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With 5934 runs from 214 matches, Brad Hodge, at 39, is the leading run-scorer in Twenty20 cricket•Getty Images

The list of trophies won by Australia over the years is long and impressive, but there is one conspicuous absence. For all their success in World Cups, Champions Trophy tournaments and Test cricket, the World T20 has eluded them. Of course the history of the event is short, stretching back only as far as 2007, but the lack of a title in any of the four editions so far staged bothers the Australians. They enter the 2014 tournament with their best chance yet and, according to most reputable betting companies, as the favourites.It is a favouritism based in part on their recent form against England and South Africa but as much on their batting strength as anything. David Warner, Aaron Finch, Shane Watson, Brad Hodge, George Bailey, Cameron White, Brad Haddin, Glenn Maxwell – that’s some pretty impressive depth. The absence of Mitchell Johnson due to injury will hurt them, although Mitchell Starc has developed into one of the finest fast bowlers in T20 cricket, and James Faulkner offers an important all-round option.In the early days of the World T20, Australia’s selectors did not grant the format due respect and assumed the one-day team would do the job. Over time, and with a new selection panel in place, the Australians have realised that to win this event they will need proven T20 performers, regardless of age.Initially T20 seemed a young man’s game; now it is recognised that older types in the twilight of their careers may just have the experience and wiles required. Hence the presence of 43-year-old Brad Hogg, 39-year-old Hodge and 36-year-old Haddin in this squad.”We’ve got the most balanced side that I’ve ever been involved with and a balanced squad,” said Watson, who is the only Australian to have been part of the squads for all five World T20s, including this one. “I think the versatility of this squad (is) more than any squad that I’ve played Twenty20 cricket for Australia. Certainly in all conditions against any opposition we can match up really well, I think it gives us more of a chance to be able win it.”

Key player

With Warner and Watson to occupy two of Australia’s top three batting spots, you would think the other man in that trio might fly under the radar. Except that Aaron Finch enters the tournament as the newly-crowned No.1-ranked T20 international batsman in the world. Last year, Finch smashed the record for the highest score in a T20 international when he plundered 156 against England in Southampton and his clean striking and ability to consistently clear the fence makes him as exciting a player as there is in this Australian squad.

Surprise package

The catalogue of T20 teams Brad Hodge has played for is almost as long and impressive as Australia’s trophy list. Surely nobody can be shocked by the presence of Twenty20 cricket’s all-time leading run scorer at this tournament? Well, yes, the inclusion of Hodge was a surprise to many people, not least Hodge himself.Often overlooked by the national selectors during his heyday, Hodge had long since written off his international career when he was recalled in January at 39. But his T20 experience, including in Bangladesh with the Barisal Burners, encouraged the selectors to take a punt. His Man-of-the-Match effort in the second T20 in South Africa this month suggested it might have been a good call.

Weakness

The Australians like the ball coming on to the bat and in the group stage they will face three teams strong on spin options – Pakistan, West Indies and India. There is also the question of whether their own slow bowling will be good enough. Hogg has experience but with the raw legspinner James Muirhead and the part-timer Glenn Maxwell as his main support in spinning conditions, they do look a little thin in that department.

World T20 history

They might not have won the trophy yet but in three of the four World T20s so far, Australia have made it to at least the semi-final stage. England beat them in the decider in 2010 and last time they were bundled out by eventual champions West Indies in a semi-final. Their low point was the 2009 tournament, when they failed to make it past the group stage.

Recent form

Australia are five from five this year after beating England 3-0 and South Africa 2-0. There could hardly be a better time to hit their peak. But it was only this summer that things started turning around for Bailey’s men – from the end of the previous World T20 until the games against England, their record was LLLWLL.

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O Internacional saiu de campo com a vitória por 3 a 1 sobre o Cruzeiro, mas, logo depois do apito final, o clima esquentou bastante com um revoltado Nico López querendo tirar satisfação com o lateral-direito Edílson, expulso justamente por ter dado uma cotovelada no atacante uruguaio.

E quem também se mostrou bastante irritado com a atitude do ex-atleta do Grêmio foi Índio, ex-jogador e um dos ídolos da história do Colorado tendo conquistado a Libertadores e o Mundial de 2006.

