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أعلن نادي بيراميدز، عن مغادرة شريف إكرامي حارس مرماه لبعثة الفريق المتواجدة في جنوب إفريقيا لمواجهة صن داونز، على استاد لوفتس فيرسفيلد بمدينة بريتوريا.

بيراميدز يستعد لمواجهة صن داونز يوم الأحد 10 ديسمبر، في إطار الجولة الثالثة من عمر دور المجموعات في دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

وقرر بيراميدز مغادرة شريف إكرامي حارس مرمى الفريق مدينة بريتوريا عائدًا إلى القاهرة، وعدم الاستمرار مع الفريق لخوض مباراة صن داونز.

وقال هاني سعيد المدير الرياضي خلال تصريحات للمركز الإعلامي لنادي بيراميدز: “إكرامي ومنذ وصول البعثة إلى بريتوريا وهو يعاني من نزلة برد حادة وارتفاع شديد في درجات الحرارة منعته من خوض التدريبات خلال الأيام الماضية”.

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وأضاف: “إكرامي خضع لفحوصات طبية مع الجهاز الطبي للكشف عن الملاريا وجاءت النتيجة سلبية، ولكن قررت البعثة عودته إلى القاهرة لمواصلة العلاج في ظل صعوبة تواجده في مباراة الأحد، ورغبة في تعافيه سريعًا في ظل العديد من الارتباطات المحلية والقارية خلال الشهر الجاري”.

بيراميدز يحتل المركز الرابع في ترتيب المجموعة الأولى من بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا برصيد 3 نقاط وهو نفس نقاط كل فرق المجموعة صن داونز المتصدر ومازيمبي الثاني ونواذيبو الموريتاني الثالث.

وكان بيراميدز قد فاز على مازيمبي في الجولة الأولى 1-0 في القاهرة، وخسر أمام نواذيبو في مورتيانيا بهدفين دون رد.

Sydney’s semi-final will determine much about whether Michael Clarke will finish this tournament as a winner, or as a thwarted leader pondering his options

