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Copa do Brasil last 16 starts with THREE goalless draws
Copa do Brasil last 16 starts with THREE goalless draws Was scoring a goal not worth it?The round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil got underway this Saturday (1st).There were three matchups, 270 minutes not counting each games stoppage time and...... NOT A SINGLE GOAL!The last attempt happened at Vila Belmiro during Santos versus Remo.Which ended with plenty of boos from Peixes fans.Check out a summary of each clash below.Center-back was the best player in Vasco FluThe first match kicked off at 5:30 p.m.Fluminense were slightly superior, as they had three good chances to score.Vasco, meanwhile, had only one real opportunity.So it was up to Igor Rabello, the Tricolor center-back, to be named man of the match.Photo: Lucas Meron/FluminenseHe formed an alternative pairing with Igncio, since Thiago Silva, Freytes, Jemmes and Milln are injured.The return leg will be next Wednesday (5th), again at the Maracan but with Fluminense as the home side. 'Post' was the 'villain' in Belo HorizontePhoto: Pedro Souza / AtlticoAlisson Safira nearly put Juventude ahead in the first half of the 7 p.m. clash.But his shot crashed against the crossbar while Atltico had more possession and attacking momentum.Then came the second half and a persistent Galo. Including Igor Gomes hitting the post from a free kick.They will face each other again on Tuesday (4th) at Alfredo Jaconi.There was even a goal, but... Santos tried to take the lead right from the first half.Tried, tried and... got nowhere.And they almost saw Jaj open the scoring for Leo.Another notable moment of the first half was the elbow from Z Ricardo on Joo Ananias. It resulted in a yellow card and no VAR review.Gabigol even ran off to celebrate what would have been his 100th goal in a Santos shirt in the second half.But Neymars corner kick had curled out of play.Neymar battled hard, but couldnt make the difference.And Peixe also lost Lucas Verssimo to a possible injury.The return leg will be next Tuesday (4th). And the stage will be Mangueiro.Featured photo:Raul Martins | RemoThis article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in here.
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