Athletico dominates, but slips defines the victory of Youth

O Athletico Paranaense lost by 2 a1 to YouthThis Sunday (day 18) at night, at the Ligga Arena in Curitiba, for the 23rd round of the Brazilian Championship. With the result, Hurricane was in the 9th position with 29 points. The gaucho team is in 11th place, with 28 points.

First half

Athletico maintained his Varini style and tried to choke his opponent from the beginning. With good moves from Julimar to the left, João Cruz to the center and Nikão to the right, the Paranaense team was better in the first half and finished nine times. O Youth He only attacked twice, but managed to open the score at 30, taking advantage of Gamarra and Leo Godoy's flaws: Erick Farias crossed and Nenê, 43, finished: 1 to 0. Hurricane put a ball on the beam at 25, with Nikon, and the same Nikon tied at 38, in a nice kick from outside the area.

Second half

The second half began with the same scenario as before, with the Athletico better and attacking frequently. At 12, João Cruz and Julimar left for the entrances of Christian midfielder and the Canobbio tip. At 20, Mastriani and Cuello entered the centre.

Goal and goalkeeper injury

At 21, Marcelinho charged foul on the right crossing to the area. Yan Souto climbed higher than Christian and headed downtown. Leo Linck slipped and couldn't defend an easy ball. The slip came to hurt Leo Link who left the field crying a lot. The goalkeeper was replaced by Mycael, 20, who entered his third game as a professional.