Daniel Brettig in Sydney25-Mar-20153:20

Warne helps Australia prepare for spin

Last time Australia played India in a World Cup knockout match, Michael Clarke was not the captain. The 2011 Ahmedabad quarter-final defeat to the hosts and eventual champions had Ricky Ponting in charge, and the team’s elimination was the final straw to convince him that he should no longer lead the team.Ponting had tried his very best to pull Australia through that match, shrugging off weeks of indifferent form and the aftermath of a fractured finger to make a stirring hundred. But Clarke was a harried, uncomfortable figure, very aware of his status as heir apparent three years into an awkward captain-deputy relationship with Ponting.Their partnership that day could have taken Australia to a tally beyond India’s reach, but Clarke played a skittish innings reflecting his standing as not quite the captain, and not quite the deputy. He had 8 from 19 balls when the left-arm spin of Yuvraj Singh goaded him into a stroke that was both uncharacteristic, and unlikely to result in success. Later that night Ponting led his beaten men from the field with a blank, desolate look on his face. Clarke wore the same mask, but days later would be the smiling new leader at an SCG press conference.Four years on, and Clarke again occupies an awkward place in the team. He has been out of the dressing room for much of the summer due to injury, and his primacy as the side’s leader and chief decision-maker has been largely usurped by the coach Darren Lehmann. By way of reassurance, Clarke’s friend and mentor Shane Warne joined the team for their final training session and bowled in the nets. But Warne was not clad in the team gear donned by Steve Waugh in Adelaide, nor by Warne himself in South Africa last year. This looked a unilateral appearance.So it was not a surprise to hear Clarke’s place in the team questioned once again during his pre-match media duty. Clarke listened intently to the question, then tried to bat it away. He did so in the same room where after the pool match victory over Sri Lanka he gave an unprompted critique of some of the less-glowing coverage he had received in recent weeks. It has been an uncomfortably recurring theme of the Cup – no less a voice than Ponting has reckoned Clarke should retire from ODIs at the end of the tournament.”Everybody’s entitled to their own opinion,” Clarke said when asked whether his return had disrupted team balance. “I’ve played over 200 one-dayers now for Australia, and I think my record stacks up against just about anyone. So, yeah, for me it’s about making sure I perform with the bat and also as captain of the team.”Perhaps the only thing helping Clarke ensure he does perform at the SCG on Thursday is the fact that ODI matches have changed shape to reflect many of the values that have guided his captaincy since that Ahmedabad night in 2011. The allowance for only four fielders outside the circle and the introduction of two new balls have meant that the aggressor is often rewarded, provided his is of sufficient quality, while the holding player, particularly with the ball, is exposed for his limitations.These changes, advocated by the Cricket Australia chairman Wally Edwards, no less, have not all been warmly received. India have adapted to them almost under protest, while Clarke believes that some change should be made to encourage spinners back into the game. But he agrees that his philosophy as a captain has dovetailed better with the new regime than others: hence Australia’s No. 1 ranking in the format.”I think that’s been my mindset in any form of the game, Test cricket, T20 cricket and one-day cricket,” Clarke said. “I think my captaincy style is bowling opposition teams out, and when you bat scoring runs, people say bat for time. I say bat for runs. If you make runs, hopefully you can spend the whole day there making them. We play our best when we’re trying to bowl opposition teams out.”I think our game has changed because the conditions have changed. So we’ve been able to — the Australian team has been able to adapt to the new conditions. There are probably a couple things that I’d like to see change, but I don’t think now is the right time to talk about those. I think the most important thing is the people watching are getting to see some really entertaining one-day cricket, which is great for the one-day format, and that’s not necessarily making 375 or 350 runs.”I think some of the games have been – think back to the game we played against New Zealand, a lot of low scores, some really classy bowling, the game against Pakistan was a lot tighter than probably what the scoreboard showed from some great bowling. I think right now that’s entertaining, and I think it’s probably a question for the people that watch the game as well as the people that play it.”However the SCG match pans out, the experiences of past tournaments will help. Two ICC events of recent vintage have provided Australia with plenty of lessons about how not to conduct a campaign. The petering out in 2011 and the “Walkabout” Champions Trophy of 2013 showed what can happen when the team is dysfunctional. Clarke can remember it all too well.”Experience in big games makes a difference,” he said. “I think in any sport the best balanced team has a mixture of that. It has the experience, but it also has the youth as well, and I’m really confident that our squad has that. I think every single one of those players in there has been a part of some big tournaments through their career.”You have some older players that have played in World Cups and had success in World Cups, and you’ve got some youngsters with unbelievable talent, no fear at all. I look forward to what is thrown at them tomorrow in a semi-final of the World Cup.”As with 2011, there are tensions in there somewhere, but they have not been allowed to overwhelm the team so far. Sydney’s semi-final will determine much about whether Clarke will finish this tournament as a winner, or as a thwarted leader pondering his options.

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A 26ª rodada da Série B encerra na noite de sábado com um duelo importantíssimo entre Cuiabá e Londrina, a partir das 19h (Horário de Brasília), na Arena Pantanal.

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Após 25 partidas, o Dourado chega ao confronto na décima colocação, com 35 pontos, três a menos que o CRB, primeiro time do G4. Enquanto isso, o Tubarão vem em queda livre e aparece na 16ª posição, com 28 pontos.

Como chega o Cuiabá?

No começo do segundo turno, o Cuiabá chegou a flertar seriamente com o G4. Porém, o time de Itamar Schulle caiu de rendimento e despencou na classificação. Nos últimos cinco jogos apenas uma vitória.

Na escalação, a principal notícia é o meio-campo Jean Patrick, que sentiu uma lesão na coxa, mas está recuperado e deve ficar pelo menos no banco de reservas. Já o zagueiro Anderson Conceição, dúvida nas últimas horas, está confirmado na equipe.

Como chega o Londrina?

Se no primeiro turno o Londrina era uma das forças da competição, atualmente a história é bem diferente. A equipe não consegue mais render dentro de campo e a luta do momento é para evitar o rebaixamento.

Na estreia do técnico Mazola Jr., algumas mudanças estão previstas no time titular, mas a escalação é mantida em segredo.

تحدث شادي محمد مدافع النادي الأهلي السابق، عن مواجهة الاتحاد السعودي القادمة في كأس العالم للأندية، كما توقع نتيجة المباراة.

ويلتقي الأهلي مع اتحاد جدة، يوم الجمعة الموافق 15 ديسمبر، في مواجهة دور ربع النهائي من منافسات بطولة كأس العالم للأندية 2023 المقامة في السعودية.

