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Na manhã desta quarta-feira (29), o Palmeiras realizou mais um treino seguindo a preparação para as finais do Campeonato Paulista, diante do Água Santa. A partida de ida acontece neste domingo (2), às 16h, na Arena Barueri. Além do retorno do zagueiro Gustavo Gómez, foi o primeiro treinamento de Richard Ríos com o elenco palmeirense.
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Mesmo com o mando sendo do Netuno, a torcida do Verdão será maioria e ficará com seis dos sete setores do estádio. A exceção será o setor B, que fica na direção do estacionamento, que será destinado aos torcedores do clube de Diadema.
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Gómez, que participou do amistoso entre Paraguai e Chile na última segunda-feira (27), fez atividades regenerativas no campo após aquecimento com o restante do grupo. Já Ríos, anunciado pelo Palmeiras na última terça (28), participou de todo o trabalho no campo. O técnico Abel Ferreira comandou um treino tático coletivo com ênfase nas movimentações, no posicionamento e em outros aspectos do jogo.
O volante colombiano foi destaque nesta temporada do Paulistão pelo Guarani, chamando atenção especialmente pela sua versatilidade. Além disso, marcou dois gols, deu uma assistência e foi um dos líderes do competição em desarmes e passes-chave (que geraram chance clara de gol).
Após fazer “jogo duro”, o Bugre aceitou a proposta de R$ 6 milhões por 50% dos direitos do jogador oferecida pelos palmeirenses, e o colombiano, de 22 anos, assinou com o Verdão até dezembro de 2025 – com possibilidade de prorrogação por mais uma temporada.
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O Palestra, nesta quarta (29), conheceu o seu adversário da terceira fase da Copa do Brasil: o Tombense, de Minas Gerais.O Alviverde mandará o jogo de ida no Allianz Parque e jogará a volta em Tombos. Ainda serão definidas as datas e os horários. Sabe-se, porém, que as partidas serão realizadas em abril, nas semanas do dia 12 (ida) e 26 (volta).
Nesta semana, o Palmeiras também conheceu seus adversários da fase de grupos da Libertadores: Barcelona (EQU), Bolívar (BOL) e Cerro Porteño (PAR). O Verdão vai em busca de se tornar o primeiro tetracampeão brasileiro da competição continental.
Palmeiras e Água Santa já se enfrentaram nesta temporada na fase de grupos. Na ocasião, o Alviverde derrotou o time de Diadema por 1 a 0, com gol marcado por Rony. Na história, a única vitória do Água Santa diante do Verdão foi em 2016 pelo placar elástico de 4 a 1. O jogo marcou uma das goleadas mais icônicas da história recente do clube.
O Alviverde volta a treinar nesta quinta-feira (30), às 16h, na Academia de Futebol. Como teve melhor campanha, o Palmeiras irá decidir o título do Paulistão em casa em busca do bicampeonato estadual e do seu segundo título em 2023. O primeiro foi o da Supercopa do Brasil contra o Flamengo.
