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Imran Tahir has been fined 30% of his match fee and has been given two demerit points following a heated exchange with David Warner during the fifth ODI, the ICC said on Thursday

ESPNcricinfo staff13-Oct-2016South Africa legspinner Imran Tahir has been fined 30% of his match fee, apart from being given two demerit points, following a heated exchange with Australia batsman David Warner during the fifth ODI in Cape Town, the ICC said on Thursday. The hosts have also been fined for maintaining a slow over rate during the match.An ICC release said that Tahir had shown “a lack of respect” towards the on-field umpires by ignoring their requests to stop verbally engaging with Warner around the 38th over of Australia’s chase. Tahir was found to have violated Article 2.1.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which deals with behaviour that is “contrary to the spirit of the game”.Two demerit points were also added to Tahir’s record, in keeping with Article 7.3 of the revised Code. If Tahir gets four or more demerit points within a two-year period, these points could be converted into at least two suspension points, which could end up in a ban from one or two matches. According to the ICC’s rules, two suspension points equate to a ban from one Test or two ODIs or two T20Is, whatever comes first.South Africa captain Faf du Plessis was docked 20% of his match fee, while the other players were fined 10%, after they fell one over short of their target once time allowances were taken into consideration.If South Africa commit another over-rate offence within the next 12 months, with du Plessis as captain, it will be deemed as his second offence and he will face a suspension.Both du Plessis and Tahir pleaded guilty to the offences and accepted the sanctions imposed by match referee Chris Broad. The charges were laid by on-field umpires Shaun George and Joel Wilson, third umpire Nigel Llong and fourth official Adrian Holdstock.

India will look to lift themselves to force the series into a decider in Mumbai while South Africa will be keen to wrap up the series and set the tone for the Tests

The Preview by Firdose Moonda21-Oct-2015

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Thursday, October 22, 2015
Start time 1330 local (0800GMT)5:11

Manjrekar: India need to look at new bowling talent

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There comes a time in every chase when the players are under so much pressure that unless they catch up, the game is over. For India, that time is now.After trailing South Africa in both limited-overs’ formats, India face the prospect of a second successive series defeat unless they draw level in Chennai. To do that, they will need a more convincing batting performance particularly in the death overs, where they have lacked aggression. Simply put, they have to ensure they compete over 50 overs, not just 35, because South Africa have demanded that level of commitment from them.The tension in the twilight exchanges of the three matches so far has made for absorbing viewing and neutrals will hope there is more to come so that a grand finale is set up for the fifth game. But South Africa won’t be advocating excitement of that kind.They will want to secure their second trophy of the tour before the final match. Not only will that tick the box of dominating an opposition in their own backyard but it will set the tone for the Tests, where South Africa are the authority on traveling, having last lost a series away from home nine years ago. Victory in Chennai will allow the players that aim to continue that legacy, particularly the fast bowlers, a chance to rest and South Africa’s bench strength to be tested in Mumbai.

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In the spotlight

With just three runs from the three matches so far – and all of those in the first game – Suresh Raina will be aware that he needs to step up. He has been dismissed for ducks in his last two innings and has not contributed a fifty since the World Cup. With India’s middle-order being prone to meltdowns, Raina will have to be in the runs soon to help solve the problem.Hashim Amla is 22 runs away from being the fastest to 6000 ODI runs but he may be more concerned with the speed with which he hits top gear after a quiet tour so far. Amla has bubbled under with small starts but is struggling to push on and has been uncharacteristically stumped off the spinners in the last two matches. If he can shake the rut, South Africa’s line-up will be in full flow again.