وقال محمد خلال تصريحات لبرنامج “ملعب أون تايم” المذاع على قناة أون تايم سبورت: “مباراة الأهلي واتحاد جدة ستكون قوية جدًا، وحتى إذا كان جمهور الأهلي ليس سعيد بالفريق في الفترة الأخيرة، لكن الأجواء في كأس العالم للأندية مختلفة”.

وأضاف: “اتحاد جدة يمتلك عناصر قوية جدًا، والأهلي مستواه متراجع في الفترة الأخيرة، لكن لا أحد يُراهن على ذلك، لأن الأهلي دائمًا يُشرف مصر وإفريقيا بشكل جيد في تلك الأوقات الصعبة”.

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وأكمل: “أتوقع أن يفوز الأهلي على اتحاد جدة بهدف دون رد”.

وعن الخسارة أمام اتحاد جدة 2005 بـ كأس العالم للأندية في اليابان، أتم حديثه: “المباراة كانت لها ظروف خاصة، لأن وقت المباراة كان موعد نومنا بسبب اختلاف الساعة البيلوجية”.

الأهلي كان قد واجه اتحاد جدة في الدور التمهيدي الأول لكأس العالم للأندية عام 2005 باليابان، وفاز الفريق السعودي بهدف دون رد.

A round-up of matches played on the second day of the USACA T20 National Championship

Peter Della Penna05-Apr-2015

Central East Region’s surprising run in the 2015 USACA T20 National Championship fell just short of the semi-finals in bizarre circumstances after their match against North West was called off with three overs to go as the floodlights were turned off at the Central Broward Regional Park on Saturday night in Lauderhill, Florida. The match was declared a tie, leaving Central East with two wins, a loss and a tie, and putting them behind New York and USA Development XI, who each finished with three wins and one loss in Group A.Central East were restricted to 147 in their 20 overs in the final match of the day with North West offspinner Pranay Suri taking 4 for 25, his second four-wicket haul of the tournament. Aditya Mishra struck 57 off 40 balls including ten fours to lead North West’s chase but was dismissed off the second ball of the 17th over as the score became 114 for 3. North West needed another 29 off the final three overs with two new batsmen at the crease when the match was halted.The match took place on one of the artificial pitches on a satellite field adjacent to the main stadium wicket at Central Broward Regional Park. USACA first vice-president Owen Grey responded to ESPNcricinfo on Sunday and stated in an email that “a floodlight malfunction” occurred after which the match was unable to be resumed.* The umpires reviewed Duckworth-Lewis calculations which showed North West was level with the par score after 17 overs, resulting in the tie.The game began at 6:45 pm, a 45-minute delayed start due to overlapping finishes from the previous slate of games, and the floodlights went off at 10:02 pm. Tournament rules state that in the event of a tie, a super over should determine the winner but in this instance that was not possible due to the floodlights going off. If North West had one less run, they would have qualified for the semi-finals despite a loss but Central East required a win to keep pace with New York and USA Development XI after having lost to South East on the final ball earlier in the day.North West will take on USA Development XI in the first semi-final while South East’s win over Central East guaranteed them a semi-final match against New York on Sunday. Central East were bowled out for 148, Ashhar Mehdi top-scoring with 69 off 45 balls. Steven Taylor followed up figures of 4 for 26 with 51 off 32 balls to power South East’s chase on a stadium turf wicket. Japen Patel finished unbeaten on 14 off seven balls, including a boundary off the last ball of the match, to give South East a three-wicket win.South East’s only loss in group stages came earlier in the day when New York chased down their 166 for 5 by four wickets with three balls to spare. Taylor starred with the bat in this encounter as well, cracking 72 off 38, which included two fours and seven sixes. Alex Amsterdam, coming in at No.3, powered New York’s chase with 72 off 42 balls.New York needed a victory over North East in the afternoon to have a chance at the semi-finals and they did so with a 52-run victory. New York posted 202 for 6 on the back of 55 off 35 from Akeem Dodson and 40 off 22 from Amsterdam. North East’s top four all went past 20 but no one could produce a big score to get them within striking distance of New York’s total. Karanjit Singh and Anat Patel scored 37 each, but North East came up short, finishing on 150 for 5.USA Development XI won both their matches on Saturday starting with an easy 116-run win in the morning over North East on the stadium turf wicket. 2014 USACA T20 National Championship MVP Nisarg Patel set up USA Development XI’s total of 181 for 6 with an unbeaten 92 off 48. In reply, North East were bowled out for 65 with Sai Ramesh ripping through the tail to finish with figures of 4 for 2 in two overs.In the afternoon, USA Development XI outlasted Atlantic in a high-scoring shootout to secure a 26-run win. Former USA U-19 player Mrunal Patel turned in the tournament’s first century, striking an unbeaten 111 off 60 balls, as USA Development XI surged to 208 for 5. Allrounder Adil Bhatti kept Atlantic in the hunt with 108 off 49 balls including 12 sixes but got no substantial support from his team-mates with the next best score being Charan Singh’s 18 off 21 balls. Medium pacer David Pieters took 3 for 30, including the wicket of Bhatti in the final over, as Atlantic finished on 182 for 9.In a match that wound up being crucial to deciding both teams’ chances of reaching the knockouts, North West held on for a five-run win over Central West on Saturday morning. North West grafted their way to a total of 157 before being bowled out in 19.3 overs. Mishra made 30 off 28 and was supported by Saqib Saleem’s 31 off 36.Opener Ahmed Waleed gave Central West a strong start in reply with 46 off 44 balls as they reached 88 for 1 in 12 overs before spin sparked a collapse. Legspinner Rahul Singh dismissed Waleed and Dhandapani Devarasan in the space of three balls in the 13th over to turn the tide for North West. Central West entered the final over against Suri needing 21 to win with three wickets in hand and broke it down to 14 off four balls before Suri struck with the third and fifth balls to clinch the match for North West, despite a last ball six. Suri, who claimed figures of 3 for 31, is the tournament’s leading wicket-taker after the group stages with 12 scalps.Atlantic Region defeated Central West by three wickets in the evening game on the stadium wicket to keep North East the only winless team in the group stages. After having opted to bat, Central West scratched their way to 123 for 4 in 20 overs, Devarasan top-scoring with a run-a-ball 31. Charan Singh then propelled Atlantic’s chase with 38 off 30 balls and was supported by Savan Patel who made 31. Atlantic were cruising at 69 for 1 in the ninth over before losing a flurry of wickets but they managed to recover and finish the chase with five balls to spare.*This article was updated at 17:20 GMT on Sunday, April 5 to reflect Owen Grey’s response on behalf of USACA.