Chelmsford proves unhappy temporary home for Seaxes as they suffer 98-run thumping
ECB Reporters Network31-May-2024Matt Parkinson claimed a hat-trick as Kent thrashed Middlesex by 98 runs at Chelmsford to open their 2024 Vitality Blast campaign with a win.Parkinson, who made the move from Lancashire over the winter, shone for his newly adopted county, claiming the scalps of Jack Davies, Tom Helm and Henry Brookes in his third over on route to figures of 4 for 25.It meant the hosts, playing the first of two home games at Chelmsford in this campaign were hustled out for 107 to fall way short of their victory target of 206.Earlier, Joe Denly was the mainstay of Kent’s 205 for 8 with 56 in 33 balls complete with two sixes and seven fours. Daniel Bell-Drummond, another man to be the scourge of Middlesex in the recent past, provided good support with 38. Luke Hollman returned 3 for 27 and Blake Cullen 3 for 47 in his first match of the season.Bell-Drummond and England opener Zak Crawley made an explosive start, each striking Cullen for huge sixes in the third over as they posted a 50-stand within 23 balls.It took a super catch running back at mid-wicket by Leus Du Plooy to end Crawley’s effort on 26, but Bell-Drummond continued the assault, pummelling Henry Brookes back over his head for six before being dropped by Joe Cracknell in the deep.The miss wasn’t costly as Tom Helm pulled off a ‘worldy’ in the next over diving full length at deep mid-on to send Bell-Drummond on his way for 38. It was the first of two in two balls for the impressive Hollman as Sam Billing suffered a first-ball duck. Hollman would snaffle a third when Tawanda Muyeye struck him straight to Cracknell to leave Kent 79 for 3.Denly was though in no mood to see a collapse and played the innings of substance, striking the ball powerfully straight and employing the scoop to good effect in a well-paced effort. He was one of three late wickets for Cullen but nevertheless the target of 205 looked daunting.Middlesex promoted du Plooy to opener, but the move backfired as he fell for 11 bowled by Grant Stewart.Ryan Higgins’ stay was brutal yet brief, one huge six followed by a mishit which ballooned to mid-off, Beyers Swanepoel the bowler to profit and skipper Stephen Eskinazi also holed out on the fence to give Stewart a second wicket.Eyes were now on Max Holden who made 121 in the same fixture last season. There would though be no repeat as he drilled one straight to Crawley on the boundary at mid-off from the spin of Marcus O’Riordan and at 49 for 4 the hosts were in a mess.Cracknell down at an unfamiliar position of No. 6 rather than at the top of the order came and went bowled by Parkinson. Davies blossomed briefly but then came Parkinson’s party piece to hasten the end of the rout.
England confirmed they will not be calling up a replacement for Leach
Vithushan Ehantharajah11-Feb-2024Jack Leach has been ruled out of the rest of England’s Test series against India after failing to recover from a knee injury. The left-arm spinner damaged his left knee fielding on the opening day of the first Test in Hyderabad, diving to stop a boundary and colliding with the ground. He then exacerbated the injury on the second morning.The extent of the swelling of the 32-year-old’s knee meant he was unable to move freely, restricting him to a maximum of four-over spells for the remainder of the Test. Leach was able to bowl 26 overs in the first innings, but could only send down 10 in the second. He was still able to dismiss Shreyas Iyer, as England sealed victory by 28 runs.A lack of improvement in his condition meant he was subsequently ruled out of the second Test in Visakhapatnam, which India won to square the series. Initially, it was hoped the 10-day break in the series would afford Leach more time to recover, though he remained a doubt for the third Test in Rajkot.Related
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Following further assessment in Abu Dhabi, where the England team have been based during this gap, Leach has decided to return home for further treatment and miss the last three Tests.A statement from the ECB read: “He will fly home from Abu Dhabi in the next 24 hours, where the England team have been staying ahead of the third Test in Rajkot, which starts on Thursday.”Leach will work closely with the England and Somerset medical teams in respect of his rehabilitation.”England confirmed they will not be calling up a replacement for Leach, who has been Ben Stokes’ primary spinner throughout his tenure. It is another blow for a popular member of the dressing room, who had only just returned from a stress fracture of the back that ruled him out of last summer’s Ashes.It means England’s spin options are now limited to the young trio of Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir – who made his debut in the second Test as a replacement for Leach, his Somerset team-mate – alongside Joe Root as the team’s sole allrounder.Leach’s absence means England are likely to veer from the one-seamer approach for the next Test, which begins on Thursday. The tourists may look to partner James Anderson with either Mark Wood (who played the first Test before being replaced by Anderson for the second) or Ollie Robinson.As ever, much will depend on the assessment of the surface from Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum. The squad will arrive back in India on Monday ahead of their first training session on Tuesday at the Niranjan Shah Stadium.
