sexta-feira, 4 de novembro de 2011

FALTA POUCO

     Falta muito pouco meus amigos. Com a vitória sofrida por 1 a 0 sobre o São Paulo de Rio Grande na quinta-feira no Estrelão, o Cruzeiro de Porto Alegre ficou muito perto do seu retorno ao Gauchão. O gol saiu apenas aos 42 minutos da etapa final e antes o Cruzeiro acertou quatro bolas na trave. Quatro. Tanta bola na trave do mesmo time em um jogo eu nunca tinha visto. Que sofrimento. Ainda faltam três rodadas para o término do quadrangular final da Segundona e o acesso estrelado já pode vir neste domingo. Se o Cruzeiro vencer o São Paulo em Rio Grande e o Brasil não ganhar do Lajeadense em Lajeado, o time Estrelado estará na Série A. Outro que pode garantir a sua volta neste domingo é o Lajeadense, que meteu 3 a 1 no Brasil em pleno estádio das Castanheiras, em Farroupilha, no meio da semana, e precisa de uma nova vitória contra o Brasil, desta vez em casa, combinado com um tropeço do São Paulo em casa diante do Cruzeiro. para garantir o seu retorno.



Centroavante Adriano (9) fez o gol da vitória sobre o São Paulo
]Bom público no Estrelão

O CRUZEIRINHO MORREU - SALVE O CRUZEIRÃO NO GAUCHÃO

    O milagre está consumado. O Cruzeiro voltou. Me sinto realizado pela contribuição que dei a este acesso. Foram, pelo menos, quatro anos de trabalho, convicção, planejamento e formação de jogadores. Um trabalho árduo e com muito amor. Do atual elenco, 14 jogadores estavam no Vice-Campeonato Estadual de juniores em 2008 e muitos destes estavam no time que foi semifinalista do Estadual de Juniores de 2007. Convicção e continuidade. O grande líder de campo, o técnico Benhur Pereira, há no clube a mais de 1 ano. Méritos de muitos, jogadores, dirigentes, torcedores, funcionários, técnicos e profissionais da preparação física. Parabéns Dirceu Castro, João Lock, Antonio Rahde, Benhur Pereira, Marcelo Duarte, Jalmar Junior, Eduardo Assis, Claudio Lempek, Rafael Boher, Telmo Wonsik, Luciano Oliveira, Rebollo, Alex, Silvio, Manito, Cintia, Lauro Santos, Joaquim Aita, Brasil Batista Leite, Erico Faustini, Ezequiel Faustini, Luis Carlos Aragão, José Carlos Machado,Mario Ferrasso, Fernando Carvvalho, Juarez Gonçalves, Armando Burd, Tito Viero, Fabio Silveira Martins,  Walter Azevedo, Ricardo e Rubem Leuckert, João Luís Golgo Viana, Rafael Rahde, Kid, dr. Edmundo, Eduardo Rahde….a todos que acreditaram, trabalharam e torceram pelo Cruzeiro. Os verdadeiros heróis são os jovens desacreditados por muitos que aprenderam a amar a camisa estrelada e foram homens e profissionais dentro de campo e que devolveram este clube de 97 anos ao seu devido lugar. Não poderia deixar de lembrar do João Castro, grande cruzeirista, falecido no final do ano passado, que ia a todos os jogos do Cruzeiro na Capital e no interior sempre acompanhado da sua bandeira e da sua esposa Marilene. A dona Mary o representou bem na festa do Estrelão e o seu João abençoou o time lá do céu. Uma vitória e uma conquista épica para um time com uma folha de pagamento de r$ 39 mil reais que enfrentou equipes forte e com muito mais recursosos financeiros como Glória e Brasil de Pelotas, por exemplo, que ficaram pelo caminho. Uma conquista para todos os cruzeiristas: os que já partiram, os da velha guarda e a nova geração estrelada que cantou do primeiro ao último minuto ontem no Estrelão.
Salve glorioso Cruzeiro. Salve Bido e Pio. Salve Arlém, Cacildo, Antunes, Didi, Vieira, Marino, Paraguaio, Bezzerra, Jarbas Tonel, Canavieira, Krieger, Gitinha, João Pedro, Carlinho Sete Léguas, Julio César Galego, Arnaldo, Tonico, Cará, Tesourinha Segundo, Laoni Luz, Jorge Andrade, Mário Andrade, Pedruca, Abraão Lhermann, Mergulhão, Daizon e João Pontes, Hermes, Eraldo, Jarbas, Ortunho, Jorge Cazemiro, Paulo Kielling, Paulo Heineck, Raul Tagliari, Mauro Barrilzinho, Elário, Luiz Torres, Espir Rivaldo, Flamini, Lombardini, Marne Demeneghi, Alno Ferrari, Nelson Adams, Clóvis, Gaúcho, Lauro e Oswaldo Só, Marazita, Valdo, Hermes da Conceição, Luizinho, Saladura, Waltão, Picasso, La Paz, Candinho, Dirceu, Irno, Cacique, Carazinho, Neno, Nonô, Claudio Leite, CHico Spina, Nicola, Silvio, Serginho, Geraldo, Guta, Itamar, Letiérri, Rafael Sobis, Michel Bastos, Vergara, Paulo Santos, Pinga, Zezé, Zé Luís, Marcelo Rosa, Djair e tantos outros que vestiram este manto sagrado. Parabéns a todos e, principalmente, aos heróis de hoje: Fabio, Max, Leandro, Alex Herber, Marcio, Leo, Sandro Müller, Alexsander, Pedro Castro, Claudinho, Tiago, Rogério Patrola, Julio César Abu, Almir, João Pedro, Matheus Foguinho, Leandro Nunes, DIego Torres, Alberto, Gil, Jô, Maxwall, Alex Goiano, Adriano Imperador, Lucas Macedo, Daniel Felipe, Eduardo, Jorter, Guilherme Só e Marcio Tigrão.

