Following the season, coach <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/eduard-atuesta-palmeiras-and-preparation-for-the-2022-club-world-cup-colombians-abroad/" title="Eduard Atuesta Palmeiras and preparation for the 2022 Club World Cup | Colombians Abroad”>Abel Ferreira will have nothing more, nothing less than the ninth best dribbler in football today. Quite a reason for Palestine fans to celebrate and believe even more in winning the third consecutive Brazilian Championship title.
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According to a survey by the CIES Football Observatory, Estêvão is the ninth best dribbler on the planet today. The 17-year-old boy shares the position in the rankings with another Academy Kid, Wesley, who is currently in the International. Both appear together on the list, with 85.6 points.
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The index is calculated by the Wyscout platform and has a scale of 100, based on the frequency of successful dribbles performed by players. A movement is considered successful when the athlete maintains possession of the ball when approaching the opponent’s goal or suffers a foul shortly afterwards.
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The survey considers the performance of professionals this season and does not take into account players who are active in the five main European leagues: Premier League (England), La Liga (Spain), Ligue 1 (France), Bundesliga (Germany) and Série A (Italy).
Abel must count on Estêvão against Juventude
Recovered from injury, the wonderkid was called into action in the final minutes of the goalless draw with Red Bull Bragantino, in the last round of the Brasileirão. Apparently, he will be among the Alviverde commander’s starting eleven in the game against Juventude.
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Verde will face the team from Rio Grande do Sul next Sunday (20), at 8pm (Brasília time), at Alfredo Jaconi, in Caxias do Sul. The clash is valid for the 30th round of the Brazilian Championship.
