Copa do Brasil Has Its Final Ready
Bruno Romani | Jun 04, 2009 | Comments 0
As it was expected, Corinthians and Inter eliminated Vasco and Coritiba. But it was far from being easy. After last week’s 1 goal draw in Rio, Corinthians played for a 0 draw at home. And this is exactly what happened. Vasco controlled the actions for most of the time. It had territory and it attacked more. Corinthians had a few chances here and there, but Ronaldo and his teammates were not inspired. No goals took place. And the final minutes of the match seemed endless for Corinthians fans. At the end, the home team got the result it needed. Vasco now will continue its unusual year in the second division.
At the Couto Pereira stadium, similar drama for the favorites Inter. Last week, Inter beat Coritiba 3-1 at home. The amount of beautiful plays in that game made even hard to think that Inter would rely on the fact that it could even lose 1-0 in the second leg. However, Inter did not have Nilmar and Kleber, both with the national team. Taison and D’Alessandro were not inspired. And above of all: Coritiba was brave. The home team controlled the game, forcing goalie Lauro to do at least onevery difficult save. With 30 minutes into the second-half, Ariel opened the score board. 8 minutes later, Bolivar was ejected. Things started to get pretty dull for Inter. Luckily, there was no more time left. Inter, indeed, relied on the advantage from the first game. Just like Corinthians.
The final will be the one that many predicted. It will put face to face two state champions with defeatless campaigns. And whoever wins it will ensure a great gift for the fans in the year of the two clubs centenaries. For Inter, this is another chance of lifting a trophy in 2009, the year of its centenary. For Corinthians, it is the chance of getting a ticket for the Copa Libertadores in 2010, year of its centenary.
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