O técnico Abel Ferreira no dey for sideline for di match between RB Bragantino and Palmeiras. Di game happen for Estádio Cícero de Sousa Marques, for Bragança Paulista, on dis Sunday, 26 April. Why di Portuguese coach no dey for bench again? Sporting News dey explain.
Abel Ferreira dey serve suspension, according to STJD punishment, because of red cards for di games against Fluminense and São Paulo. Di penalty na for disrespect to referee team and unsportsmanlike behavior. Initially dem punish am with eight games, but dem reduce di suspension to seven matches. He still get three more matches to serve. So, he go still dey out for Palmeiras games against Bragantino, Santos, and Remo for Brazilian Championship.
Meanwhile, German coach and global head of football for Red Bull, Jürgen Klopp, don dey attend some fans for di stadium before di match between Bragantino and Palmeiras. Klopp, wey don dey Brazil since last Friday, also watch Massa Bruta training on Saturday, 25 April. He take selfie with players wey dey train on di field.
On Sunday, before di game, he walk around di temporary stadium grass and greet some fans for di stands, wey dey ask for selfies and autograph. Besides, di coach also talk with di team and coach Vagner Mancini, wey celebrate di chance to share experience with di German. Mancini say, “A man so successful like am. We hold meetings, talk plenty about football, about di game itself, di essence of sport. We talk about di current moment of football globally.” He add say Klopp watch dia training, talk with di players. Dis na part of im role as global director of Red Bull.
Dis na second visit of Klopp to Bragantino facilities. For January last year, di coach don already visit Massa Bruta training center and also watch training. Dis week visit, according to Braga press office, don already dey planned and na part of Red Bull schedule.
For di match, Palmeiras open scoring against Bragantino, for 13th round of Brazilian Championship. Di goal come from Flaco López for 20th minute of first half. Sosa receive ball for right side, use head control, dey fall for grass but still manage to roll ball to middle of area with precision for Flaco López to arrive and hit fine finish to make 1-0.
For dis game, Palmeiras get two important absentees: defender Murilo, wey don red card for last match and dey serve automatic suspension, and center forward Vitor Roque, wey go do surgery for left ankle for coming days and only go return after World Cup. For these two positions, dem pick Bruno Fuchs, wey go partner Gustavo Gómez for defense, and Ramón Sosa, wey go continue for attack alongside Argentine and top scorer Flaco López. Di starting lineup of Palmeiras go remain di same.
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