Mais Querido's midfielder left the field at the beginning of the second half
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0This past Tuesday (11), Erick Pulgar's Chile ended its preparation for the Copa América. In the last friendly before the competition, Mais Querido's team beat Paraguay, 3-0, at the National Stadium in Santiago. Rubro-Negro's number 5 was the starter in the match, where he played for 63 minutes.
According to information from the Sofascore platform, Pulgar had a score of 6.8. The Mais Querido midfielder touched the ball 42 times, completed 92% of his passes (34/37), played a long ball, and won three of the four duels played on the ground. Furthermore, the player suffered a foul, made two tackles and made an interception.
MATCH SUMMARYChile's two goals in the first half featured the same characters. That's because, in the 17th minute, Gabriel Suazo assisted Victor Dávila to score. The scene repeated itself at 37'. In the complementary stage, Diego Valdes left Eduardo Vargas in good shape to close the scoring, in the eighth minute.
After an irregular start to the campaign in the Qualifiers, Chile changed coach and signed Ricardo Gareca, former Palmeiras and the Peruvian team. Thus, the Chilean team has good results in friendlies.
FLAMENGO'S MISSINGS DURING THE CUP AMERICAMais Querido will have five absences during the Copa América dispute. This is because, in addition to Erick Pulgar, Arrascaeta, De La Cruz, Varela and Viña are represented in the Uruguay team.
Brazilian star praises former Flamengo player's career
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0The young man is considered one of the best defensive midfielders in the English competition
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0Created by Flamengo and now one of the biggest highlights of the EFL Championship, England's second division, Vinicius Souza established himself as a reference for Sheffield United and began to gain more responsibilities in the English team. Now, the midfielder carries the captain's banner.
Vinicius Souza arrived at Sheffield last season and was one of the Premier League's biggest standouts, second only to João Palhinha, from Fulham, in the tackles ranking (126). However, the English team failed to remain in the top division. Now, in his second season, the midfielder celebrates the recognition by receiving the captain's sash.
“Receiving the opportunity to be captain and represent Sheffield was something that made me extremely honored. This is a sign that my work is being valued. Not only because of what I've been doing on the field, but off it too”, said the former Flamengo player in an interview with “ge”.
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP MIDFIELDERO Garoto do Ninho started all six of Sheffield's Championship matches and is the best defensive midfielder in the competition. The young man leads the ranking of tackles, with 27 in total, and is the player in his role with the most defensive actions.
“Despite being a young athlete, I know my responsibility here at the club and I dedicate myself every day to be able to to repay the trust that the board, coaching staff and players have always given me, since my first days in England. Our group is very good, the atmosphere is very positive and everyone is focused on pursuing our main objective of the year.”
RETURN TO THE PREMIER LEAGUESheffield occupies fifth place in the Championship, with 12 points from four wins and two draws after six rounds. The English team suffered a two-point penalty from the English Football League and that's why they don't have 14. However, the team's start is good and gives confidence to Vinicius Souza and his teammates to think about access to the Premier League again.
< /p>The former Rubro-Negro player spared no criticism of the choices made by the current Chilean coach
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0This last Tuesday (10), Chile ended up being defeated by Bolivia 2-1. Thus, the Chilean team is going through a new crisis and now occupies the penultimate place in the World Cup Qualifiers table. World 2026. Former Flamengo midfielder, Arturo Vidal cited Erick Pulgar and criticized coach Ricardo Gareca.
To be able to criticize the moment the Chilean team is going through, Vidal used his own Kick channel, on YouTube. Currently at Colo-Colo (CHI), the midfielder criticized the Argentine coach's substitutions.
“I wanted Vicente Pizarro alongside Erick Pulgar or Esteban Pavez. These are players who know Carlitos Palacios and know the right moment to pass the ball”, said the former Flamengo player.
In addition to highlighting that he is against Gareca's substitutions, the former Flamengo player was emphatic that say that the Chile team should not have changed coaches. It's worth remembering that the Chilean federation fired Eduardo Berizzo in November 2023.
“I'm speechless, it hurts me a lot (losing at home to Bolivia). It doesn't make sense to lose like that, having players […] I don't understand some decision-making. He is respected because he is the coach, but I don't understand the approach. It's difficult to talk now […] I would never have changed Eduardo Berizzo. The press is disgusting, the only thing it does is ruin the team”, commented the midfielder who played for Flamengo.
See you At the moment, Chile has five defeats, two draws and just one victory in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, occupying ninth place in the league table. Peru is at the bottom, with three points. Remembering that only the first six countries in the Qualifiers qualify for the world competition.
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