NOVO ZAGUEIRO COLORADO ERA RESERVA NO ESPORTIVO

O novo zagueiro colorado, Ronaldo Alexander Conceição, de 23 anos, e natural de Capão da Canoa, foi apresentado oficialmente nesta sexta-feira no Beira-Rio. O seu currículo não empolga. Ele foi liberado das categorias de base da dupla Gre-Nal, passou sem sucesso pelo RS e pelo CFZ-RJ e foi reserva do Esportivo na Série C de 2007 antes de transferir-se para o Uruguai. Em Montevideo começou, sem sucesso, no Nacional e depois destacou-se no pequeno River Plate, vice-campeão uruguaio de 2009.

No Esportivo, em 2007, Ronaldo foi sempre reserva  numa equipe que tinha Michel, ex-Grêmio, e Anderson Seffrin como titulares. Será que vai resolver o crônico problema da defesa colorada?

St Johnstone have failed to reach agreement with Sligo Rovers manager Paul Cook after earmarking him as a potential successor to Derek McInnes.


Saints received permission from the Airtricity League club to speak to the Liverpudlian and had agreed a compensation deal following McInnes' move to Bristol City.
But Cook has rejected the opportunity to take over at McDiarmid Park following discussions.
A statement on the Perth club's website read: "The club's search for a replacement manager continues on Wednesday but it does not appear that the successor to Derek McInnes will be Paul Cook.
"The current manager of Sligo Rovers has been in highly-publicised talks with St Johnstone about the vacant post but the two parties have been unable to reach agreement on personal terms and the club therefore moves on to other options.
"Alec Cleland and Jody Morris continue to be in temporary charge of the team as the squad prepares for Saturday's game against St Mirren at McDiarmid Park."

Bayern Munich will seek to make light of Bastian Schweinsteiger's absence when they return to Bundesliga action against Augsburg on Sunday.