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India altered their squad as the series heads into its decisive stage and added S Aravind in place of Umesh Yadav and the left-arm seamer could find himself in the XI. The three-spinner strategy worked well for India and if they stick with it, they may have to leave out another seamer as well.India: (probable) 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 Shikhar Dhawan, 3 Ajinkya Rahane 4 Virat Kohli, 5 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 6 Suresh Raina, 7 Axar Patel, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Amit Mishra, 10 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 11 S AravindJP Duminy’s hand injury, which has ruled him out of the rest of the series, presents South Africa with a puzzle in the allrounder’s department. Dean Elgar, Duminy’s replacement, only arrived early on Wednesday morning and may need time to acclimatise, which could allow Chris Morris his first chance in the ODI series. David Miller may have to return to the middle order as a result, unless Khaya Zondo is given a debut ahead of him. With all the tinkering in the batting department, South Africa are unlikely to fiddle with their bowling combinations unless Morne Morkel, who picked up a quad injury in the third ODI, is unfit. Kyle Abbott is in reserve if needed.South Africa: (probable) 1 Quinton de Kock (wk), 2 Hashim Amla, 3 Faf du Plessis, 4 AB de Villiers (capt), 5 Farhaan Behardien, 6 David Miller, 7 Chris Morris, 8 Dale Steyn, 9 Morne Morkel/Kyle Abbott, 10 Kagiso Rabada, 11 Imran Tahir

Pitch and conditions

Dale Steyn said he expected a slow wicket that may take turn but there are rumours of some extra bounce, which will be a welcome surprise for the visitors. Chennai will warm up to 34 degrees, a couple cooler than Rajkot and Kanpur, but humidity will be a factor. This match will be officiated by two local umpires because Aleem Dar was withdrawn over security concerns following the anti-Pakistan protest at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. Umpires Chettithody Shamsuddin and S Ravi, who is from Chennai, will stand.

Stats and Trivia

• Though MS Dhoni is not from Chennai, the city is an adopted home to him because of the Super Kings franchise and he seems to have embraced it as a favourite venue. He averages 153.50 in ODIs at Chepauk, where he has scored two undefeated hundreds.
• The last ODI played in Chennai was between India and Pakistan in December 2012.

Quotes

“We want to take wickets as a spinning unit and whoever is bowling at any point of time, we want to attack, we want to have a lot of catching fielders in place. “
“We’ve been to a lot of different cities since arriving and it’s arrive, play, practice, go – that kind of thing. It’s on the go all the time. The boys have needed the rest.”

Preview of the match between Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders in Mohali

The Preview by Kanishkaa Balachandran15-Apr-2013

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April 16, 2013
Start time 1600 local (1030 GMT)Kings XI need runs on the board for their above average attack to defend•BCCI

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On paper, Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab appear mismatched on one count- the batting. Kings XI were not tested in their opening game, chasing a paltry 100, but in their next two managed under-par scores of 138 and 124, losing both. A look at their batting line-up explains their apathy. Their captain Adam Gilchrist is struggling for runs, and in trying to break free played a poor shot on Sunday against Rajasthan Royals. Their middle order comprises uncapped Indian players in Manan Vohra, Mandeep Singh and Gurkeerat Singh and expectations from them will always be low, though all have potential. It leaves a heavy burden on David Hussey, who, not surprisingly, was their top scorer in their last two games. Azhar Mahmood is their most experienced player after Gilchrist, but Kings XI cannot afford to leave everything to their middle order and below to bail them out. The top order needs to step up, and give their bowlers a decent total to defend.Knight Riders in contrast have a stronger top order and it makes a difference when the captain fires. While Gilchrist has been under par, his counterpart Gautam Gambhir hasn’t, already piling on 175 runs from four matches. Jacques Kallis’ experience is unmatched, and with Brendon McCullum fit, Knight Riders will find it hard to leave out either Kallis or Eoin Morgan to accommodate him. Having piled on 180 in their last match, against Sunrisers Hyderabad, and winning by 48 runs, it is unlikely they will want to tinker with their line-up, unless they have to.