Na rede social, o ex-defensor fez criticas pesadas ao atleta do time mineiro relembrando outro episódio de violência envolvendo Edílson com o volante Rodrigo Dourado:

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– Lembro de um soco seu no Dourado por trás e agora esta cotovelada enquanto Nico olhava a bola. Tu te acha valente, e na verdade nunca saiu numa trocação. Já passou tua validade nas 4 linhas, vem pra cá onde já estou, do lado de fora.

Depois de ter sua atitude apoiada aparentemente por torcedores do Cruzeiro, Índio fez uma nova postagem afirmando que, no próximo compromisso onde Edílson estiver frente ao seu torcedor, ele será vaiado:

– Surpreendentemente, a torcida do Cruzeiro tem mais raiva do Edílson do que nós. Estão organizando até vaia pro vacilão no próximo jogo.

O ex-jogador, após a repercussão, apagou as duas postagens.

A round-up of all the matches played in the Premier Limited Overs Tournament on December 1, 2013

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Heavy afternoon rains threatened to ruin the first day of the 2013/14 domestic cricket season, but results were possible in all but one of the six Premier Limited Overs matches, in Colombo.Moors Sports Club tied with Tamil Union via the Duckworth-Lewis method in their series opener, after having hit 170 for 7 in their 30 allocated overs. Moors’ No. 3 Oshada Fernando was the top run-scorer in the match, hitting 75 from 86 to assist his side’s recovery, following the early departure of both openers.The Tamil Union bowling figures perhaps suggested why Suranga Lakmal has been picked in Sri Lanka’s limited overs squad to the UAE over Shaminda Eranga. Lakmal took 2 for 31 from his 6 overs, but Eranga conceded more than ten runs an over, though he did claim a wicket. Rangana Herath was the most economical bowler, going at 2.33 runs in his six, while Ramith Rambukwella took two wickets.In his first List A match for Tamil Union, 20-year-old opener Pabasara Waduge struck 37 from 38 to set the chase off with promise, but despite his brisk 68-run partnership with Tillakaratne Dilshan, Moors’ offspinner removed both openers in the 12th over and sparked a stutter.When the rains came to wipe out play, Tamil Union were six wickets down, needing 33 to win from the last 28 deliveries.Ragama Cricket Club wiped out Colombo Cricket Club in under 26 overs, to secure a 113-run victory at the Premadasa Stadium, before the afternoon rains arrived. Ragama hit 207 for 4 in their 43 overs, thanks to a string of solid contributions from the top order – most from Lahiru Thirimanne, who top-scored with 54.Ragama’s opening seamers Lahiru Jayaratne and Nilanka Premaratne then ran through the CCC innings, sharing nine wickets for just 44 runs between them. They had CCC at 26 for 6 by the seventh over, and only one CCC batsman crossed 20, as they were bundled out for a paltry 94.Colts Cricket Club mowed down Badureliya Sports Club by seven wickets- the most emphatic victory of the opening round. Having been asked to bat at the Colts ground, Badureliya succumbed for 81 in 30.3 overs, with only two of their batsmen limping into double figures.Thisara Perera opened the bowling for Colts and took three wickets in his first four overs, to herald the collapse. He finished with figures of 3 for 15, and offspinner Dilruwan Perera also took three wickets later in the innings.Kusal Perera made his customary flying start in response hitting 41 from 38 balls, but both he and Thisara Perera had perished by the time the winning runs were scored, with almost 37 overs remaining in the innings.Centuries from 20-year-old opener Niroshan Dickwella and Kumar Sangakkara set up an 84-run Duckworth-Lewis win for Nondescripts Cricket Club over Bloomfield, a week after NCC had celebrated its 125th anniversary. Dickwella struck 13 fours and a six in his run-a-ball 133, and his 195-run second-wicket stand with Sangakkara effectively took the match away from the opposition. Sangakkara hit 102 in 92 balls, suggesting his extraordinary limited-overs form shows no signs of abating.NCC made 315 from their 50 overs, and although Dilshan Munaweera’s belligerent 62 at the top of the innings provided a brief spark, Bloomfield failed to build partnerships in the middle overs, as left-arm spinner Sohan Boralessa and offspinner Tharindu Kaushal shared 5 wickets between them. When rain stopped play, Bloomfield were 178 for 7 in 37.3 overs.Panadura Sports Club provided another batting catastrophe in their season-opener against Army Sports Club, who waltzed to an eight-wicket victory, at Army’s Panagoda ground. Panadura negotiated opening spells from the seam-bowlers, but Army’s three spinners arrived to wreak havoc early in the innings, and they collapsed for 60 in 22.4 overs.Ajantha Mendis was omitted in favour of legspinner Seekkuge Prasanna for Sri Lanka’s ODI squad against Pakistan, but Mendis had the better outing against Panadura, taking 3 for 14, while Prasanna claimed 2 for 14. Left-arm spinner Ravindra Palleguruge made the most dramatic impact on the match however, wiping out the lower order in 2.2 overs- a spell in which he claimed four wickets and conceded no runs. Army ran the total down in 14.2 overs.The only no-result of the round was played out between Sinhalese Sports Club and Ports Authority Cricket Club. Thilina Kandamby’s 49-ball, unbeaten 73 propelled SSC to 167 from their 26 overs, after a wet outfield had already slashed 24 overs from each innings.Ashan Priyanjan’s 66 from 42 led Ports Authority’s chase, and they needed 51 from 46 deliveries, and had six wickets in hand, when the rains came. Not enough overs had been bowled in the second innings for a winner to be decided.

