Palmeiras at Copa do Brasil

This thurday at 7:30 pm Palmeiras is playing agains Atletico-Go for Copa do Brasil at Palmeiras home stadium Palestra Italia. The stadium will be full reaching at least 20,000 people. This is the quarter final of the tournament and Palmeiras will give everythinh they have to be able to participate at Copa Libertadores next year. Marcos Assunção who is Palmeiras new defensive midfielder will be playing his first match for the club on Thursday. He says that he will help the club as much as possible. The club expects that the their fans come to the game in a big number. They said that they want to see at least 20,000 people in the match. If Palmeiras loosses this game with a score difference of two goals then Palmeiras is out of the tournamnet. But if Palmeiras wins the match which is what is expecyed by the fans the club will travel to Goias to play against Atletico at their home stadium. Many good teams are alive in the tournament and none of these teams will be giving the cup to Palmeiras. If Palmeiras really wants to win the tournament the team should give their best with obviously the support of the fans. Sometimes Palmeiras fans play against the team when the team does not show a good performance but I do not think that will be the case on Thursday.

Problems with Racism

Palmeiras played this week against Atletico Paranaense for Copa Do Brasil at Palestra Italia. Palmeiras won one to zero with a goal scored by Robert in the first half. In a corner for Atletico Paranaense Manoel who is the tems defender headbutted Danilo who is Palmeiras defender. Danilo got really mad and called Manoel a monkey due to his skin color. Later on Danilo spat on Manoel. Paulo Baier was sent of due to a foul in Danilo and when he was injured on the floor Manoel stepped on him. At the end of the game Atletico Paranaense wanted to put Danilo in jail due to his racist act on the field. Danilo recently apoligized to his team mated and especially to Manoel. ``Both of us are professionals and I didnt want to be racist. I was just really mad and it came out. I will never do it again. As a human I have the right to make mistakes and I apologize but I would like to hear it from Manoel. ´´Said Danilo. Danilo went to the police station in his own will to talk to a police officer of the case. He said that he didnt want to be racist and that he will never do it agian. Danilo and Manoel wont be able to play for a few games and Danilo will have to pay a large quantity of money. Both players did something that was unacceptable and they will have to deal with the consequences.

A Terrible Match

Palmeiras tied zero to zero at Palestra Italia against Oeste. Palmeiras hevent been showing very good performances in these last matches and the fans are getting tired with the present situation. When Palmeiras doesnt show a vey good performance the fans start to play against the club putting a lot of pressure in the players especially on the best ones. Palmeiras played with their younger players due to the fact that the club is already out of the tournament so Antonio Carlos wants to show the fans that they will have brilliant players in the future. He is also letting the starters to take a day of due to the fact that the club will be playing against Atletico Paranaense for Copa do Brasil. Palmeiras is know at the tenth place of the tournament and has one more game to end the campeonato Paulista 2010 against Paulista from Jundiaí. The field of Palestra Italia wasnt in good conditions due to the rain so it is really hard for a club like Palmeiras that has very fast strikers to play on wet grass. Palmeiras tied for the seventh time in the tournament and the club entered in a crisis. Campeonato Paulista has many easy games from teames that play in the second or even third division of the Brasileirão and Palmeiras still lost many easy matches and tied many easy games as well. Antonio Carlos Zago says that the club is leaving this crisis and will win many matches in the Brasileirão and will have a very good campaign at Copa do Brasil.

Is Taison coming?

Palmeiras is looking for some new players in corder to win the Copa do Brasil and later on have a good campaingn in the Brasileirão 2010. Palmeiras was interested in the striker Taison who is currently playing for Internacional from Porta Alegre. ``We are not selling Taison. Brazil´s clubs can´t afford to buy Taison´´says Piffero who is Internacionals president. Palmeiras said that they were very interested in the player and they will make a great deal in order to buy the player.Taison wants to leave his club due to the fact that he is know not playing in the starting team. Due to this fact he wants to leave his club and he wants to play in Sao Paulo. Jorge Fozzati who is Internacional´s head coach says that it would be best for the player if he continued in his current club. ´´He is a very young player and he will receive many offers from different clubs´´says Jorge Fozzati. Palmeiras is looking for a descent striker for to long and still havent found one. The club hired Ewerthon who came from Spain and the club wasnt very impressed with his performances. Antonio Carlos who is Palmeiras coach says that he is hiring many players for further tournaments and he says that he will be able to make the team leave this crisis.