Abel gets a boost from the ninth best player in the world and Palmeiras fans celebrate

After the season ends, coach Abel Ferreira will get nothing more and nothing less than the ninth best dribbler in football today. This is a reason for Palestinian fans to celebrate and believe even more in winning the Brazilian Championship title for the third time in a row.

According to a survey conducted by the CIES Football Observatory, Estêvão is the ninth best dribbler on the planet today. The 17-year-old shares this position in the rankings with another academy boy, Wesley, who is currently in the world rankings. international. They both appear together on the list with 85.6 points.

The index is calculated by the Wyscout platform and has a scale of 100, based on the frequency of successful dribbles made by players. A move is considered successful when a player retains the ball when approaching the opponent’s goal or is fouled shortly afterwards.

The survey takes into account the performance of professionals this season and does not take into account players active in the five main European leagues: English Premier League (England), La Liga (Spain), Ligue 1 (France), Bundesliga (Germany) and Serie A. A (Italy).

Abel must rely on Estêvão against Juventude

After recovering from injury, the great player was called up in the final minutes of the goalless draw with Red Bull Bragantino, in the final round of the Brazilian League. Apparently, he will be among the starting lineup of captain Alverde in the match against Juventude.

Verdi will face Rio Grande do Sul next Sunday (20), at 8 pm (Brasilia time), at the Alfredo Jaconi, in Caxias do Sul, and the match applies to the thirtieth round of the Brazilian championship.