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Ao vencer o Flamengo nesta quarta-feira (2) por 2 a 1, pela 35ª rodada do Brasileirão, o Corinthians não apenas garantiu matematicamente vaga direta à fase de grupos da Libertadores, mas também colocou ponto final em um incômodo tabu no Maracanã.
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Desde então, o Corinthians havia disputado 13 partidas no Maracanã, com nove derrotas e quatro empates. Antes do confronto contra o Rubro-Negro no Brasileirão, o Timão havia feito quatro jogos no estádio carioca na temporada, com duas derrotas e dois empates.
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Antes do início da 35ª rodada, o Corinthians precisava somar seis pontos nas últimas quatro rodadas para garantir vaga direta à fase de grupos da Libertadores, tendo em vista que o G6 virou G8 com os títulos do Flamengo, e os seis primeiros colocados tem acesso direto à fase de grupos da competição continental.
Como o Atlético-MG, 7º colocado, empatou com o São Paulo, o Timão precisava de dois pontos para cumprir o objetivo na temporada, e conseguiu ao vencer a equipe de Dorival Jr.
Agora, os comandados de Vítor Pereira enfrentam o Ceará, no sábado (5), na Neo Química Arena, buscando voltar ao G4 e uma melhor premiação no Brasileirão. Empatado com 61 pontos, O Flu está na frente do Timão pelo número de vitórias.
Afghanistan’s fixture list sees them play New Zealand in Chennai less than 72 hours after they pulled off the most famous win in the country’s sporting history by beating England in Delhi on Sunday night. But their coach Jonathan Trott’s message to his players was simple: “It’s important that you celebrate your victories.”Despite having won only one of their previous 17 matches at World Cups before their 69-run victory over the defending champions, Afghanistan’s ambition in this tournament was to qualify for the semi-finals. As a result, Trott admitted he needed to guard against complacency when they head south.And yet, drawing on the experience of his own playing career, Trott said that it was only right that his players should bask in their success. “I’m very keen not to put a dampener on things or tell them to focus on the next game,” Trott said. “I know from my career and my experience, I never soaked up enough, or enjoyed moments [like these].Related
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“I’m certainly going to say to the guys, ‘enjoy tonight, spend some time together, whatever you want to do.’ As soon as we land in Chennai, in 12-18 hours’ time, we switch on for the next game and it’s back to business. It’s important you celebrate your victories, because they’re so hard and they’re always such a challenge.”We’ve got to move on quite quickly… but I think it’s important that the guys enjoy it. But also, [that they] take stock and realise when they get a certain amount of things right in the 50 overs or the 100 overs, what they can achieve and the level of teams that they can put under pressure and compete with and win cricket matches.”The spin trio of Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman did the trick for Afghanistan•Getty Images
Trott suggested that his players had benefited from the experience of playing with and against England’s players in franchise leagues, realising that despite their status as world champions, they were “human” too. “They get to know the ins and outs of each player, so there’s that familiarity and also the confidence,” he said.”Sometimes, I think when you see big Test-playing nations, you hold them in high regard. Playing with players like that, you see that they are human, and you are just as entitled to win or do well [as they are]… that’s the beauty of the World Cup, isn’t it? That’s what cricket is about.”I’m just chuffed with the players. The things that we’ve spoken about as a side, we’ve agreed if we get these things right, we can compete with anybody in the world. These guys work incredibly hard. I’m really impressed with them. They will see the rewards, and this will encourage them to kick on even more.”Trott also acknowledged the bigger picture of Afghanistan’s win. Last weekend, over 1,000 people were killed and many more injured in an earthquake in the west of the country. The players wore black armbands in memory of the victims during their defeat to India on Wednesday, and several players have donated substantially to relief efforts.”It’s not just cricket that the guys are playing for,” Trott said. “The guys are very knowledgeable of the things and the hardship that some people are going through because of the natural disaster, and for various other reasons. If this can give a smile to people’s faces anywhere in the world, but also encourage boys and girls to pick up a cricket bat or a cricket ball and get playing cricket wherever they are in Afghanistan, then that’s the goal that’s been achieved.”It’s very pleasing. There’s a lot of confidence that will hopefully come from this when competing against the bigger nations and it’ll have a knock-on effect to all the other games – not only in this World Cup, but for the future as well. [It shows] just what Afghanistan cricket can achieve… we don’t fear anyone. Every game we are here to play, and we are here to win.”
