Imagine him & Cunha: Man Utd eye bid for 'one of the best CMs in the world'

da pixbet: The campaign is still a month away from completion, although attention at Manchester United is swiftly turning toward the summer transfer window and the need to bolster Ruben Amorim’s ranks.

da realbet: While it would be foolish for anyone of a United persuasion to be too optimistic regarding the impact of potential new signings, amid the club’s wretched recruitment record over the last decade or so, it is difficult to argue that this side is in need of major surgery once again.

With departures expected to reach double figures, ahead of next season, there is likely to be something of an overhaul at Old Trafford, with drastic improvement needed amid the Red Devils’ place in the bottom half of the Premier League table.

Erik ten Hag

Much could depend on whether or not Champions League qualification is secured, via Europa League glory, although regardless of what occurs on the continent, it looks as if the INEOS regime are already closing in on the signing of wantaway Wolverhampton Wanderers man, Matheus Cunha.

The latest on Man Utd's move for Cunha

It’s fair to say that Cunha can’t have done much more to catch the eye of those at Old Trafford this season. Indeed, during Wolves’ 2-0 win over United on Boxing Day, the Brazilian was simply sensational for the hosts, having scored directly from a corner, while also teeing up Hwang Hee-chan for the second of the day.

That was followed by the 25-year-old’s impact in Sunday’s 1-0 win for the Old Gold, as it was actually his surging run which earned the free-kick that Pablo Sarabia duly converted.

Now onto 14 league goals for the season, Cunha appears all but certain for a Molineux exit this summer – following prior January interest – having already outlined his desire to “take the next step” in his career.

Cunha stats

As widely reported, that ‘next step’ looks set to lead the former Atletico Madrid man to Manchester, with positive talks having been held regarding the forward’s potential contract at the Theatre of Dreams.

That move for the £62.5m sensation could represent the first piece of business in a potentially hectic summer for the Red Devils.

Man Utd readying offer for new midfielder

Alongside that interest in the Wolves ace, it would appear that United are also keeping a close eye on Ipswich Town starlet, Liam Delap, with the Englishman set to be available for £30m amid the Tractor Boys’ impending relegation.

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Elsewhere, meanwhile, reports in Spain have suggested that Amorim and co could also go back in for a long-term target, in the form of Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong, with the Dutchman said to be ‘back on the Red Devils’ radar’.

As per the report, United are ‘willing to present a proposal’ in order to entice the LaLiga giants into a summer sale, with the Premier League said to be ready to ‘test the limits’ of Barca’s resolve.

Benfica's Kerem Akturkoglu in action with FC Barcelona'sFrenkiedeJong

The 27-year-old was famously linked with the Old Trafford side back in the summer of 2022, during Erik ten Hag’s first window in charge, albeit despite an agreement on a fee, a deal for the former Ajax midfielder couldn’t get over the line amid issues regarding personal terms.

There may be a feeling of De Jong’s chance having come and gone, although United should still jump at the opportunity to land such a statement signing.

How De Jong could fit in at Man Utd

There could well be a fresh look to Amorim’s 3-4-3 set-up next term, with a new goalkeeper and centre-forward seemingly set to be prioritised, while Cunha would likely line up in one of the two number ten berths.

The Wolves talisman has already thrived in a similar system under Amorim’s compatriot, Vitor Pereira, in recent months, with his overall record in England’s top-flight now standing at 39 goals and assists in just 77 games.

What the one-time RB Leipzig man will need, however, is quality service from those around him, hence why bringing De Jong into the fold could be a dream scenario.

Likely to operate as part of the midfield two – potentially alongside Bruno Fernandes or Manuel Ugarte – the Netherlands international is simply a master at progressing play, as emphasised by the fact that he ranks in the top 9% of European midfielders for progressive passes, and the top 16% for progressive carries per 90, as per FBref.

Also ranked in the top 1% for pass completion, the experienced metronome has rightly been lauded as “one of the best midfielders in the world” by former boss, Xavi Hernandez, ensuring he would be a worthy upgrade in Amorim’s ranks.