Players to watch

Sachithra Senanayake played his first IPL match on Sunday, and Knight Riders didn’t regret picking him. The Sri Lanka offspinner opened the bowling and finished with miserly figures of 4-0-18-1. His spell didn’t allow Sunrisers to get away to a strong start chasing a big target. Knight Riders will want to retain him for at least another game.It’s good news for Kings XI that Adam Gilchrist‘s wicketkeeping reflexes haven’t waned, having pulled off two difficult takes against Royals. It will be better news for them if he can score more runs, and improve on his scores of 15, 9 and 0. As a captain and an overseas player, he picks himself. Explosive starts from Gilchrist will be crucial for Kings XI going forward.

Stats and trivia

• Jacques Kallis needs two wickets to become the second-highest wicket-taker for KKR in the IPL. Sunil Narine is first (31) and Rajat Bhatia is second (26).
• Adam Gilchrist and Shaun Marsh hold the record for the highest partnership in the IPL. They added 206 runs for Kings XI against Royal Challengers Bangalore in May 2011.
• Gautam Gambhir is the third highest run-getter in the IPL against Kings XI Punjab with 312 runs from 9 matches at an average of 52.

Quotes

“Last year, trying to get into a winning side was very difficult. I hope I get to play as many games as possible for KKR this year.”
“We did not play our full quota of 20 overs so that did make a difference. Maybe we could have added 12-15 runs in those balls.”

New Zealand staved off collapse for 87 overs, but gifted South Africa an opening to push for the win, when they lost five wickets for 33 on day four in Wellington

The Report by Andrew Fernando26-Mar-2012
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Vernon Philander bagged his sixth five-wicket haul in his seventh Test•Getty Images

New Zealand staved off collapse for 87 overs, but gifted South Africa an opening to push for the win, when they lost five wickets for 33 on day four in Wellington. Only two edges past the keeper allowed the hosts avert the follow on, and at stumps South Africa led by 274 runs, with 10 wickets remaining and an opportunity to crack New Zealand again on the final day of the series. Graeme Smith and Alviro Petersen scored at five runs an over late in the day, hinting a declaration might come early on day five, to give their bowlers a chance to clinch the series 2-0.Vernon Philander became the fastest man to 50 Test wickets in 116 years, as he bagged his sixth five-wicket haul in his seventh Test. His 6 for 81 was all the more impressive for the lack of movement at the Basin Reserve. Rarely straying from his impeccable off-stump line, Philander threatened even when his team-mates seemed flat and the batsmen well set. He removed Daniel Flynn to claim the first scalp of the morning, dismissed Martin Guptill on the stroke of lunch, then returned to crush the lower order with second new ball. Sharp and accurate, but uncomplicated, no side yet has learnt to play him – not even New Zealand, who might have devised new plans, having suffered so severely at his hands in Dunedin and Hamilton.New Zealand’s reply was dealt a blow when Ross Taylor took a Morne Morkel bouncer on the wrist. Morkel had intimidated, bruised and winded Taylor throughout the series, but seems to have delivered the knockout blow in Wellington. A golf-ball sized lump on the end of Taylor’s forearm hid a fracture to his ulna, and he will only bat again if the situation is dire for New Zealand – perhaps not even then.Despite Taylor’s injury though, New Zealand had laid the foundations for a competitive reply. At 219 for 3 (effectively 4, with Taylor having retired hurt), eclipsing the follow-on target seemed a foregone conclusion. South Africa had stuck rigidly with a plan to bowl back-of-a-length and, at times, New Zealand seemed to be handling it. Williamson and Brownlie both pulled powerfully when the lifters didn’t quite get head-high, and they had little trouble swaying away or ducking under the rest.South Africa’s perseverance eventually paid off though, and it made plain once again the definitive trait of the series: New Zealand have fought hard to get themselves in good positions, but South Africa have been the more patient side – sticking to their modes of attack until New Zealand make the errors and gift it all away.The pull shot had been productive for Brownlie, but ended his promising 59-run stand with Williamson when he top-edged a Philander short ball to Dale Steyn at fine leg. Williamson rebuilt momentarily alongside Vettori, but was undone by another short one – this time from Steyn himself, who moved it slightly away to take Williamson’s edge. Vettori was the exception, hitting a full delivery to gully, but Doug Bracewell resumed the pattern, deflecting a short ball onto his stumps for nought. Kruger van Wyk top-edged another pull before Mark Gillespie’s edges saved New Zealand the ignominy of following on. Even he fell to a short ball. After having seemed so comfortable, six New Zealand wickets had fallen for 56 and three in a heap with the score on 263.New Zealand’s woes might have been even greater, had they not been given five reprieves earlier in the day. Martin Guptill provided the early substance to the reply with his first 50 of the series, but he had been given three lives.Steyn and Morkel put New Zealand’s overnight pair through a harrowing interrogation first up, testing technique and temperament with searing pace and movement through the air. Steyn drew several plays and misses with a series of outswingers to Martin Guptill, failing only to extract first blood. It was a surprise no batsman was bleeding at the other end either, where Morkel fired in bouncers at close to 150 kph.Guptill and Daniel Flynn were intimidated into caution, having steadily introduced aggression into their play the previous evening, and though the pair applied themselves in periods, only luck prevented their early demise. Twice Guptill was dropped in the gully, Steyn fuming as JP Duminy spilt both chances diving to his left, while Flynn was hounded by Morkel – an inside edge flying whiskers wide of off stump amid a bruising chain of bouncers.Flynn eventually lost his wicket to Philander, before Guptill got his third life on the fence where deep square leg had wandered too far infield to intercept his pull. Brendon McCullum also got a chance, Duminy spilling another catch off a now-furious Steyn, before he departed attempting to pull – he managed only to give the keeper a straightforward take.South Africa’s reply was predictably belligerent. Petersen hammered two fours off the first over of the innings, and the pace rarely relented thereafter. Twos were run hard to the outfield, and though acting-captain McCullum retained the slips in the opening overs, more defensive fields were set towards the close. Smith waltzed down the pitch to slam Gillespie into the crowd to bring up the team’s 50, and soon no less than seven men patrolled the fence for the hosts. The cut-off time for the evening came before the full quota of overs had been bowled, ending a day that again promised much for New Zealand in periods, but ultimately left them in a tangle thanks to one burst of poor cricket.