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O atacante Ferreira voltou ao noticiário do Grêmio por conta de uma nova lesão muscular, situação que infelizmente se tornou uma rotina na vida do camisa 10 do Tricolor.
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Ao longo da temporada, esta é a quarta vez que o atacante desfalca o time gaúcho por conta de problemas musculares.
Diagnóstico
De acordo com o departamento médico do Grêmio, a lesão que Ferreira teve foi uma distensão muscular grau 2, a mesma que sofreu diante da Chapecoense, no fim de julho.
Agora, os médicos querem tratar o jogador com mais calma e dar a Ferreira mais resistência muscular para ajudar o Grêmio na briga pelo acesso à elite do futebol nacional.
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Manchester City have only just bolstered their ranks following the belated arrival of 19-year-old, Claudio Echeverri, yet it is another teenage talent who is causing quite the fuss in the city at present.
There hasn’t been much to smile about for 15th-placed Manchester United of late, yet the rise of 17-year-old, Chido Obi, has been a rare bright spot in recent weeks, with the former Arsenal starlet looking lively off the bench in his cameos against Everton and Fulham.
Described as “a goal machine” by data analyst Ben Mattinson, the Danish youth international has been parachuted into Ruben Amorim’s first-team squad due to the club’s current centre-forward woes. While Erling Haaland boasts 20 Premier League goals this season at the Etihad, Rasmus Hojlund, by contrast, has netted just twice in the top flight for the Red Devils.
Obi too is yet to break his duck at senior level, yet having run academy defences ragged in recent times – including netting seven goals in just three FA Youth Cup appearances in 2024/25 – rival clubs may well be looking on enviously if he does begin to fire in Amorim’s 3-4-3 set-up.
Thankfully as far as Pep Guardiola and co are concerned, the Citizens may well be brewing their own prolific teenage academy star…
While Phil Foden and Rico Lewis may represent the most notable academy success stories at the club in recent times, it is hard to question the stunning production line that City have overseen in the Guardiola era.
Indeed, the likes of Liam Delap, Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, Jadon Sancho and James Trafford – just to name a few – have all been on the books at the Etihad at one stage, thus emphasising the pool of talent that has been nurtured in Manchester.
As for the current crop, hopes are high for a number of rising stars, with Jahmai Simpson-Pusey and Nico O’Reilly – who netted a brace against Plymouth Argyle last time out – both having forced their way into Guardiola’s first-team reckoning.
Summer signing Divin Mubama is another who may be deserving of more first-team action following his fine goalscoring form since arriving from West Ham United, with the 20-year-old scoring seven goals in just six Premier League 2 appearances.
Watch out too for another former Hammers asset in Divine Mukasa – hailed as a “serious talent” by Mattinson – as well as 17-year-old Stefan Mfuni, who looks in line to be the club’s next Josko Gvardiol.
In The Pipeline
There are, of course, a succession of other youngsters who would be deserving of a mention, yet it’s time to turn attention to the starlet who could rival Obi as an elite centre-forward – 18-year-old, Matty Warhurst.
As stated previously, it is Obi who leads the way in the FA Youth Cup with seven goals, with United having powered their way into the semi-finals after seeing off Arsenal last week, despite not actually being able to call upon their teenage talisman due to his first-team commitments.
