Tigers Y Palm Trees face for the first time to the final of the Club World Cup. The duel will be played this Sunday, from 1:00 in the afternoon (Peruvian time), at the Qatar Foundation stadium in Rayán. The transmission will be in charge of Fox Sports.
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Although the ‘Verdao’ starts with the favorite poster, the Mexicans of the Brazilian coach Ricardo Ferretti present a team with level players in all their lines and have what to stop an inspired rival after becoming South American monarch against Santos with a goal at the last minute.
With the French André Pierre Gignac in a good sporting moment and the Paraguayan Carlos González, recovered from an injury, Ferretti’s ‘felines’ will seek to impose conditions in the semifinal and if they achieve the purpose of converting first, they will be a tough opponent because they know handle benefits.
Tigers Vs. Palmeiras | Hours:
12:00 hours – Mexico
1:00 p.m. – Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, United States (Miami)
2:00 p.m. – Venezuela, Bolivia
3:00 p.m. – Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay, Brazil
7:00 p.m. – Spain, Germany, Italy, France
Tigers It is the most winning team in Mexico in the last ten years, with five league titles and this Sunday it will have the opportunity to establish itself as one of the best teams on the continent, if it succeeds against the renowned Palmeiras.
In the quarterfinals, the Mexicans were surprised by Korea’s Ulsan Hyundai, but Gignac turned the score around and won 2-1 with good football in the last hour of the game.
Directed by the Portuguese Abel Ferreira, Palm Trees, debutants in the World Cup, is a powerful team that will go out to do damage with the pair of Rony, a member of the ideal team of the Copa Libertadores, with Luiz Adriano.
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Despite being considered favorites, the South Americans have shown respect for the Mexicans and this Sunday they will be focused only on the 90 minutes of play, without thinking about the possibility of reaching the final to be champions.
“They are the giants of Mexico, but we are Palmeiras and we are going to go out to win the game”assured defender Luan García, one of the keys to the Brazilian team’s rear, which has a midfield with first-class figures such as Gabriel Menino, who will destabilize the orderly defense of the Mexicans.
Mexico never reached a Club World Cup final; Brazil won the tournament four times, twice with Corinthians, once with Sao Paulo and another with Internacional, but the Mexicans try to ignore history because those triumphs have nothing to do with the players they will face tomorrow.
The winner will contest the title on February 11 against the best of Germany’s Bayern Munich, favorites to win the title, and Egypt’s Al Ahly.
Tigers vs. Palmeiras | Possible lineups:
Palm Trees: Weverton; Marcos Rocha, Luan García, Gustavo Gómez, Matías Viña; Danilo, Zé Rafael, Gabriel Menino, Raphael Veiga; Ron and Luiz Adriano. DT. Abel Ferreira.
UANL Tigers: Nahuel Guzmán; Carlos Salcedo, Diego Reyes, Francisco Meza; Luis Rodríguez, Rafael Carioca, Guido Pizarro, Jesús Dueñas; André Pierre Gignac, Carlos González and Luis Quiñones. DT. Ricardo Ferretti.
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