Frenkie de Jong – compared to European midfielders

Stat

Record (per 90)

Ranking

Non-penalty goals

0.12

Top 25%

Assists

0.12

Top 28%

Shot-creating actions

2.59

Top 36%

Passes attempted

82.09

Top 4%

Pass completion

93.8%

Top 1%

Progressive passes

7.17

Top 9%

Progressive carries

2.09

Top 16%

Passes into final third

9.20

Top 3%

Tackles (in attacking 3rd)

0.49

Top 10%

Stats via FBref

As stated, that forward-thinking ability that De Jong provides would ensure he is the ideal figure to pick out the likes of Cunha ahead of him, as indicated by the fact that he also ranks in the top 3% for passes into the final third, at an average of 9.21 per 90.

What also sets the 5 foot 11 maestro apart is just how effective he is at regaining possession too. As evidenced last season – considering he has only started seven league games this time around – De Jong averaged 2.2 tackles per game, having also recovered the ball 5.9 times per game in LaLiga.

For context, United’s ball-winning monster, Casemiro, has only recovered 3.9 balls per game in the Premier League this term – albeit while enjoying a far superior record with regard to tackles made (3.5).

For De Jong to then have such quality both in and out of possession would ensure he can comfortably cope in a midfield two, with United having the chance to acquire two players entering their peak years, in the form of him and Cunha.

After Cunha: Man Utd in talks to sign a "monster" upgrade on Delap

Man Utd could be set to land another sparkling forward this summer, alongside Matheus Cunha

ByRobbie Walls Apr 22, 2025

الونش يعتذر لجماهير الزمالك: لم أسامح نفسي.. ومُتقبل العقوبة الكبيرة

أعرب محمود حمدي الونش، مدافع نادي الزمالك، عن سعادته بعودته لتمثيل منتخب مصر بعد فترة صعبة، مؤكدًا تقديره لدعم جماهير القلعة البيضاء، ومقدّمًا اعتذاره لما بدر منه في مباراة فريقه الأخيرة أمام وادي دجلة في الدوري.

وكان الونش فد تعرض للطرد في الدقيقة 72 من عمر المباراة، بعد أن وجه ضربة متعمدة بمرفقه تجاه لاعب وادي دجلة سيف تقا، في اللقاء الذي أقيم ضمن منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز، وانتهى بفوز الزمالك 2-1.

وكتب محمود حمدي الونش عبر حسابه الرسمي على “إنستجرام”: “في البداية بحمد ربنا على عودتي وتمثيل منتخب مصر بعد فترة صعبة جدًا في حياتي”.

طالع أيضًا | شوبير عن موقف الزمالك القانوني من أرض أكتوبر: الموضوع أصبح “سيادي”

وتابع: “والحمد لله رب العالمين بفضل الله ثم الناس اللي بتحبني بجد واللي كانوا دايمًا في ظهري في الوقت الصعب ده، تمثيل منتخب مصر بأي شكل من الأشكال شرف كبير جدًا لأي شخص يحمل اسم مصر في مختلف المجالات”.

وأضاف: “ثانيًا.. نادي الزمالك وجماهير نادي الزمالك، آخر ماتش كنت سبب كبير إن الفريق يخرج بنتيجة سلبية بسبب غلطة أنا لحد دلوقتي مش قادر أسامح نفسي عليها، لأنها مش من صفاتي الشخصية أني أوصل للمرحلة دي من العصبية، ولكن قدر الله وما شاء فعل”.

واختتم الونش: “طبعا متقبل العقوبة الكبيرة اللي النادي وقعها عليا، دي حاجة أنا متفهمها جدًا، أوعدكم أن الخطأ لن يتكرر، وبإذن الله وبدعمكم الدائم، أني لم ولن أبخل نقطة عرق تجاه هذا الكيان الكبير. الاعتذار واجب.. وأرجو السماح، شكرًا”.

