‘Careca’ said Palmeiras is under pressure to advance to the club’s World Cup final, a situation that could play in the Tigres’ favor
If there is an authorized voice in Mexico to speak of Palmeiras, it is Carlos Alberto Bianchezi. The former figure went through the best phase of his career with the São Paulo team, winning two consecutive silver balls (a prize for the best player in Brasileirao), which catapulted him to the Brazilian national team. ‘Careca’ who also knows perfectly the royal football environment, having lived in Monterrey for more than 25 years, after serving in Rayados, did not hesitate to point out that it is the Brazilian club that is under the greatest pressure to advance to the World Cup final for clubs, despite Tigres’ expectations with his participation, after a successful decade in Liga MX.
“Certainly for all that Palmeiras represents in Brazilian football, if it doesn’t make it to the final, a Conmebol team will always be considered a failure, in Palmeiras’s case a failure, because Tigres is a team that can be won and it will not allow anything else to happen, ”he said ESPN.
While the predictions are clearly in favor of Palmeiras, Bianchezi points out that Tigres has arguments to surprise, with André-Pierre Gignac being a fundamental factor in making this happen.
“I believe that Gignac can make a difference in every game, he is a different type, who is not afraid of difficult moments, he has defined many games for Tigres, he did it against the Koreans now, we cannot compare the level. maybe he’s a player who has that subtle touch to define matches, when Tigres needs it most “
The former scorer of ‘Verdao’ is not clear on what the scenario will be during next Sunday’s clash, “I am looking forward to the match, what Palmeiras are we going to see? One who will try his greatness and the internal demands, he will go. play and open the fields, pressurize Tigres on his own field, if so, I would even give Tigres a greater chance of winning the game if Palmeiras decides to attack without respecting what Tigres is ”.
‘Careca’ recalled that while in Palmeiras he learned what is played match by match in a club of that hierarchy, where relaxation is not allowed.
“It’s an endless question, in fact in the dressing room of our time it had the (sign) that we cannot lose two games in a row, it said it was forbidden to lose two games in a row, and that was to remember you couldn’t untie, it was a total question, they said you lose two games in a row and the coach is out ”, he concluded.