The young promises have it raw to be protagonists, except when they get the Club World Cup. The greatest attraction of the tournament in the US are the 'Last dance' of the 'Greatest of All Time'. A lot of English term, but it is what marks the context of a competition where Messi, Sergio Ramos or Thiago Silva are the ones that monopolize the looks. For players such as Fluminense captain, who is on the way to turns 41, the clock is exhausted and there is no better way to do so than being the banner of the team that welcomed him when a pneumonia almost leaves him out of play. For more motivation, in front will have Inter Milan in Chivu, against which he lived more than one Madonnina derby.
Acerbi: “I'm going to beat you”
Today, the Romanian is the coach of an Inter Milan in transition, with which he signed a two -year contract this month after the millionaire escape of Simone Inzaghi. After being thrashed in the Champions against the PSG and losing all the battles for the titles that were at stake, the Italian gave exhausted a good cycle that failed to round after accumulating two lost European Cup finals. He attended Al Hilal's call, which he has managed to qualify for the eighths of the tournament in the Real Madrid group.
Chivu has found a group hurt and broken by the last month of competition. The image of the frustration was represented by Francesco Acerbi, executioner of Barça in the semifinals of the Champions League, who threatened a PSG fan who reminded him of Munich's 5-0. He did it focusing on a play on which the central was surpassed by Barcola. The situation overflowed, with the player telling the fan that rebuked him: “I'm going to beat you.” The situation did not happen to more. However, it reflects the state of frustration of a team that has lived a phase of contrast groups.
Inter took a scare at the start of the Club World Cup after drawing 1-1 against Monterrey. He overcame the Japanese Urawa Red at the time of discount and had to wait for River to stay inferior to the last game to close his pass as first group. Chivu has had no choice but to accelerate the transition, seeing how big names such that çalhanoglu, Pavard, Zielinski or Bisseck were falling from the list. In return he has won soccer players such as Sucic and Pio Esposito, who will lead the ambition to be in rooms.
Thiago Silva, a better return than Marcelo
Opposite will have the most pragmatic team of the Brazilians, a Fluminense who has suffered a lack of goal. The four goals that scored against the 'Cinderella' of the group, the Ulsan Hyundai was made to the maximum. With a medium-low block and long balls it started two draws against Borussia Dortmund and one of the sensations of the tournament, the cheerful South African mamelodi. “Sometimes it is better to suffer and classify, than to want to play well and lose,” said Renato Gaúcho, Fluminense's 'Molowny', which he has always resorted to in emergency situations.
Thiago Silva, captain of Fluminense, who will look for the quarterfinals before Inter Milan. / JOAO GUILHERME / EFE
In this strong proposal, Thiago Silva, despite the muscle problems that drags through the logical wear, is fundamental. The return of the central to Fluminense has been much more positive than the one that Marcelo had in his day, who ended up retiring through the back door after facing Manos Menezes. Nothing to do with 'O Monster', the appellation that put him in his first stage in Fluminense (2006-2009) his former partner Fernando Henrique. Thiago Silva could have lived a comfortable return to Brazil, contributing veterania since rotation, but does not conceive football in that way.
The winner of a Champions League with Chelsea in the 2020/2021 season crossed the Maracaná stadium just six months ago to celebrate Fluminense's salvation. The emotional roller coaster in which 'Flu' had taken him to win a liberators against Boca in 2023 to play life on the last day of the Brazilian. Today, the club faces a quieter stage thanks to the tempering that players like Thiago Silva, who wants to prolong the team party in which he formed up to 18 years to the limit of his forces.