Hridoy, Naeem score tons in rain-hit match, Nasum, Amite shine for East Zone in drawn encounter

Both games ended in a draw as several players made impressive performances

Mohammad Isam08-Dec-2023

Hridoy, Naeem impress in rained out match

Experienced top-order batter Naeem Islam and youngster Towhid Hridoy struck centuries in the rain-interrupted drawn BCL game between Central Zone and North Zone at the Sylhet Academy Ground.Naeem reached his 32nd century in the first innings as Central Zone finished with 281. He struck nine fours and three sixes in his five-hour long knock, and had very little support from the other end. Fast bowler Musfik Hasan took four wickets before North Zone responded with 277. Hridoy, a Bangladesh white-ball regular these days, struck 165 off 166 balls, hitting 13 fours and eight sixes.But with the entire third day and much of the fourth day washed out by rain, the match petered out to a stalemate. Central Zone openers Mohammad Naim and Rony Talukdar remained unbeaten on 20 and 32 respectively.File photo: Nasum Ahmed picked up a five-for•AFP/Getty Images

Emon, Amite, Nasum shine for East Zone

In Chattogram, the game between South Zone and East Zone also ended in a tame draw.Batting first, East Zone got to 402 with four batters hitting half-centuries. Openers Shykat Ali and Parvez Hossain Emon made 77 and 90 respectively before Shamsur Rahman and No 9 Tanzim Hasan also got fifties. South Zone’s left-arm spinner Tanvir Islam bagged figures of 5 for 114.South Zone replied with 282 runs with Fazle Mahmud top scoring with 81. Bangladesh regular Nasum Ahmed took 5 for 81.In the second innings, East Zone lost their first three wickets without a run on the board in 3.5 overs to Al-Amin Hossain and Mahedi Hasan. Amite Hasan then resurrected their innings, scoring his seventh first-class century to save them. He struck ten fours and a six in his 102. Shamsur made 67 as East Zone declared on 249 for 6, setting South Zone a 370 target on the last day. There was just enough time for Anamul Haque’s 55 off 50 balls as South Zone reached 80 for three in the remaining 16 overs.

Nahida, Fargana and Murshida set up Bangladesh's comfortable series win over Pakistan

Ameen top-scored for Pakistan with an unbeaten 84 but they could only finish with 166 for 9

ESPNcricinfo staff10-Nov-2023A record opening partnership for Bangladesh in women’s ODIs set up their series win in the final game of the tour against Pakistan. The right-left combination of Fargana Hoque and Murshida Khatun added 125 for the first wicket, setting Bangladesh on course for their 167-run chase at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.It took an unbeaten 84 from opener Sidra Ameen for Pakistan to crawl to 166 for 9 in their 50 overs. On a slow surface, Bangladesh employed only six overs of fast bowling from Marufa Akter, operating with spin for the rest of the overs to pin Pakistan down.Ameen hit only three fours in her knock and finished with a strike rate of 58.74. She added 65 for the opening wicket with Sadaf Shamas (31 off 61 balls) but Pakistan failed to string partnerships in the middle order. While the opening part took 116 balls for their stand, the second-wicket stand between Ameen and Muneeba Ali was worth 28 off 70 balls.From 93 for 1, Pakistan could never quite find the momentum and finished with a low total. All of the middle-order batters were out for single digits and only Diana Baig – batting at No. 9 and scoring 11 off 9 – scored at a strike rate in excess of 100. Nahida Akter once more was the tormenter-in-chief, finishing with 3 for 26 in ten overs.Bangladesh’s reply was a slow but steady one. Both Hoque and Murshida had strike rates in the fifties but they never let Pakistan in the game. Left-arm spinner Nashra Sandhu then struck twice in two overs to dismiss the openers. But captain Nigar Sultana once again exuded calmness and finished the chase off in the company of Sobhana Mostary.It was the third ODI series win for Bangladesh over Pakistan, but the first time in a bilateral series of three matches. Pakistan had won the opening contest before Bangladesh got back with a Super Over win in the second ODI.Pakistan continue to be second on the ICC Women’s Championship table while Bangladesh are placed sixth. But only three points separate the two sides.

