Em jogo bizarro, Fluminense nos lembra o que é o futebol: loucura
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Interval. The Fluminense team looks even more disoriented. The Koreans are finding opportunities on counter-attacks. Desperation sets in. The fans are restless and voicing their frustration.
Renato makes substitutions. Out goes Ganso, in comes another attacker. A puzzling change. The team’s performance doesn’t improve. More adjustments follow. Keno and Nonato enter the field. Fluminense begins to move the ball around and manages to equalize. Keno transformed the game. He was hungry for action—he was electrifying.
It’s 2-2. That’s when the crowd does what it can: they start chanting “a benção João de Deus.”
Look, I’m agnostic. If there’s one Pope I could critique for days, it would be John Paul II, the liberal Pope, a close ally of Thatcher and Reagan.
Yet – and this is a significant yet – football is beyond explanation; it’s purely about feeling. This chant, sung by the tricolor fans whenever the team is in dire need, works wonders. And it did once again. It’s not about a Pope; it’s about a fanbase that believes until the very last moment. It’s about faith, not indoctrination, about love rather than corrupt powers. Perhaps there will be a researcher who tracks how many times this chant has made an impact. “Lift your head. Put your foot in. Go with faith. Banish that sadness.” Fluminense pulled ahead just at the end, right after the crowd started their heartfelt chant for João de Deus, and then they scored once more. The final score was 4-2, alongside a dazzling display of passion and excitement.