ScorecardChris Rogers was back churning out runs for Middlesex at Lord’s•Getty Images

Chris Rogers may have only made 21 runs for Australia in the Lord’s Test but nothing seems to disturb his serenity batting here for Middlesex. As some welcome September sun descended on the Home of Cricket, Rogers provided a reminder – if one were needed – that his game remains in fine working order ahead of the return Ashes series.Rogers didn’t play any particularly memorable shots, but then why would he need to? He has a method that works; his brain and body perfectly in sync as he goes about accumulating. But, rather like Justin Langer, Rogers may have the feel of a prodder but often has the strike-rate of a dasher. The 67 he has so far compiled here, off only 111 balls, are another case in point. His quick judgment of length means Rogers is able to score quickly without any discernible effort.With Sam Robson playing with the caution of a man who has not passed 30 in his last eight completed innings, Middlesex’s openers combined to suggest this game will be consigned to a draw. Only when Robson attempted a harum-scarum single did Nottinghamshire look like snaring a wicket.But, as rewarding as Rogers found his day with the bat, his day captaining must have been deeply frustrating. That two quick bowlers – James Harris and Gurjit Sandhu – both went for over 4.5 an over spoke of an attack lacking a little control. For Gareth Berg the problem was more one of luck: his seamers repeatedly passed the edge, including of Patel on several occasions, and he wasn’t flattered by figures of 2 for 78. On the sort of wicket that could be designed with producing a five-day Test in mind, how Middlesex would have benefited from the venom of Steven Finn.The result was that Notts added 269 runs in 60.4 overs – double the rate at which they had scored on the first day. But, for all the big names in their middle order, it was Andre Adams who provided the day’s biggest entertainment.Promoted above Chris Read in a bid to get Nottinghamshire to 350 in time to collect their fourth batting bonus point, Adams promptly backed away to leg and hoiked his first ball over long-on for six. There is no great subtlety to Adams’ batting but his death-or-glory approach was perfectly tailored to his side’s need. Five times the Lord’s boundary was made to look inadequate, until he was snared on the long-off boundary attempting a sixth maximum. But his work had long since been done: Adams had secured the fourth bonus point in the nick of time and, in taking Notts to 430 for 7 declared, to a position of apparent impregnability.After Steven Mullaney had advanced to a technically assured 125 – his second century of the season – Samit Patel and David Hussey both contributed perky knocks. Patel was playing with his customary languid assurance – a couple of straight drives elicited purrs of approval from the members – and it was a matter of considerable surprise when he fell to an outstanding slip catch from Ollie Rayner’s outstretched hand.Hussey had fallen short of his usual exemplary standards this season but made 67 that bristled with intent. It always seems a wonder, given all the travails of the Australian middle-order, that Hussey never earned a Test cap. He did earn 108 international appearances in the two shorter formats, and enjoyed the chance to bat in one-day mode here. By the end of the day, it was another Australia who was to the fore.