Yorkshire falter on Jonny Bairstow's return

Aches perhaps for wannabe Ashes keeper, but pains reserved for Yorkshire as Glamorgan take control

Vithushan Ehantharajah04-May-2023There can’t be much Jonny Bairstow and the Archbishop of Canterbury have in common. But for the next few days at least, their hands are of great interest.Different levels, of course. The duties in Westminister Abbey of popping a crown on the head of King Charles III ranks higher than standing up to the stumps for Ben Coad. But even two days earlier and some 195 miles north of Saturday’s Coronation, a different pair of king-making hands were being scrutinised.Thursday’s opening day to this Division Two bout between Yorkshire and Glamorgan by another name was The Much-Anticipated Return of Bairstow, Even with two teams desperate for a first win of the season, this felt as much about one man’s return as it did about a county looking for light to break through the years of dark cloud. And to arrive at the ground in the morning was to know the bright spots were very much to do with one son’s return. Nine months from suffering multiple fractures in his left leg in a freak accident on a golf course, 2022’s Bazball totem was back.It was, in many ways, the perfect scenario. The buzz around the stands dulled slightly when Yorkshire decided to bowl first after winning the toss. And while it was a shame to have to wait to watch Bairstow bat, more insightful was the 71.5 overs spent keeping wicket. Even after a spectacular last summer – 681 runs, four hundreds and an average of 75.66 – his work behind the stumps between now and Tests against Ireland and Australia will guarantee he reclaims a spot in the XI he feels is rightfully his. Ultimately, by taking it away from Ben Foakes.That Yorkshire followed up their removal of Glamorgan for 245 with 62 for 5 of their own leaves more out there for Bairstow. Originally carded at five, he flexed seniority to call on two nightwatchman – Mickey Edwards and Matt Fisher – before having to walk out at 6:36pm for the final two overs anyway. Presumably sending out a third would have been poor form. Either way, a few hours of vintage on Friday Jonny will echo far beyond this match.Before the two sacrificial lambs were three catches of varying degrees of difficulty across a keeping performance that was surprisingly assured. The aches will no doubt come, but there were no pains evident in real-time.The first dismissal got him up and about, in amongst it a matter of minutes after the team huddled beyond the boundary’s edge. Four balls in, a comically loose drive from visiting skipper David Lloyd gave Bairstow an excuse to test out his side-to-side, shuffling to his right to complete the dismissal.Number two gave us a sense of his athleticism, diving to his left to take a spectacular grab with his left-hand a matter of inches off the turf after George Hill had taken Kiran Carlson’s inside edge. The third was as vital to Yorkshire’s cause as it was to the Ashes narrative: Marnus Labuschagne feathering an edge off Hill for 65.The Australian came to the crease with nothing on the board, and together with Sam Northeast dragged Glamorgan out of the Coad-induced hole of 1 for 2. The pair made 83 between them before Northeast, the aggressor, was sent back by Edwards three deliveries after the lunch break, unable to get his bat (and handle) out of a delivery that exploded off a length. Soon afterwards, Coad left the field – this time the explosion was in his groin.Labuschagne had played possum early doors. He took lunch on 19 from 101 deliveries but soon moved to a second half-century of the season just 32 deliveries later. He had just started looking like Test cricket’s number one ranked batter when Hill got one to hold its line off the seam from the Rugby Stand End.This was the one that drew the most emotion from Bairstow, and not just because of their nationalities. Bairstow had been getting in Labuschagne’s ear since the end of the 21st over when the right-hander, on 10, seemingly edged Edwards behind. Labuschagne’s unperturbed demeanour worked well enough to keep the umpire’s finger down, much to the annoyance of the fielding team and those in the stands.That should have been 42 for three, and who knows what that might have meant for Glamorgan this early on in the piece. Contributions from Timm van der Gugten and Billy Root got them within five of what they considered a par first innings score. To have led by 194 with five Yorkshire wickets already is sure more than they would have expected, considering how the day began.Though even Thursday’s conclusion gives the scoreboard an artificial look. Both of Bairstow’s nightwatchmen fell in the space of two balls, meaning he had to come out at anyway under floodlights and with Labuschagne taking the opportunity to return serve now the shoe was on the other foot. Barring a stifled lbw shout second ball, it was largely without issue. A nudge around the corner off his fourth delivery face brought a first first-class run since 49 against South Africa last August, nine months ago.Nine months or “36 weeks” as Bairstow put it on Instagram on Wednesday night. The content of the post spoke of pain, emotions and unanswerable questions during this long stretch on the sideline. What those closest to him knew was distilled in those 115 words for the rest of us.Privately, the 33-year-old’s angst is as much about the crushing disappointment of losing it all when he finally felt settled as it is about having to watch the last six months from home. The T20 World Cup win, the historic Test series in Pakistan, the rise of Harry Brook from place-holder to wunderkind. There’s FOMO, and then there’s whatever Bairstow went through.There were a few byes, notably one for four which wobbled devilishly past his right after sending him left, but nothing worrisome. At times, he was childlike, at one point running over to an advertising board blown onto the field and lying across it, looking to the stands for laughs like this was panto. It duly came.This is only day one of his return, but to see him with a smile on his face, even as he walked off sheepishly at the end, felt like a positive step forward to all this. Even if it moves us closer to an awkward call for the Ashes, that Bairstow is back is only a boost for English cricket.

