[Sport] Palmeiras practiced penalties before playing against Boca for the Libertadores

[FNX Magokiler]

Beyond the fact that Argentina is revolutionized by the possibility of Boca reaching the final of the Copa Libertadores, in Brazilian lands they know that they will have to beat a tough nut to crack if they want to reach the Maracaná on November 4: Palmeiras, two-time champion of America by Abel Ferreira. Although he left a poor image in the first leg against a regular Xeneize, the coach took the necessary precautions in the last training session in case the series was defined through penalties.

The San Pablo team trained last Tuesday morning with their sights set on their rival in the semifinal. The good news is that he did not end up injured after the 2-1 defeat against Bragantino and he did not have to regret being penalized after the goalless draw at La Bombonera. Ferreira will have all his men at his disposal except for the absence of Dudu, one of the team's figures who suffered a torn ligament at the end of August.

On the other hand, the coach decided that his players should practice penalties at the end of training, in addition to doing tactical and finishing exercises. The idea of the DT is to be prepared in case the classification is defined through that instance.

"There's nothing to do but work and prepare. At that moment, it's feelings, and I'm calm. I'm a guy who believes a lot in God, but I don't think God is ever going to do my part.

 

 

My part is to work, train myself, study the rival, but there will come a time when he will bless me and I will grab one, I have no doubt about that," Weverton, Verdao's starting goalkeeper, assured weeks ago.

But the statistics indicate that the native of Rio Branco has not saved a penalty in the 90 minutes since November 2019, when Palmeiras beat Ceará 1-0 in the Brasileirao. This season they kicked three against him and they were all goals.

Boca's effectiveness in penalties, an issue that worries Palmeiras
Xeneize has become strong in this edition of the championship through shots from 12 steps. In fact, they became the first team to reach the semifinals without having won a single knockout match in regular time.

After the tie against Nacional in La Bombonera, Sergio Romero became a giant in the goal that backs onto the Casa Amarilla property and gave them a place in the quarterfinals by containing the shots of Juan Ignacio Ramírez and Daniel Bocanegra. Weeks later, Chiquito repeated his fantastic performance against Racing in El Cilindro, where he saved the shots of Gonzalo Piovi and Leonardo Sigali. The missionary saved 10 of the 19 that were kicked at him. Indeed, the silent work of Fernando Gayoso, the team's goalkeeper coach, bore a lot of fruit this year.

 

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