Though Palmeiras was blasting open shots at the net all night, somehow Magrao let in only one goal, on a penalty that never should have been called. A finer performance could scarcely be imagined.
Unfortunately, that's about the only positive you can take from this admittedly decent result. Moacir was fluid and smart, like always, but the degree to which he stuck out as the ONLY player with his head in the match for long stretches doesn't bode well for Sport's chances to win the cup.
They need to find some consistency and upgrade their defensive play during these last two group matches. If they head into the knockout stage as a group winner, it will be because someone besides Moacir, Magrao, Paulo Baier or Ciro steps up his game. At that point, they'll be darkhorse darlings to win the cup; if it stays like it is now, forget it.
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