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Fernando Diniz, definitivamente, iniciou sua trajetória no São Paulo. Após empatar em 0 a 0 com o Flamengo, o elenco se reapresentou nesta segunda-feira, no CT da Barra Funda. E para quem pensou que a atividade teria apenas titulares fazendo regenerativo e reservas trabalhando em campo, se enganou. Já que o novo treinador colocou todos para se movimentar no gramado por duas horas e dispôs seu onze inicial para treinar taticamente ao seu estilo.

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Sob o comando dos preparadores físicos Wagner Bertelli (que chegou com Diniz) e Pedro Campos, titulares e reservas participaram de um circuito promovido pela dupla, primeiro com exercícios similares aos realizados na academia e depois, em duplas e trios, orientaram uma movimentação com bola envolvendo troca de passes e dribles. Os jogadores foram muito cobrados.

Em seguida, o grupo foi dividido. Enquanto os jogadores reservas ficaram disputando um pequeno jogo em campo reduzido, os titulares foram levados por Diniz a outro gramado para uma atividade tática, já com o estilo do treinador implementado. Primeiro como uma boa conversa com os atletas e depois a disposição dos mesmos em suas determinadas posições.

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A formação contou com Tiago Volpi; Juanfran, Bruno Alves, Arboleda e Léo (Reinaldo foi poupado por desgaste muscular); Luan; Antony, Daniel Alves, Hernanes e Tchê Tchê; Pablo. Esses onze atletas foram dispostos em campo como se estivessem em um jogo, porém sem adversários, o que pode ser chamado de treino tático “fantasma”. O trabalho foi aberto aos jornalistas.

A primeira orientação de Diniz foi para que os jogadores dessem, no máximo, dois toques da bola em suas participações, além disso pediu para que se movimentassem sem a bola, aliás, essa foi uma das ordens que mais foi dita durante todo o treinamento desta segunda-feira. Uma das características do técnico é de falar o tempo todo com os atletas, individualmente ou no grupo.