A late charge followed by disciplined bowling fashioned a tight win – the second in two days – for Khan Research Labs, as they beat Sui Northern Gas Pipelines by three runs

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Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsZain Abbas’ took two wickets in an over to go with his 23 off 24 balls to claim the Man-of-the-Match award•PCB

A lower-order charge followed by disciplined bowling fashioned a tight win – the second in two days – for Khan Research Labs, as they beat Sui Northern Gas Pipelines by three runs. Defending 11 off the last over, with Azhar Ali on 57 still at the crease, 19-year-old Usman Khan gave away only eight and claimed a wicket off the final ball to seal the win.Having elected to bat first, KRL’s openers Mohammad Yasin and Zain Abbas took advantage of the field restrictions in the first six overs, hitting seven fours in a solid 40-run partnership. Amid steady progress, the only glitch being Abbas’ wicket in the seventh over, 21-year old medium pacer Bilawal Bhatti tore through KRL’s middle order in the space of three legitimate balls. He bowled a wide in between dismissing Saeed Anwar jr and Mohammad Yasin and then broke Ali Khan’s stumps off the next ball as well to leave KRL at 75 for 4 from 74 for 1 in the 13th over. An unbeaten sixth-wicket partnership of 33 runs in 19 balls between Naved Yasin and Zulfiqar Jan took KRL’s score to 131 in 20 overs, the exact total they made during their Super Over win against Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited.SNGPL’s chase hinged on Azhar Ali, who arrived to the crease after opener Azeem Ghumman fell in the second over. He and captain Taufeeq Umar added 51 runs together, before the latter became the first of two wickets claimed by Zain Abbas in the 11th over. Again SNGPL had to rebuild and Ali forged a 61-run stand with Ali Waqas, comprising six fours and a six. With two set batsmen at the crease and Ali having already completed his fifty, Rahat Ali struck a telling blow removing Waqas in the 19th over. An equation that read 11 off six balls became four off one when Usman Khan had Imran Khalid caught off the last ball.

Preview of the opening match of the Champions Trophy, between India and South Africa

The Preview by Siddarth Ravindran05-Jun-2013Match factsThursday, June 6, Cardiff
Start time 9.30am GMTIndia’s batting lynchpins will be Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni•AFPBig PictureThe last time India played South Africa in an ODI was in the 2011 World Cup, when India’s top five were Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan and Yuvraj Singh. The bowling line-up consisted of Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel and Harbhajan Singh. None of those players, most of whom are vastly experienced, are in the squad for this tournament.South Africa are also missing some of their legendary names, with Graeme Smith injured and Jacques Kallis skipping the tournament for personal reasons. Their fans might have felt reassured looking at the familiar bowling line-up, but Dale Steyn’s side strain means he could miss the first game.At least they can still rely on the calm guidance of Gary Kirsten, who has had a golden run in his two years as coach. He has already firmly established South Africa as the best Test side in the world, a position they flirted with for a couple of decades without really nailing it down. The next challenge for Kirsten, who will step down as South Africa coach later this month, is to end his country’s painfully long hunt for an ICC trophy to go along with their triumph in the inaugural version of this tournament way back in 1998.While South Africa have at least been able to focus entirely on the cricket, India haven’t. For the past few weeks in India, cricket has dominated newspaper front pages and has been breathlessly reported on round-the-clock by television channels, but almost all of it has been about the corruption in the IPL, and the ensuing turmoil in the BCCI. Even as MS Dhoni was addressing the press in Cardiff ahead of the opening match of the Champions Trophy, the cricket news back in India was about the Delhi Police questioning the owners of Rajasthan Royals in connection with the spot-fixing controversy.Dhoni’s already has a stellar CV as captain, but marshalling this new-look team under these distractions, especially in a short tournament like the Champions Trophy where even one defeat could mean elimination, will be among the biggest challenges of his career.Form Guide(most recent first)
India LWWWL
South Africa WWLWLWatch out for…Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Irfan Pathan and Vinay Kumar are all military medium and liable to be slapped around the park towards the end of the innings while Ishant Sharma’s performances are yet to justify the enormous patience shown by the selectors. Which means India’s quickest bowler Umesh Yadav has plenty to do. As if being the spearhead, despite having played only 17 ODIs, wasn’t enough, Yadav will have it even harder as he hasn’t bowled more than five overs in a match since last November when he suffered a serious back injury.Just a week before Yadav picked up his injury, JP Duminy received news that he would be out of cricket for six months due to a ruptured tendon in his left heel. Duminy’s first competitive match since then came last week against Netherlands, where he laid to rest any fitness concerns by pummelling an unbeaten 150. In the absence of Kallis and Smith, Duminy’s experience will be useful in a batting line-up filled with relative newcomers.Team newsDinesh Karthik seems to have forced his way into the XI after a couple of sparkling centuries in the warm-up matches, which leaves India with two places to decide. One of the openers’ slots is likely to be a toss-up between Rohit Sharma, who had mixed success at the top of the order in the series against England earlier this year, and M Vijay, who has had a poor IPL and is yet to convince in ODIs. The allrounders’ spot is a contest between Ravindra Jadeja and Irfan Pathan, and who gets the nod could depend on whether India are adventurous enough to opt for a four-man pace attack.India: (probable) 1 Shikhar Dhawan, 2 Rohit Sharma, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Dinesh Karthik, 5 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 6 Suresh Raina, 7 Ravindra Jadeja/ Irfan Pathan, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10 Ishant Sharma, 11 Umesh Yadav”Steyn does not look good at all. It’s touch and go,” AB de Villiers said the day before the opening game. In case Steyn is deemed unfit, it is likely that Rory Kleniveldt will take his place. The rest of the line-up looks fairly settled, with David Miller likely to miss out in the middle order.South Africa: (probable) 1 Hashim Amla, 2 Alviro Petersen, 3 Colin Ingram, 4 AB de Villiers (capt & wk), 5 Faf du Plessis, 6 JP Duminy, 7 Ryan McLaren, 8 Robin Peterson, 9 Rory Kleinveldt, 10 Morne Morkel, 11 Lonwabo TsotsobePitch and conditionsBoth top orders struggled in the India-Australia warm-up match on Tuesday in Cardiff, but Karthik and Dhoni showed there weren’t too many devils in the track. Dhoni’s verdict on the pitch was: “There was not much swing for them but there was variable pace on offer.” Though Australia were rolled over for 65 by India, they had comfortably chased down 257 against West Indies on a similar surface on Saturday.Stats South Africa have the worst ODI record in England over the past six years, having won only two matches in 10 Of the players in the squads of the two teams, only AB de Villiers has aggregated 100 or more runs in the Champions TrophyIndia have won both their encounters against South Africa in the Champions Trophy, the last of which was in 2002. Of those who played that 2002 fixture, only Robin Peterson is in the current tournament’s squads. Quotes”A fresh venue a new start, we have to do all the right things again. Just because the stats are in our favour doesn’t mean we will win the game.”

