The striker has been starving amid injuries and the last-gasp goal brings him closer to his numbers in the national team
Even without putting in a great performance, the striker Yuri Alberto He left his goal at Castelão, in Fortaleza, and sealed the score of 2-0 against the home team South AmericanCorinthians beat their opponents Ceará and now have the lead for the second leg of the quarter-finals Neo-Chemica Arena next Tuesday, 24th.
The goal scored in the 45th minute of the second phase was important not only for the Bianconeri, but also for the individual season of the number 9. He scored again after 50 days. His last goal was against Atlético Mineiro, on July 29. He subsequently spent almost a month out due to surgery to remove his gall bladder and missed six games.
This was the 17th goal scored by Yuri this season, which already makes it the player’s best year in terms of number of goals scored. Last year the athlete did it 15 goalswhile the 2022 season ended with 11 balls in the net.
If the striker’s assists are added to the number of goals, Yuri Alberto observed 13 direct participation in goals in 28 matches during the 2022 season. The following year there were 63 matches and 22 direct participations. Now, in 2024, he needed 42 games to reach 21 goal participations.
To date, his best performance was when he wore the jersey of Internacional, the club that promoted him to football abroad. He was signed by Zenit, from Russia, and then returned to Brazil to Corinthians. At Inter, in 2021, he scored 19 goals and provided 4 assists in 55 games. A total of 23 participations in the year’s goals.
There are still 12 rounds left Brazilian Championshiptwo semi-final matches of the Brazil Cup and the return match of the South American Championship – not to mention possible matches in the next knockout stage – Yuri Alberto has everything he needs to score three more goals or assists to achieve the best season of his career.
The 23-year-old has had an unstable time at Corinthians since he arrived. Criticised by fans, he has managed to remain a starter for every season under almost every manager who has passed through the club. With the current commander Ramon DiazHe started eight of the Argentine’s 17 games for the team. It is worth noting that Yuri spent six games out due to surgery.
Corinthians’ next match will be on Saturday, at 4:00 p.m., against bottom-placed Atlético-GO in the Brasileirão. The match will take place at the Neo Química Arena.
Source: Terra
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