Australia 'very hopeful' Green could play World Test Championship final as a batter

The allrounder underwent back surgery in October and was ruled out of the entire home season

AAP09-Jan-2025Australia hope to have Cameron Green back available for the World Test Championship final, while preparing for him to return as a batter only.Green posted a video of himself running on social media on Wednesday, almost three months after undergoing season-ending surgery on his back.Chief selector George Bailey confirmed on Thursday he was “very hopeful” Green would be available to play at Lord’s against South Africa.Related

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Green is due to undergo further post-operation scans next month and is expected to be back batting in May. He will have to wait longer to bowl, potentially after Australia’s three-Test tour of West Indies in June and July.Green’s return adds further questions to Mitchell Marsh’s chances of extending his Test career, after he was left out of Australia’s 16-man squad for Sri Lanka.While Beau Webster retained his spot after an impressive debut in Sydney, Marsh will be left to wonder when his next Test will come at age 33.But Bailey suggested there was still potential for Marsh to return to the team in next summer’s Ashes, after his impressive return to the team against England in 2023.
“I don’t necessarily see it as the end of the road for him,” Bailey said. “I think Mitch at his best and with a longer-term view of potentially what the Ashes may look like and what England may throw at us there.”He’s got a skill set that suits there, not taking away from the fact that at some stage clearly we’re going to have the return of Cameron Green as well into the team. But unlike some, I’m probably not as glass half empty around where that leaves Mitch.”Webster’s selection comes after he hit 57 and an unbeaten 39 in Sydney, but his ability to shoulder a heavy workload with the ball could also be crucial in Asia.He also bowled offspin for the majority of his career before turning to medium pace during Covid, but Bailey said it was unlikely his tweakers would be called upon in Sri Lanka.Instead, Travis Head can provide support to Australia’s spinners Matt Kuhnemann and Todd Murphy, who could both feature as frontline spinners in the XI alongside Nathan Lyon.”[Webster’s spin] probably wasn’t something that came up as a factor in selection,” Bailey said.”I think we’ve got plenty of spin options there. It’s a nice fourth or fifth bow for Beau to have up his sleeve, but I don’t necessarily think that we’ll be heading down that path.”

Josh Naylor Set to Return to Mariners on New Five-Year Contract

Josh Naylor and the Mariners agreed to a five-year contract in what is the first major splash of this year’s MLB free agency, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.

Seattle made it a top priority to keep Naylor in the organization after acquiring him at the trade deadline in a deal with the Diamondbacks. He played a key part in the team’s run to the ALCS, their longest stay in the postseason in franchise history, and now he’ll be sticking around for at least another five seasons.