Ricky Ponting has nominated David Hussey and Steven Smith as the men in danger of being axed from Australia’s side to squeeze Michael Hussey in

Siddarth Ravindran in Bangalore12-Mar-2011

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Start time 2.30pm (0900 GMT)Australia have not yet decided whether to throw Michael Hussey straight into the action after he joined the team as a replacement for Doug Bollinger•Getty Images

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When you have just lost a match to the lightweights Canada, you don’t want the next opponent to be someone who has been undefeated in 32 World Cup matches. A combination of Kenya’s wobbling top order and Australia’s pace battery means the Chinnaswamy Stadium could stage the biggest mismatch of the tournament on Sunday – the odds on one Australian betting site are so long that a 100$ bet on a Kenyan defeat will only win you 50 cents.It will be a relief for Australia to get back to cricket, having played their last full game as long ago as February 25. Things are set to become a lot more hectic for them, with their remaining three league matches coming up over the next week. They haven’t had a tough workout in the tournament yet, and it is unlikely they will in their next two matches as well, against the Associates in the group, Kenya and Canada. Those encounters will be vital for Michael Hussey, who joined the squad after the rained-out match against Sri Lanka. If deemed fit, they will provide him the chance to adjust to subcontinent conditions.Kenya know they have a tough task on their hands, and though chances of a win look remote, they have a couple of targets. First, if their batting, which has gradually improved over the World Cup – their totals read 69, 112, 142 and 198 – betters those scores, it will be an achievement. Secondly, Ricky Ponting has been a vocal supporter of the need for a streamlined World Cup, with lesser number of teams. What better chance to prove him wrong than by turning in a strong performance against the world champions?