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Club |
Goals |
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Chido Obi |
Man Utd |
7 |
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Mason Cotcher |
Aston Villa |
5 |
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Tom Wingate |
Fulham |
5 |
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Amin Nabizada |
Watford |
5 |
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Shumaira Mhueka |
Chelsea |
4 |
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Finlay Gorman |
Man City |
4 |
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Emmerson Sutton |
QPR |
4 |
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Cruz Allen |
Derby |
4 |
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Matty Warhurst |
Man City |
4 |
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Man City, meanwhile, also set up a last-four clash with Watford after hitting West Bromwich Albion for six last time out, with young Warhurst unsurprisingly among the scorers to bag his fourth goal in the competition this season.
A player who has admitted that he simply ‘loves scoring goals’, the teenage marksman has remarkably chalked up 16 goals in 29 games across all fronts in 2024/25, as per Transfermarkt, placing him ahead of what even Foden has achieved in the senior setup (ten goals).
Much like Obi, the promising Englishman is just a menace at youth level, as indicated by his return of 34 goals in just 43 outings for City’s U18 side.
As the club website has stated, he is a ‘cool and calm finisher’, while also possessing the ‘pace and clinical crossing’ to feature on the flanks when required. Youth team coach Ben Wilkinson also lauded his quality as a “goalscorer” last year:
Such instincts were particularly on show during the 2023/24 campaign, with Obi – who netted 32 times – the only player to score more goals than Warhurst in the U18 Premier League, with the Man City man scoring on 21 occasions.
That goalscoring prowess speaks for itself, in truth, with it intriguing to see if the England youth international will follow in Obi’s footsteps and be afforded a chance in the senior ranks.
With Guardiola arguably still in need of an able deputy to Haaland, the legendary coach could do worse than turn towards his often fruitful academy before the season is out.
With a crucial trip to The Etihad fast-approaching, Liverpool will have to square off against Manchester City in the absence of one particular ace as Cody Gakpo also faces a late fitness call.
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Whilst it’s far from time to panic for Liverpool, cracks are beginning to appear in Arne Slot’s side for the first time in his debut campaign. Wednesday’s 2-2 draw against Aston Villa was as frustrating as it gets as they dropped points for the second time in three Premier League games and Darwin Nunez stole the headlines for all the wrong reasons once again.
As Diogo Jota and Nunez stumbled in front of goal, it looked clearer than it has been all season just how reliant Liverpool are on Mohamed Salah, who scored and assisted yet again to drag Slot’s frontline to a point at Villa Park.
What then compounded a difficult evening was another injury blow. Already, the Reds are set to be without Joe Gomez for almost the rest of the campaign, whilst Gakpo faces a race to make his return against Manchester City after missing the last two games. Now, Slot has a fresh injury concern.
As confirmed by the Dutchman, Conor Bradley is now set to miss the Manchester City game and the Newcastle United game in midweek at the very minimum after being forced off through injury not long after emerging from the bench against Aston Villa.
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Slot told reporters: “No [clarity], he still has to come in. I would be surprised if he is involved Sunday or against Newcastle. Joe Gomez has had surgery, out for a long time, maybe back before the end of the season. Jota and Trent didn’t play 90 because they have only just come back.”
"Complete" Bradley's injury comes at worst time
With another crucial week approaching at the end of a gruelling run of fixtures for Liverpool, Bradley’s injury has come at the worst time.
With Trent Alexander-Arnold only able to play around an hour against Villa, himself, it’s clear that the Northern Ireland international would have had a role to play against both Manchester City and Newcastle. Now, Slot must turn towards an Alexander-Arnold who may not be ready for back-to-back 90 minutes.
In truth, it’s been a frustrating season for Bradley following an impressive breakthrough last time out. Disrupted by injuries, the right-back has only been able to show Slot glimpses of what he’s capable of.
It sums up just how much potential the academy graduate has, however, that even in those smaller glimpses he has stood out to earn praise from the likes of Jacek Kulig. The football talent scout dubbed Bradley “the definition of a complete full-back” following his performance against Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup earlier this month.