Naylor played in 54 games for the Mariners after the mid-season trade. He slashed .299/.341/.490 with nine home runs, 33 RBIs and 19 stolen bases, racking up an impressive 2.2 bWAR in that span. He was also a key postseason contributor. In October, Naylor had 16 hits in 12 games and recorded three home runs and five RBIs.

The financial terms of Naylor’s new contract with the Mariners have not yet been reported.

Naylor likely had plenty of suitors in free agency, but Seattle moved quickly to ensure they were able to keep him in town. He immediately emerged as a fan-favorite at T-Mobile Park, and he’ll now be part of a formidable lineup alongside Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodriguez for the foreseeable future.

How did Tom Latham bat so well on the slow Kanpur pitch against India's spinners?

His off-side game against spin is limited, but that actually works in his favour

Aakash Chopra01-Dec-20212:02

Vettori: ‘Latham is the perfect all-conditions opener’

New Zealand played 240 overs across the two innings of the Kanpur Test, of which Tom Latham faced 71 overs by himself. His occupying the crease for so long was one of the key reasons for New Zealand holding on to a draw.

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Most memorable knocks by overseas batters on Indian soil have come when the visiting team got the opportunity to bat first; that not only allows them to bat at the best possible time – the first day – but also lets them avoid having to bat in the fourth innings, when the pitch is at its worst for batting. It wasn’t that way for Latham, since New Zealand were asked to field first.The pitch in Kanpur was not a rank turner, but the lack of bounce, and the quality of the Indian spinners, made it tougher for the batters as the game progressed. But Latham stonewalled everything the spinners threw at him, and even his dismissals weren’t exactly caused by the bowler trapping him but instead the result of him being over-eager to reach the three-figure mark in the first innings, and a rather lazy shot in the second.So what did Latham do to negate the Indian spin threat?His batting reiterated that there are multiple ways of doing this.The first method that comes to mind is using the feet and having an all-round game against spin – skills you associate with almost every other batter who has done well in Indian conditions.Related

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The second way is how Latham did it – by having a robust game plan and an unwavering commitment to it. Latham didn’t drive the spinners, even with the spin. He rarely cut too. In fact, he has such a limited off-side game against spin that as a bowler you don’t feel threatened even while bowling really full deliveries without fielding protection. Of course, he’ll drive a half-volley but only if it’s right under the bat. He will also cut you but only if it’s really short and wide.As a bowler, you can continue bowling wide outside off while varying the length and he’ll happily play maiden after maiden. That makes bowling to Latham a fascinating challenge. He has a rock-solid defence, which is technically so perfect that even subcontinental batters can learn from him. His front-foot movement is fluid and optimum, the head is always on top of the ball and the hands nicely in front of the bat with the bat face slightly angled, the bat and his arms approximately making a figure nine.Too long a stride pushes the body weight behind and too short pushes the hands too far in front to be effective, but Latham’s movements are just right. And it seems like he has worked really hard on this aspect of his game, because during New Zealand’s last tour to India, he was dismissed four times by R Ashwin, three of those while defending on the front foot.It’s not that in Kanpur he didn’t get beaten while defending or that every defensive shot he played was impeccable, but that didn’t make him deviate from his game plan at all. They say the best way to bat is to forget what happened the previous ball, but that’s easier said than done. Every ball that turns more than you expected or bounces more or less than you expected leaves its imprint and, at times, dictates your response to the next one. Latham’s ability to not let it affect his game was commendable.Tom Latham has the subcontinental playbook down pat: leave balls wide outside off alone, scoring off those that stray in, and sweep with ease•Arjun Singh/BCCIImagine David Warner in a similar situation against Ashwin. Once Ashwin starts troubling him, Warner will likely go on the offensive by creating room or dancing down the track. While it’s not a bad idea to counterattack, and sometimes attack is indeed the best form of defence, on a lot of Indian pitches defence is the only form of defence; every other tactic is designed to fail.By defending so many balls outside off, Latham forced bowlers to pitch closer to him, and that’s when he scored his runs. In response, the bowlers would go wide again and he would happily defend once more. This sequence kept playing out time and again. While he doesn’t sweep as hard as Matthew Hayden or Adam Gilchrist, Latham has immense control and a fairly wide range of sweep shots.Just like against spin, his game against pace is also pretty sorted. He leaves a lot of deliveries outside off, defends the ones that are a little closer, and scores off those that drift on to the pads. But unlike against spin, he does like driving on the up to fast bowlers, though those shots end up a little squarer than traditional cover drives.Latham has been a thorn in India’s flesh and seems like the most competent New Zealand batter on these surfaces. That’s why it was surprising no bouncers were bowled to him; the lack of pace and bounce on a pitch like Kanpur makes the short ball really difficult to negotiate. Maybe we will see some of that at the Wankhede in the second Test.

