O Flamengo face Al-Hilal in the semifinals of the FIFA Club World Cup. It will be the chance to meet familiar faces from the Gávea club, since Cuéllar and Michael, two of the highlights of the Saudi team, passed through Rubro-Negro in Rio de Janeiro.
In this Saturday’s victory for Al-Hilal over Wydad Casablanca in the quarterfinals of the World Cup, the former Flamengo players presented very different performances. Cuéllar commanded the actions of the midfield, while Michael appeared little in the lawn.
According to survey of SofaScore, Cuéllar hit 98% of his passes (113 of 115 attempts) and all his shots (10 total). He still recovered 6 balls, made 3 tackles, 2 interceptions and blocked 2 kicks from opponents.
Gustavo Cuéllar had the 2nd highest Score Sofascore (7.4) of the team in Wydad 1 (3) – 1 (5) Al-Hilal.
✅113/115 correct passes (98%!)
↗️10/10 right long balls (100%!)
🦾6 recovered balls (!)
🆚3 tackles
⤴️2 interceptions
🔐2 kicks blocked
👊3 absences pic.twitter.com/XZZpRSiu0T— Sofascore Brazil (@SofascoreBR) February 4, 2023
Already the fast Michael hit 83% of the passes (10 in 12 attempts), won only 3 of the 9 duels against rivals and had no right dribble in 4 actions. The striker lost the ball 13 times and did not shoot on goal in the time he remained on the pitch.
Michael scored the lowest Sofascore (6.2) of the game in Wydad 1 (3) – 1 (5) Al-Hilal.
👟 0 chutes
🔑 0 decisive passes
✅ 10/12 correct passes (83%)
🔄 0/4 accurate dribbles (0%)
💪 3/9 duels won (33%)
⚠️ 13 losses of possession (in 33 actions)
🆚 2 tackles pic.twitter.com/OpLlh55Dwf— Sofascore Brazil (@SofascoreBR) February 4, 2023
The game between Flamengo and Al-Hilal – in the semifinal of the Club World Cup – will be played on Tuesday, at 4 pm (Brasília time).
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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