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(completed matches, most recent first)

Australia WWWWW

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Cameron White has grown into a senior player in the Australian setup over the past two years. Leader of the national team in Twenty20s, he has also cemented his place as a big-hitting finisher. It’s been a while since he played a big knock, though, with no half-century in 11 matches. The amiable Kenyan bowling could help him change that.Tanmay Mishra is one of the talented youngsters to emerge from Kenya, and is only one of two batsman from the country to have an average above 30. He showed his maturity in the game against Canada, with a sedate half-century that revived Kenya after a familiar top-order collapse.

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Australia will resist the temptation to rest either of their frequently injured fast bowlers, Brett Lee and Shaun Tait, and will field their best XI. Ponting, though, still needs to decide what that best XI is, and whether to include the recovering Michael Hussey in the match. If they do, Ponting said either David Hussey or Steven Smith will make way.Australia (probable) 1 Shane Watson, 2 Brad Haddin (wk), 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 Michael Clarke, 5 Cameron White, 6 Michael Hussey/David Hussey, 7 Steven Smith, 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Brett Lee, 10 Jason Krejza, 11 Shaun TaitSteve Tikolo has been struggling with a stomach bug, and though he is recovering it remains to be seen whether he will be fit for Sunday’s match.Kenya (probable) 1 Maurice Ouma (wk), 2 Seren Waters, 3 Collins Obuya, 4 Steve Tikolo, 5 David Obuya, 6 Tanmay Mishra, 7 Thomas Odoyo, 8 Jimmy Kamande (capt), 9 Nehemiah Odhiambo, 10 James Ngoche, 11 Elijah Otieno.

The match will be played on the same track that was used for the England-Ireland match, which produced more than 650 runs, so Ponting expects an easy surface for the batsmen on Sunday. The weather is also expected to be pleasant; sunny but not too humid.

• Thomas Odoyo has been Kenya’s best allrounder: he’s their leading wicket-taker in one-dayers, and the second highest run-getter as well
• Shaun Tait has a strike-rate of 26.3 in one-dayers, the best among all bowlers who have sent down at least 1000 deliveries
• Kenya have lost all four of their encounters with Australia, and only once have they really tested Australia, in September 2002 when Shane Watson’s unbeaten 77 sealed a last-over win

Quotes

“As we’ve seen in the tournament so far, there is a possibility of upsets happening … we won’t take any game lightly.”

“The guys are really looking forward to playing the top teams, so far I think we have let the fans down, hopefully tomorrow we come up and help them enjoy the day.”

Darren Maddy has suffered a facial injury while batting in the nets during Warwickshire’s pre-season training camp in Bloemfontein.

Cricinfo staff15-Mar-2010Darren Maddy has suffered a facial injury while batting in the nets during Warwickshire’s pre-season training camp in Bloemfontein. Maddy, 35, may need an operation to repair the damage and will see a consultant on Thursday.”It is always nasty to see a player suffer a facial blow but after consultation with the medical staff out here we are positive that Darren will make a quick and speedy recovery,” said Ashley Giles, Warwickshire’s director of cricket.”It is a blow for Madds after missing last summer with his knee but with his determination, I am confident that he will be back playing as soon as he can.”The injury is an unfortunate setback for Maddy, who played in only two County Championship games last season before he snapped a cruciate ligament in his knee. That injury required surgery and ruled him out of the rest of the season, but he had worked his way back to full fitness and had been due to play a full part in Warwickshire’s campaigns this year.

Non-league side Croydon FC are claiming a Guinness World Record after seeing ex-Crystal Palace and Leeds star Ryan Hall score straight from kick-off.

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The London-based outfit currently ply their trade in the Southern Counties East League, with the two divisions at that level sitting on the ninth and 10th rungs of the league ladder in England. Ex-Three Lions star Kenny Sansom once graced their books, while Hall is another former professional to have headed for the Croydon Arena.

