Victories ease the turbulence of the Atletiba duo

Coritiba rehabilitated itself in the Série B by beating Ceará and Athletico came out ahead of Racing in the Copa Sul-Americana. The victories alleviate the turbulence of the Atletiba duo in recent days and serve as an additive for the weekend.

After a terrible, drawn-out and confusing first half, Coxa left the field booed by its fans, who were still bitter about the comeback achieved by Operário in the previous round, in Ponta Grossa.

But if the hoarse voice from the stands had a psychological influence, coach Jorginho’s voice was heard more in the locker room and the team returned with a more determined tactical stance in the second half.

They played well and deserved the victory that put them back, at least mathematically, in the fight for a spot in the First Division next year. Now they face Ituano, but their confidence has increased with the good performance of Robson, Junior Brumado, Lucas Ronier, Matheus Frizzo and others.

Athletico deserved to win in the South American

Athletico and Racing played a great match at the Arena da Baixada and Martín Varini’s team deserved to win and, more than that, they were in a position to deserve the second goal that would give them an advantage in the return match in Buenos Aires.

The game was so well played that goalkeepers Mycael, from Furacão, and Arias, from the celeste team from Avellaneda, stood out as the main characters on the field with difficult and important saves.

Zapelli was injured and was replaced by João Cruz who, as a rising star that he is, didn’t hold back and knew how to take advantage of Canobbio’s pass – or assist, if you prefer – to finish successfully.

With the advantage on the scoreboard, Atlético kept up the pace, with efficient passing in the middle and intense attacking movement in the second half. But Racing made some dangerous counterattacks, which leads us to believe in a balanced game in the Argentine capital.

Now the opponent will be Criciúma, who are also not having a good campaign in the Brasileirão Série A.