felipesaturnoThe tactical battle between the both 4-3-1-2's teams. São Paulo plays at home, but Vasco has the best centre-back in Brazil currently, - Dedé - even knowing that São Paulo has a great attacking midifielder, who plays as a forward. Lucas will play in the side of Marcio Careca, and that's why the cover with a defensive midfilder will be crucial at this point. Vasco has a great midfield, with criativity to make the forwards - Éder Luis and Alecsandro - play above the São Paulo's centre-backs. The team who dominate the intelligent ocupation of spaces in the midfield, leaving less spaces for your defensive midfielders to come in high pitch in the field, will win the match. That's why the "volantes" are so important in this match, more than other one.

Guess: Knowing all of it, I think São Paulo will win, by 1-0. They play at home, in Morumbi, and have a solid midfield mixing marking and great making of play. The team of Adilson Batista has a really clear idea, of letting your defensive midfielders play in higher pitch. That's why the match will be decided on this position.

28.07.2011