“We’ll put a bit of emphasis on the first 15 overs of the game. With the bat in hand, and try and fit the foundation and with the ball be very attacking.”
AB de Villiers

ودع البرازيلي آرثر ميلو، نادي ليفربول وجماهيره، حيث يغادر صفوف الفريق الإنجليزي، مع نهاية فترة إعارته للريدز.

وانضم آرثر إلى ليفربول من يوفنتوس الإيطالي، على سبيل الإعارة في سبتمبر الماضي، لكن لم يحظ بفرص كافية للمشاركة مع إصابته.

وكتب آرثر عبر حسابه الرسمي على “إنستجرام”: “مع انتهاء عقدي مع ليفربول، أود أن أشكر الجميع (المدربين واللاعبين والموظفين) على كل دعمهم خلال الموسم الماضي”.

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وأضاف: “أريدكم أن تعرفوا أنني سأكون ممتنًا إلى الأبد للنادي، الجماهير هي بلا شك واحدة من أكثر المشجعين إثارة في جميع أنحاء العالم، مشاعر المباراة في آنفيلد مثيرة للإعجاب حقًا”.

وأتم آرثر: “أخيرًا، أود أن أشكر المجتمع بأكمله في ليفربول والمنطقة على الترحيب بأسرتي خلال الأشهر القليلة الماضية، سأحتفظ دائمًا بذكريات جميلة عن الأيام التي عشت فيها هنا، حظًا سعيدًا في المستقبل!”.

Andrew Weekes, a former Test umpire from the West Indies, died on January 21 in St. Kitts

ESPNcricinfo staff24-Jan-2013Andrew Weekes, a former Test umpire from the West Indies, died on January 21 in St. Kitts. He was 72. Weekes, who was the first international umpire from St. Kitts, stood in four Tests and three ODIs between 1983 and 1990.”He was one of the outstanding umpires in the Caribbean during the 1980s and early 1990s,” Julian Hunte, president of the WICB, said. “He did some tremendous work with the development of the game in St Kitts and also was one of the leading match officials in the Shell Shield and regional limited-overs tournaments.”He loved the game and he also dedicated a lot of time and energy to educating the people of his country. Excellence was his hallmark. For four decades he one of the leading educators on the island of St Kitts and helped to with the development of thousands of young lives. He was a true pioneer, ambassador and shining example for others to emulate.”

