Scarpa on the side? Understand why the change pleases Palmeiras and made Abel send a message to Tite | palms

The previous sentence sums up Palmeiras coach Abel Ferreira’s satisfaction with the performance of Gustavo Scarpa as left-back in the 3-0 victory of the alviverde team against Ceará, in the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil.

The number 14 shirt, an offensive midfielder of origin, was made available to improvise on the defensive line, achieved prominence and became definitely an alternative to Matías Viña. Scarpa, even, should return to occupy the position against Fluminense, this Saturday, at 9:30 p.m. (Brasilia), at Allianz Parque, for the Brazilian Championship.

Gustavo Scarpa feels comfortable on the left side; much more than on the right wing, a role he played for Palmeiras, for example, with Vanderlei Luxemburg and Luiz Felipe Scolari. Acting further back is well seen by the player, who wants to gain minutes regardless of the role and saw the coach himself suggest a definitive change for the rest of the season.

– (Scarpa) It has a crossover accuracy well above average. It was someone who sacrificed himself to play in a position that was not his. We had talked about thinking about a possible situation for another left back, but, with this will that he showed, to attack and defend, I will ask him if he wants to continue on the left side because he has a future here and perhaps in Europe – said Abel Ferreira.

The Portuguese coach was convinced to climb Scarpa in the first defensive line based on the observations made by the squad. Abel Ferreira watched team matches under Vanderlei Luxemburg and liked the performance of the shirt 14 as a left back.

The green light for the change came from the athlete himself, who had been little used in midfield, had scored just one goal in the season and was living with the possibility of leaving the club – in August, an offer from the Middle East nearly sealed the departure .

– I don’t like to make changes between players when they don’t want to. I did a simple exercise and he made himself available to help the team in a different position. What I want to say here is that if Tite listens to me, and it is good that he listens to me, he is very well in that position – repeated Abel Ferreira, who even quoted Roberto Carlos during the reflection on Scarpa.

If Scarpa wants to, Abel Ferreira defines the midfielder as a direct alternative to Viña, who will miss Palmeiras in the Data Fifa windows most of the time for being simply a member of the Uruguayan team. Before, the coach and the club looked for names in the market.

Palmeiras probed Sporting in the final days of the transfer window to bring Colombian player Cristian Borja on loan. There was no progress in the talks and the gap in the Viña reserve remained open.

In addition to Scarpa, Palmeiras has Lucas Esteves in the left-back position. The player revealed by Palmeiras, however, is in physical transition work, he returned to training with the ball just this Thursday and continues to seek the best way to consolidate himself as a reserve for the Uruguayan. This is so if the colleague does not decide to change position forever.