Já com a bola nos pés, o time começou a rodar a posse e “achar” os passes com os companheiros. No momento em que a bola começou a circular entre os zagueiros, Diniz teve um trabalho especial com Arboleda, orientando o equatoriano no posicionamento para receber a bola e fugir da marcação dos atacantes. A repetição da jogada foi feita até satisfazer ao comandante.

Em alguns momentos, Juanfran, Tchê Tchê e Daniel Alves mudaram de posição. O espanhol foi jogar na ponta esquerda, Dani saiu do meio e foi para a lateral direita e Tchê Tchê, que estava na ponta esquerda, foi para o meio. Tudo isso como forma de confundir e envolver o adversário. Essa troca de posições e de passes, mesmo sem chutar ao gol, foram repetidas incessantemente, e contou com a entrega de todos, que pareciam pressionados como em um jogo.

Depois de treinar saída da defesa, e posse de bola adiantada, focadas na construção das jogadas, Diniz partiu para a orientação de lances defensivos, posicionando o time como ele deve se portar na recomposição após perda de bola e como resistir à pressão, tal qual contra o Flamengo. Na retomada da bola, o treinador orientou saídas para o contra-ataque em menos de oito toques. Nas finalizações, por vezes, mandou repetir até acertar o alvo.

Após os titulares terminarem sua atividade, os reservas foram para o campo em que Diniz estava. E a orientação foi exatamente a mesma, ou seja, os jogadores que ficaram no banco fizeram os mesmos movimentos daqueles que iniciaram a partida. A formação dessa vez foi: Jean; Igor Vinícius, Walce, Anderson Martins e Liziero (Léo treinou com os titulares para substituir Reinaldo); Hudson, Vitor Bueno e Igor Gomes; Helinho, Pato e Raniel.

Calazans e Gabriel Sara também entraram no decorrer da atividade, que é incomum em comparação aos trabalhos anteriores. Normalmente, em reapresentações, os atletas que atuaram no último jogo ficam no Reffis com exercícios regenerativos, enquanto os reservas ficam em campo. Nesta segunda-feira, não só todos treinaram, como também fizeram um tático. Além disso, os treinos passam a ser todos na parte da manhã.

Isso porque Fernando Diniz não quer perder tempo e busca aproveitar a semana livre para começar a implementar seu estilo de jogo de uma forma mais profunda e já chegar neste sábado, contra o Fortaleza, às 17h, no Pacaembu, com o time mais próximo do que espera para o restante da temporada. A partida é válida pela 23ª rodada do Brasileirão-2019.

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O Corinthians apresentou na manhã desta segunda-feira a parceria com a Immortal Gaming Club (IGC) para competições de e-sports sob o nome do Alvinegro. No CT Joaquim Grava, a empresa apresentou sua equipe de Free Fire – um dos principais jogos de battle royale do momento.

-Estamos muito felizes com a parceria junto a IGC, uma das mais respeitadas instituições de e-sports do mundo e temos certeza que ampliamos nossa caminhada neste cenário com o parceiro do tamanho que o Corinthians merece – afirmou Alex Watanabe, gerente de marketing do Timão.

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Membros do elenco profissional do Corinthians, Vagner Love, Mateus Vital e Matheus Jesus recepcionaram os novos atletas do Timão de Free Fire na sala de imprensa do CT Joaquim Grava e posaram para fotos. Depois disputaram uma partida do jogo virtual.

Exceção ao futebol, que é tocado por outra empresa, a Immortal Gaming Club será a responsável por montar as equipes do Corinthians em games dePC, mobile e console.

-Acreditamos que nossa parceria com o Corinthians fortalece a posição da IGC como líder global em e-sports, e o lançamento com Free Fire nos posiciona unicamente no ecossistema local, no que hoje é o título com maior número de jogadores de todo o continente. Seguimos com nossa missão de construirmos comunidades de esports inclusivas, e este passo é mais um que segue claramente em direção isso – festejou Ari Segal, CEO da Immortals.

أكد بشير التابعي مدافع الزمالك الأسبق تأييده لبيع أحمد سيد زيزو لاعب فريق الكرة بالقلعة البيضاء في الفترة المقبلة، معلقًا على مباراة الأهلي واتحاد جدة السعودي المقبلة في كأس العالم للأندية 2023.

ويلتقي الأهلي مع الاتحاد مساء الجمعة المقبل، ضمن منافسات الدور الثاني من مونديال الأندية، وذلك على أرضية استاد الجوهرة في جدة.

