Journalist criticizes Palmeiras’ performance in the Paulista Championship final: ‘Pathetic’

Alviverde will face Novorizontino in the final.Palmeiras beat Novorizontino 1-0 , last Wednesday (4), at Arena Barueri, in the first game of the Campeonato Paulista final . Despite the victory, the performance on the field of Abel Ferreira’s team did not convince journalist João Paulo Cappellanes .

During the program “Jogo Aberto” last Thursday (5), the Band commentator lashed out against Alviverde. For Cappellanes, Palmeiras did not have a good performance in the first game of the Paulistão final. In addition, he drew attention to the collective of Novorizontino.

“Pathetic performance from Palmeiras. Weak. Disappointing. Novorizontino showed courage yesterday. They played the same way they’ve played throughout the entire championship. They neutralized Andreas Pereira. Novorizontino is a great team. Individually, they’re weak,” the journalist began, before adding.

“But the team as a whole is very good. A gladiatorial, warlike team. My point of view is that anyone who watched the match saw that Palmeiras couldn’t create any plays on the ground. A poor performance,” he concluded.

After the first game of the final, the teams will face each other again this Sunday (8), at 8:30 pm (Brasília time), this time in Novo Horizonte. For the occasion, Abel Ferreira’s team has the advantage of a draw to win the Campeonato Paulista title.

Despite this, the team will count on the support of their fans at the Estádio Doutor Jorge Ismael de Biasi to try and overturn the first-leg defeat. In the event of a narrow victory, by just one goal for Novorizontino, the Paulistão title will be decided by penalties.