The Germany playmaker suffered a broken collarbone in Wednesday night's Champions League clash with Napoli, when he clashed with Gokhan Inler while contesting a high ball.
He has been ruled out until after the winter break and club captain Philipp Lahm said: "It was a definite shock and it was immediately noticeable in the way we played.
"We obviously hope that Bastian can get fit again as soon as possible. For now though, we'll carry on without him and are still aiming to take points away from Augsburg on Sunday."
Bayern go into the weekend's programme top of the table by four points after winning eight of their 11 games so far, with Schalke heading the chasing pack and facing Hannover in Sunday's other game.
Saturday's action sees the rest of the leading pack in action with the chance to overhaul the Royal Blues - at least temporarily - and put the pressure on Bayern.
Werder Bremen can count on eight-goal leading scorer Claudio Pizarro against Cologne after the Peru international overcame a muscular injury.
"After yesterday's training Claudio had no more symptoms that would prevent him training," head coach Thomas Schaaf told the club's website.
Pizarro has scored or set up 11 of Bremen's last 12 goals and Schaaf added: "We have more certainty in our game this season, which has benefited Claudio. He is now getting the support he lacked last season, when he could not find a rhythm."
Reigning champions Borussia Dortmund have positive news over the fitness of Sven Bender and Lucas Barrios ahead of their clash with Wolfsburg, for whom Aleksandr Hleb can be expected to play a key role.
The Belarus international arrived recently on loan from Barcelona with a view to a permanent move, but coach Felix Magath has urged patience with the playmaker.
"He is still not fully fit," Magath told www.bundesliga.de.
"But he can still be important in helping us get forward."
Borussia Monchengladbach, who are alongside Dortmund and Bremen on 20 points, travel to Hertha Berlin while Nurnberg host Freiburg, Hoffenheim take on Kaiserslautern and Hamburg travel to Bayer Leverkusen in the evening game.
The weekend's action begins on Friday evening when Mainz host Stuttgart, with the home side's coach Thomas Tuchel insisting "there can be no talk of a collapse" even after a 3-1 defeat to Werder Bremen left them 15th in the table.

AC Milan striker Antonio Cassano underwent successful heart surgery on Friday morning, the Italian club have confirmed.


The Italy international had a procedure done at Milan's Policlinico hospital to repair an atrial septal defect in his heart.
A statement from AC Milan read: "The procedure on Antonio Cassano's patent foramen ovale finished at 8:35 am and all has gone well.
"The cardiac procedure to close his patent foramen ovale in Antonio's heart was done under local anesthetic.
"The procedure was carried out by Professor Mario Carminati, and Milan's team doctor Rodolfo Tavana was present."
The 29-year-old Cassano was admitted to hospital last Saturday shortly after his team's 3-2 triumph at Roma after experiencing an ischemic cerebral damage.
Tests this week confirmed Cassano had a heart defect that needed treatment.
AC Milan have yet to announce how long Cassano will be sidelined for but it is expected the former Real Madrid striker will be out until the new year.

Bordeaux defender Matthieu Chalme admits he has mixed feelings about Sunday's clash with Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain.


Bordeaux are currently 15th in the table, just two points above the relegation zone, but are hoping last week's win over Ajaccio will kickstart their season as they entertain PSG.
"We are excited to be playing against such a team," Chalme told the club's website. "But in the meantime, we dread this game a little bit because we know they are super strong.
"We know it's going to be very difficult, but in one game, anything is possible."
Nancy also go into the weekend's fixtures desperately searching for points. They are second from bottom and looking for just their second win of the season at home to Brest.
Nancy's Joel Sami told the club's website: "Every good result will give us a little extra oxygen. This is what we need to take off.
"This means that it is essential to beat Brest on Sunday so we then move to Paris with more serenity.
"We are confident. We have managed our best games at home, even though they were not always crowned with victory."
At the other end of the table, second-placed Montpellier travel to St Etienne. The hosts were unbeaten in five matches before their 2-0 defeat to Lyon last week, but remain eighth in the standings.
Montpellier boss Rene Girard told the club's website: "I am wary of this team.
"And, given our ranking, we are expected to win. The element of surprise is gone. Les Verts are a stronghold of French football, especially at home.
"It's always a pleasure to play there, even if it is going to be complicated."
Third-placed Lille will be expected to claim a home win against Evian, who have yet to taste victory on their travels this season, while Auxerre entertain Toulouse and Lyon travel to Sochaux.
Ajaccio will be aiming to record their first away win of the season when they travel to Lorient, who are yet to lose a home match.
Marseille are on a six-match unbeaten run and will look to make that seven at home to Nice.
Elsewhere, Caen face Dijon and Rennes take on Valenciennes.