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Hall has competed at Football League level for the likes of Palace, Leeds, Southend, Sheffield United, MK Dons, Rotherham, Notts County and Luton. He was capped by the England C team in 2010 and is now 36 years of age.

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He may have landed himself a place in the history books, with Croydon looking for confirmation from official record keepers. They saw Hall score an outrageous goal direct from kick-off against Cockfosters FC, with the ball hitting the net 2.31 seconds after the whistle.

The Brazilian teenager has already surpassed two legends of Santos' past, and he is now ready to make a name for himself in Europe

The Santos talent factory is showing no signs of running out of steam. The latest prodigious starlet to step off the conveyor belt? Eighteen-year-old Angelo Gabriel – already an established first-team regular with the Peixe.

A precocious winger, Angelo is well ahead of schedule having risen swiftly through the ranks at Santos – although he hasn't always found the going easy. But with his first-team debut already three years since, he feels ready to follow in the footsteps of the likes of famed Santos products Neymar, Rodrygo and Alex Sandro by crossing the Atlantic to forge a career in Europe.

Though Barcelona had the option to sign him, GOAL has confirmed that a move to Chelsea beckons, with the Blues committing to spend €15 million (£13m/$16m) to secure his services and add him to their burgeoning ranks of talented youngsters, following the captures of Kendry Paez, Andrey Santos and Cesare Casadei in recent times – to name but a few.

As Angelo prepares to move to Stamford Bridge, here is everything you need to know about his career to date…

• Where it all began

  Born in the capital Brasilia in 2004, Angelo grew up in the suburban town of Samambaia, which his father Elismar has previously likened to a 'favela'. His exceptional dribbling ability and speed in possession were noted at an early age, and he was enrolled into the Santos-affiliated Meninos da Vila school in his hometown, before eventually joining the club's academy, despite interest from other leading Brazilian clubs, with his parents able to move with him to the city of Santos 1,112km away.

  “In the first training session, we noticed that he had a lot of skill and above average speed," Angelo's former teacher and first coach, Betinho, told . "The following year, we presented him to Santos for tests in the basic categories, and he passed quickly. He was fast and skilled, an irreverent player with a lot of technical and attacking quality."

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  Angelo made swift progress through Santos' youth ranks and was deemed to be ready for first-team action well ahead of schedule – making his bow on Brazilian football's biggest stage. In October 2020, aged just 15 years and 308 days, the attacker was handed his debut away at Fluminense at Rio de Janeiro's iconic Maracana Stadium.

  Coming off the bench for the final 30 minutes, he became the youngest player in the history of the national championship, surpassing the record set by Santos and footballing icon Pele. For context, Neymar hadn't made his Santos debut until after his 17th birthday.

• How it's going

  Angelo would break another record in April 2021, becoming the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Copa Libertadores aged 16 years and 105 days, courtesy of a tap-in against San Lorenzo.

  Now, still only 18 years of age, Angelo has made 129 appearances for Santos and represented Brazil up to Under-20 level, although things haven't necessarily gone to plan. That is reflected in his stats: in those 129 appearances he has made a modest contribution of five goals and 10 assists – although, of course, statistics do not tell the whole story.

  A poor run of form and a lengthy goal drought saw him draw the ire of some sections of Santos' support back in April, and although he has found the net since, Angelo is struggling to hold down a starting place.

  Speaking recently, Santos boss Odair Hellmann said: "He's a promising, talented player, that's undeniable, but he's suffering from this pressure. He is 18 years old… We worship because a 16-year-old boy comes out, we put him on a pedestal, but later on, we start to visualise the difficulties, the situations that we need to evolve. And now is not the time to step on his head. It is time for us to visualise the difficulty he is having."

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  The youngster's success to date has been built upon his dazzling dribbling ability and pace, and it's not difficult to understand why when you see him in action. Angelo has an elastic touch when he is moving at speed, with the ball never quite slipping from his control, and he adds to that all the typical flair you would expect of an exuberant Brazilian attacker.