يرفض ماريو ألبيرتو كيمبيس، أحد أساطير المنتخب الأرجنتيني، وبطل العالم 1978، عودة مواطنه ليونيل ميسي من جديد إلى برشلونة، ويرغب في أن يستمر مع باريس سان جيرمان.

برشلونة مهووس بعودة ليونيل ميسي، تصريحات الرئيس ونائبه، وكذلك زيارات الأرجنتيني الأخيرة للمدينة الكتالوني، تشير إلى أن شيئًا قد يحدث في الصيف.

طالع أيضًا.. آس: رافعة اقتصادية جديدة ضمن خطة برشلونة لعودة ميسي

وقال كيمبيس في تصريحات نقلتها صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الإسبانية: “لا أعتقد أنه من الصحي أن يعود ليونيل إلى برشلونة”.

وأضاف: “ميسي سيكون أفضل حالًا في فرنسا، حتى يصل إلى كأس العالم المقبل بهدوء وبدون ضغوطات مثل التي سيواجهها في برشلونة إذا عاد إلى كامب نو”.

وأكمل: “في برشلونة الأمور مختلفة، في باريس سيجد راحة البال وكذلك الراحة الجسدية والعقلية، ويمكنه أن يصل إلى كأس العالم 2026 وهو في حالة جيد بدنيًا، خاصة وأنه يتقدم في العمر”.

وعن الصافرات التي تهاجمه بها جماهير باريس سان جيرمان، قال كيمبيس: “ما يحدث هو أن ليو يلعب في فرنسا، الدولة التي خسرت كأس العالم من الأرجنتين بفضل ليو، ما يحدث هو أنهم يشعرون بالألم كلما شاهدوا أفضل لاعب في العالم مع فريقهم، وأنه لا يؤدي كما كان يفعل في قطر مع الأرجنتين.

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Contratado para comandar o Flamengo nas 12 últimas rodadas do Brasileirão, Dorval Júnior encontrou um grupo de atletas abalados pelas eliminações na Copa do Brasil e Libertadores, para Corinthians e Cruzeiro, respectivamente. Recuperar a confiança do elenco é um dos desafios do treinador, que conta com a experiência para dar uma “injeção de ânimo” no time do Rubro-Negro.

O primeiro contato de Dorival foi com os jogadores foi no sábado, quando já estreou à frente do Flamengo diante do Bahia – empate sem gols em Salvador. Ontem e segunda, o treinador comandou as atividades no Ninho do Urubu e demonstrou uma “inquietude positiva”. Gesticulou, chamou para conversas individuais, orientou o posicionamento e, principalmente, incentivou os atletas.

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Durante a parte do treino que foi aberta à imprensa, foi possível observar que Henrique Dourado foi um dos jogadores que recebeu a “atenção especial” do novo comandante. Os dois trabalharam juntos no Palmeiras, em 2014, quando o Ceifador foi bem, com uma boa média de gols marcados: nove em 20 duelos.

Agora, por outro lado, Dorival reencontra o camisa 19 sem castigar os rivais há quase dois meses. Outro conhecido do técnico vive situação ainda mais difícil: Geuvânio. Destaque no Santos de 2015, de Dorival, o atacante perdeu espaço na temporada. Cinco partidas como titular e apenas dois gols pelo Flamengo.

Para o Rubro-Negro alcançar a liderança do Brasileirão, terá que contar com boas atuações de atacantes de Uribe e Berrío também, atletas que estão se adaptando ao trabalho de Dorival e podem ser opções importantes. O primeiro disputa a condição de “camisa 9” titular com Dourado, enquanto o segundo, recuperado de uma grave lesão, surge como alternativa para a ponta direita.

Outros jogadores ainda precisam mostrar seu valor pensando no futuro. É o caso do volante Rômulo, por exemplo. Se não apresentar uma evolução nesta reta final de temporada, é difícil imaginá-lo como peça importante do elenco em 2019, apesar de ter mais dois anos de contrato com o clube da Gávea.