Estevão marca, Palmeiras vence o Corinthians e avança à final do Brasileirão Sub-17

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da fazobetai: No Dérbi válido pela partida de volta da semifinal do Brasileirão Sub-17, o Palmeiras venceu o Corinthians por 2 a 1 e confirmou vaga na grande decisão do torneio. Estevão abriu o placar para o Verdão, Gui Negão empatou para o Timão e Luighi fez o gol da vitória alviverde. O Palmeiras havia vencido o jogo de ida por 3 a 2.

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O Corinthians tentou ditar o ritmo de jogo no primeiro tempo, mas André Luiz cometeu pênalti em Luighi, e Estevão, uma das principais joias do Palmeiras, abriu o placar na Arena Barueri.

O Timão voltou mais ligado para o segundo tempo e conseguiu o empate aos 15 minutos. Após cobrança de falta rápida, a bola sobrou para Pellegrini, que encontrou Gui Negão dentro da área para empatar o jogo.

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O sonho da virada corintiana durou pouco. Cinco minutos após o empate, Luighi recebeu belo cruzamento e finalizou firme, de direita, dando números finais ao Dérbi. O Palmeiras irá enfrentar Flamengo ou São Paulo na final do Brasileirão Sub-17.

Calote envolvendo Fausto Vera afasta Corinthians de lateral do Argentinos Juniors

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da dobrowin: Indicado por Mano Menezes, o lateral Santiago Montiel, do Argentinos Juniors, não deve reforçar o Corinthians em 2024, e o principal fator envolve Fausto Vera. O defensor argentino de 22 anos enfrentou o Timão duas vezes nesta temporada, pela fase de grupos da Libertadores.

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O entrave no interesse alvinegro em Montiel envolve a relação entre o Timão e a equipe argentina, que está rompida pelo atraso corintiano no pagamento das parcelas envolvendo a compra de Fausto Vera. O Corinthians adquiriu o meia argentino em julho de 2022, por 8 milhões de dólares (cerca de R$ 40 milhões à época), de forma parcelada.

O atraso no pagamento irritou o Argentinos Juniors, que não comunicou à Fifa sobre a quitação de uma parcela no valor de 750 mil dólares (R$ 3,6 milhões), paga pelo Timão em 30 de junho. Dessa forma, o Corinthians não conseguiu registrar Rojas a tempo do confronto de ida contra o América-MG, pelas quartas de final da Copa do Brasil.

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Montiel não é o único nome monitorado por Mano Menezes para reforçar a lateral-esquerda corintiana. O treinador também indicou Marlon, destaque do Cruzeiro na temporada. A diretoria alvinegra ainda não abriu conversas com a equipe mineira, mas o treinador do Timão entende que o atleta da Raposa teria a maturidade necessária para assumir o posto de Fábio Santos, que deve anunciar sua aposentadoria dos gramados.

Marlon tem contrato com o Cruzeiro até o fim de 2024, mas o bom relacionamento do Corinthians com Ronaldo Fenômeno, proprietário majoritário da SAF do Cruzeiro, pode ajudar em uma possível negociação.

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