وقال بشير التابعي في تصريحات تلفزيونية عبر قناة ام بي سي مصر: “أنا مع بيع أحمد سيد زيزو لو نادي الزمالك تلقى عرض مناسب وبمقابل مادي كبير، هو نجم الشباك في مصر حاليًا”.

وأكمل: “كل مباريات الزمالك الأخيرة زيزو يكون عامل أساسي فيها، وهو رقم واحد في فريق الكرة بالفترة الماضية”.

طالع | فرج عامر يوجه نصيحة لـ الزمالك بشأن زيزو ويتوقع نتيجة مباراة الأهلي والاتحاد السعودي

وأردف: “الأهلي سيقدم مباراة جيدة أمام اتحاد جدة وليس ببعيد من تحقيق المكسب، الأهلي في مثل هذه المباريات يكون حاضر”.

واختتم: “الأهلي في كأس العالم للأندية يكون فريق آخر، اتحاد جدة على الورق فنيًا في مكانة أخرى تمامًا، ولكن لاعبو الأهلي في مثل هذه المواقف يكون لديها روح وحاضرين، ودائمًا مونديال الأندية يكون وشه حلو على الأحمر”.

ESPNcricinfo previews the match-ups for the second weekend of the Blast

Freddie Wilde21-May-2015

Glamorgan v Essex
With a second match on Sunday, Essex will have played four matches before some teams have played two. Having lost both their matches last week Essex will be desperate to record their sixth consecutive win over Glamorgan who began their campaign with an explosive victory over Surrey. Essex’s top order, which has struggled, is bolstered by the return to fitness of Mark Pettini and Jesse Ryder, while Ravi Bopara is also back from the IPL. Jaik Mickleburgh and Dan Lawrence have been left out from last week’s squad while Tom Wesley still misses out with an injured thumb. Glamorgan have made one change to their squad with David Lloyd out with injury. Wayne Parnell still isn’t fully fit and misses out again.Hampshire v Kent
Hampshire, who are aiming for a sixth successive Finals Day appearance, have named an unchanged squad from their convincing victory over Essex last Friday. They will, however, give a late fitness test to Fidel Edwards who is suffering from a shoulder injury. Kent also won their opening night fixture, beating Sussex in a tight match and have made one change, with Adam Riley replacing the injured James Tredwell. The visitors have former Hampshire pair David Griffiths and Matt Coles in their squad.Somerset v Sussex
Somerset were one of two counties who didn’t play in the opening week and get their season underway against Sussex, who fell short in a tense run-chase against Kent on Friday. Somerset are still awaiting the arrival of Chris Gayle, who is on IPL duty, but they do have Pakistan bowler Sohail Tanvir available. Sussex have made one change to their squad from last week, with Tymal Mills replacing Steve Magoffin despite news emerging this week that he has a congenital back condition that could ultimately end his career. Jimmy Anyon, Lewis Hatchett, Matt Prior, Ajmal Shahzad and Ashar Zaidi all remain unfit.Lancashire v Durham
Lancashire, who are unbeaten in their last seven T20 matches against Durham and have won nine of their last eleven home matches against them, will be seeking to build on their last-ball victory against Leicestershire. Durham also won their opening match, beating Northamptonshire convincingly after reducing them to 41 for 5 in pursuit of 175 before the rain came. There is a possibility Lancashire could hand James Faulkner his debut after his IPL season was ended on Wednesday with Saqib Mahmood left out. Durham have not named Graham Onions, who didn’t play last week, in their squad and added Paul Coughlin and Michael Richardson.Leicestershire v Derbyshire
A big crowd is expected for Leicestershire’s first home match of the season against local rivals Derbyshire, with 4500 tickets already sold and a near sell-out expected. Derbyshire have expanded their 13-man squad from their opening night defeat against Yorkshire to 14 to include allrounder Wayne White, who is returning from injury. Nathan Rimmington, Wayne Madsen, Tony Palladino and Jonathan Clare all miss out due to injury. Neither Aadil Ali nor Angus Robson played in Leicestershire’s defeat to Lancashire last week and they have been left out of their squad this time around with Neil Pinner, who has never played a T20 match, coming in.Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire
Yorkshire, who won their opening fixture against Derbyshire last week, will be seeking their first victory in four matches against Nottinghamshire, having lost seven of the last eight meetings between the two counties. Glenn Maxwell will make his Yorkshire debut after arrivign from the IPL; Nottinghamshire will be without Alex Hales who has gone in the opposite direction to join Mumbai Indians. Yorkshire have expanded their 13-man squad to include Maxwell, while Nottinghamshire, who beat Warwickshire in their opening fixture, have replaced Hales with Brett Hutton.Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Defending champions Warwickshire will be looking to bounce back from their defeat against Nottinghamshire when they host Worcestershire, who are playing their first match of the season. Warwickshire have made one change to their squad, leaving out Keith Barker for Recordo Gordon. Worcestershire warmed up for the season on Thursday by plundering 236 for 2 against Shropshire, before conceding nearly 200 in defence. They will be without overseas signing Colin Munro, who remains at the IPL with Mumbai Indians, but still boast Sachithra Senanayake.