Real Madrid hope to maintain their near-perfect form on all fronts when they turn their attention to Sunday's home La Liga clash with Osasuna.


Jose Mourinho's side maintained their 100% Champions League record when they beat Lyon on Wednesday night but they need to put that behind them when they return to domestic action.
Real enter the match top of the league with a perfect home record of four wins and just one defeat from 10 games all season against former surprise leaders Levante.
Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday night scored his 100th goal for Real in just 105 games since his move from Manchester United.
The Portuguese insists the team must not get beyond themselves and told realmadrid.com: "We're more mature than last year and we're having a good run, but we must also take things slowly."
Team-mate Karim Benzema echoed his sentiments, adding: "We had a good season last year, but we're better now. We can still make progress and we continue to improve."
Marcelo and Kaka will definitely miss the game against eighth-placed Osasuna while Fabio Coentrao and Alvaro Arbeloa are both doubts.
Osasuna goalkeeper Andres Fernandez knows the magnitude of the task his side face, especially given they have yet to win away from home this season.
He told osasuna.es: "It's a very difficult game and we know their potential."
Jose Luis Mendilibar's side suffered at the hands of Real's title rivals Barcelona in September when they went down to an 8-0 defeat at the Camp Nou.
That is something Fernandez does not want to repeat.
"It was a miserable process," he said.
"It helped us to learn and not to do the same again."
The Sunday evening game sees Barcelona, one point behind Real, travel to Athletic Bilbao.
Pep Guardiola's side have yet to lose this season while their hosts are in mid-table, although they are improving after a poor start to the campaign.
Bilbao are led by Marcelo Bielsa, the former Argentina and Chile coach
Lionel Messi said of his fellow Argentinian: "I was not coached by him, but he is a person I admire for what he did with Argentina, Chile and Athletic.
"He is a technician who would have appreciated me."
Third-placed Levante host Valencia, one place behind, on Saturday as they look to forget their defeat by Osasuna, their first this season.
For defender Sergio Ballesteros it is vital they respond straightaway, telling levante.ud: "This is a game where winning means more than the sum of three points.
"When you fall it is good to get a positive result soon. It is important not to fall twice in a row."
Sevilla will want to respond to their shock loss to Granada last time out, which saw them fall four points behind Valencia, when they travel to Mallorca on Saturday.
Real Betis host Malaga in Saturday's other game.
Sunday sees Espanyol take on Villarreal, Sporting Gijon travel to Real Zaragoza and Rayo Vallecano host Real Sociedad.
Granada will want to build on their shock Sevilla victory when they face Racing Santander, with both teams on eight points, while bottom side Getafe take on Atletico Madrid.

David Beckham had a hand in both goals as LA Galaxy beat the New York Red Bulls 2-1 to book their place in the MLS Western Conference final.


The Galaxy led going into the game following a 1-0 win in the first leg and they finished the job at Home Depot Center.
Former Notts County striker Luke Rodgers levelled the aggregate scores in the fourth minute when he put the Red Bulls ahead with a low shot, following a through-ball from Thierry Henry.
However, Beckham and Mike Magee again teamed up to restore their team's overall advantage.
In the first leg Magee finished off a Beckham free-kick and tonight he headed in a trademark corner by the former England midfielder to make it 1-1 three minutes before half-time.
After Rodgers found the side-netting in the second half Beckham was fouled in the penalty area by Roy Miller and Landon Donovan stepped up to seal a 3-1 aggregate success from the spot in the 75th minute.
The Galaxy will have home advantage when they face Real Salt Lake in Sunday's final.
In the Eastern Conference semi-final second leg, Brian Ching netted at the end of the first half to give the Houston Dynamo a 1-0 victory and 3-1 aggregate victory over the Philadelphia Union.
Ching headed home a Brad Davis free-kick from 12 yards to set up a final against Sporting Kansas City in Kansas - also on Sunday - and maintain Houston's hopes of a third MLS Cup in six years.