  He is no shrinking violet, either, with his solid 5'9 frame meaning he is prepared for the physical battle despite his tender years. Indeed, he already has more than 125 appearances under his belt in Brazil, where the defending can be agricultural to say the least.

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O zagueiro Igor Júlio, da Fiorentina, está em quarentena na sua casa na cidade de Florença, na Itália. O jogador, que chegou ao clube no início deste ano, explicou como está a situação no país que tem sofrido muito com a pandemia do novo coronavírus.

– A situação aqui está bastante complicada, até um pouco assustador né? Não se vê ninguém na rua, nem carros, todos em casa, esperando ter boas notícias, um milagre mesmo. Não dá pra saber como está a cidade toda, mas pelo que a gente vê onde moramos, que está tudo bem vazio, mas é o que tem de ser feito hoje, não tem como ser diferente – disse o jogador, que completou:

– O clube manda todos os dias um pouco de treinamento para fazermos em casa, aí todo dia pela manhã já recebemos, fazemos esses treinamentos. É uma forma de não ficar parado, tentar manter o máximo possível. Não é fácil, mas tentamos fazer o que conseguimos para não perder o ritmo.

Igor usa o tempo livre em casa para seguir o cronograma de treinos passado pelo clube, além de respeitar a quarentena imposta no país. Ele, inclusive, faz um alerta aos brasileiros para que levem as recomendações médicas a sério, visto a experiência que tem vivido na Itália.

– Eu falo com a minha família todos os dias, com meus amigos, estou preocupados por eles também. Sei que estão se cuidando muito, mas também sei que no Brasil não são todos que estão levando tão a sério, o que preocupa. O Brasil é bem maior, e vimos que está subindo o números de casos. Ficamos com medo, mas pedindo a Deus ajuda, mas pedindo, principalmente, a todos no Brasil para levar a sério, porque não é brincadeira. É algo que depende muito da gente e do que faremos para ajudar.

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Neste domingo, o São Paulo fez seu último treino antes de enfrentar o Novorizontino, nesta segunda-feira, no Morumbi. A atividade no CT da Barra Funda foi fechada para a imprensa e serviu para a definição do time que entrará em campo pela quarta rodada da fase de grupos do Paulistão-2020.

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Foi o segundo treino tático comandado pelo técnico Fernando Diniz após a vitória sobre a Ferroviária, no meio da última semana. A atividade aconteceu durante uma forte chuva que caiu na capital paulista nesta tarde. Vale lembrar que na última quinta-feira o elenco voltou de Araraquara, na sexta os titulares fizeram regenerativo e apenas no último sábado foi possível treinar com todos.

Ainda sem Helinho, que se recupera de lesão ligamentar no tornozelo esquerdo, o treinador deve voltar a apostar em Alexandre Pato, porém atuando na referência do ataque, o que desloca Pablo para jogar pelo lado do campo, onde teve bom desempenho contra a Ferroviária, fora de casa.

Sendo assim, o provável time para esta segunda-feira tende a ser o mesmo que iniciou na vitória da última quarta-feira: Tiago Volpi; Juanfran, Bruno Alves, Arboleda e Reinaldo; Tchê Tchê, Daniel Alves e Hernanes; Pablo, Vitor Bueno e Alexandre Pato. Lembrando que Igor Gomes e Antony, que estão com a Seleção sub-23, devem voltar como titulares assim que terminar o Pré-Olímpico.

Além de Helinho, o Reffis ainda conta com Rojas, Gabriel Sara e Walce. O goleiro Junior que passou mal no treino do último sábado, deve ser poupado e não estará entre os relacionados para enfrentar o Novorizontino, nesta segunda-feira, às 20h, no Morumbi, pela quarta rodada da fase de grupos do Paulistão-2019. O Tricolor lidera o Grupo C da competição com sete pontos.

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