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Alex Santana não entra em campo desde o empate sem gols com o Ceará, fora de casa, em 14 de setembro. Desde então, o Botafogo fez oito partidas pelo Campeonato Brasileiro – perdeu seis e venceu duas, além de se aproximar da zona de rebaixamento. A ausência do meio-campista é sentida e, por isto, o Alvinegro se esforça para fazer com que o atleta retorne o mais rápido possível.

Internamente, o Botafogo faz uma ‘força-tarefa’ para fazer com que Alex Santana volte aos gramados ainda em outubro. A intenção do departamento médico é que o meio-campista, que sofreu uma torção no pé esquerdo, é fazer retorne a um jogo oficial contra o Cruzeiro, na próxima quinta-feira, às 21h30, no Estádio Nilton Santos, em uma partida que pode ser decisiva para a briga contra as quatro últimas posições na tabela do Campeonato Brasileiro.

As chances do jogador aparecer na equipe contra o Grêmio, neste domingo, portanto, ainda são pequenas. Alex Santana já apareceu com frequência em atividades de transição no campo anexo do Estádio Nilton Santos, e realizou seu primeiro treino com o restante do elenco desde a lesão na última quarta-feira. O dia a dia do atleta fica resumido a corridas, atividades com bola e trabalhos na sala de fisioterapia, algo um tanto quanto comum a um atleta na parte final da transição.

O jogador apareceu com chuteiras no treinamento pela primeira vez desde a lesão. O retorno está cada vez mais perto, mas o departamento médico do Botafogo age com cautela, já que Alex Santana ficou ausente em 15 jogos do Glorioso na atual temporada e a equipe alvinegra quer colocar o jogador em campo quando tiver certeza que ele passa por um período de plenitude física. Vale ressaltar que o Glorioso convive com problemas de lesão – Jean, Gilson e Marcelo Benevenuto são exemplos.

A tendência é que Alex Santana comece a treinar com bola nos próximos dias. O meio-campista é o artilheiro do Botafogo na temporada, com dez gols em 33 partidas disputadas. O camisa 10 é uma das principais armas ofensivas do time e sua ausência, consequentemente, resulta em uma equipe menos criativa, já que o meio-campista é o segundo jogador com mais finalizações no Brasileirão, 26 no total, atrás apenas de Diego Souza, com 28.

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DESEMPENHO SEM MEIA CAI
Apesar de ser um meio-campista, Alex Santana era uma das principais armas ofensivas do Botafogo de Eduardo Barroca. O jogador ainda não atuou com Alberto Valentim, mas o treinador afirmou, em entrevista coletiva após a vitória sobre o CSA, na última segunda-feira, que contava com o retorno do jogador para uma evolução ainda maior da equipe.

Os números explicam: com Alex Santana em campo, o Botafogo viveu seu melhor momento dentro do Campeonato Brasileiro, quando almejou uma vaga no G6. Na temporada, contando todas as competições que disputou, o clube de General Severiano acumula 49,5% de aproveitamento quando o meio-campista está em campo.

Quando não joga, porém, esses números despencam. Seja por problemas de lesão ou suspensão, a falta de Alex Santana é sentida. Não à toa, o Botafogo acumula um desempenho de 35,5% sem o camisa 10, que perdeu 12 partidas pelo Campeonato Brasileiro e três no Carioca durante o ano, em campo.

BOTAFOGO COM ALEX SANTANA:
14 vitórias
7 empates
12 derrotas

BOTAFOGO SEM ALEX SANTANA:
5 vitórias
1 empate
9 derrotas