanced. They were eight victories for the offensive midfielder’s teams, nine draws and seven defeats.
The confrontations between Thiago Neves vs Atlético-MG
- Atlético-MG 0 x 0 Sport – Brasileirão 2020
- Cruzeiro 0 x 0 Atlético-MG – Brasileirão 2019
- Atlético-MG 2 x 0 Cruzeiro – Brasileirão 2019
- Cruzeiro 3 x 0 Atlético-MG – Copa do Brasil 2019 (Quarter-finals)
- Atlético-MG 1 x 1 Cruzeiro – Mineiro Championship 2019
- Cruzeiro 1 x 1 Atlético-MG – Mineiro Championship 2019
- Cruzeiro 0 x 0 Atlético-MG – Brasileirão 2018
- Cruzeiro 2 x 0 Atlético-MG – 2018 Mineiro Championship (Final)
- Atlético-MG 3 x 1 Cruzeiro – 2018 Mineiro Championship (Final)
- Atlético-MG 0 x 1 Cruzeiro – 2018 Mineiro Championship
- Cruzeiro 1 x 3 Atlético-MG – Brasileirão 2017
- Atlético-MG 3 x 1 Cruzeiro – Brasileirão 2017
- Atlético-MG 2 x 1 Cruzeiro – Mineiro Championship 2017 (Final)
- Cruzeiro 0 x 0 Atlético-MG – Mineiro Championship 2017 (Final)
- Cruzeiro 2 x 1 Atlético-MG – Mineiro Championship 2017
- Atlético-MG 3 x 2 Fluminense – Brasileirão 2012
- Fluminense 0 x 0 Atlético-MG – Brasileirão 2012
- Atlético-MG 1 x 1 Flamengo – Brasileirão 2011
- Flamengo 4 x 1 Atlético-MG – Brasileirão 2011
- Fluminense 1 x 1 Atlético-MG – Brasileirão 2007
- Atlético-MG 3 x 0 Fluminense – Brasileirão 2007
- Atlético-MG 0 x 1 Paraná – Brasileirão 2005
- Paraná 1 x 0 Atlético-MG – Brasileirão 2005
Thiago Neves during Atlético-MG x Sport – Photo: Agência i7 / Mineirão
