At this stage of the competition, we have two teams that no one expected to be here, especially since they beat teams that, at least on paper, seemed to be superior in the round of 16. But thank goodness soccer is not an exact science, and here we are writing about it again.
Now, with the poetry over, let’s talk about soccer, which is a game involving physical contact. It’s a game in which anything can happen. We’ve seen it with both teams throughout this competition, where there’s a different kind of tension, mainly due to the fact that neither team has any intention of losing at this stage. They’ve given everything on the field to stay in the tournament.
In short, we are expecting a very tense match. And full of fouls and, consequently, yellow cards.
He didn’t commit two fouls against Inter, but that was just a fluke, because the referee in question let most things go (but then ended up giving out a lot of yellow cards). However, Nonato, the Brazilian midfielder, always manages to commit at least two fouls in every game. We firmly believe that he can do it again in this match.
In addition to shots on goal – four in total against Inter, both on and off target – Arias, Fluminense’s attacking winger, made 14 tackles, one tackle, and committed one foul. So he has to be included in our choices. Let’s move on to the two names that we believe can easily be included in this prediction regarding Simone Inzaghi’s line-up. The first is Kanno, a central midfielder who has committed only one foul against Manchester City but never holds back. He has found himself in situations where he has often come close to committing a second foul, but on other occasions, the referee has let play continue without stopping the game. He is always taking risks, and we like risk.
Finally, we close the quadruple with Renan Lodi: two fouls committed in the previous game, eight tackles. A player who, against Pachuca, in a predictable and lackluster match, even managed to pick up a yellow card.