Alisson goalkeeper during the training of the Brazilian national team
Belgium scored 12 goals up here in Russia, averaging three goals per game.
Photo: Pedro Martins / MoWA Press / LANCE! He has the highest number of kicks in the goal, with 30, one in front of Brazil. Already in the total number of laps, the teams split the lead with 77. But the Belgians have a more lethal weapon: center forward Romero Lukaku, who scored four goals, the second goal of the Cup behind the Englishman Harry Kane, who has six.
All this Belgian offensive power, which still relies on stars Eden Hazard, author of two goals in the Cup, and De Bruyne, who has not yet scored, says that Alisson should work more than in all the World Cup. Brazil has the best defense of the competition, with only one goal conceded, even the number of Uruguay. It was leaked in the early days against Switzerland. only game in which he had to do more than one intervention: two. Against Costa Rica, in a 2-0 win, he was cleared, then Serbia and Mexico were tested once each.
Defensive security, partly reflecting the strength of Tite's tactical system and the formidable performance of the back pair, mainly Thiago Silva, gives Alisson strength in and out of the field. While contesting the Cup, the player has his name as one of the strongest on the transfer market and can participate in a "dance of the chairs" in the position. He can even take the place of Courtois, Belgian opponent goalkeeper Friday
Alisson arouses the interest of Chelsea (ING) who has seen Real Madrid (ESP) approach his goalkeeper in recent days. The same Real who had advanced in negotiations with Rome (ITA) to announce Alisson after the World Cup, but is still reluctant to pay the values wanted by the Italians, to 70 million euros. In the case of Courtois, he has more than one year of contract, which facilitates the negotiation for the Spaniards.
Alisson tried to stay on top of negotiations because he knows it could be in the most crucial moment of his career. He wanted everything to be settled before the World Cup, but it was not possible. He has the preference to play Real Madrid, which sees the Navas of Costa Rica lose space. In fact, Alisson has already faced Real's goalkeeper in this Cup, and Brazil has beaten Costa Rica 2-0. Now he sees the flirt for Courtois, which he has also faced this season.
Roma and Chelsea were opponents in the group stage of the Champions League last season and the Italians did better. They won a 3-0 win in Rome and shot 3-2 in London, ranking first with the same 11 points, but taking advantage of the direct confrontation. Finally, Roma fell in the semi-finals in Liverpool (ING) and Chelsea in eighth in Barcelona (ESP).
To continue to have an easy life or to move to action with the defenses that brought him to the World Cup and to be one of the most besieged market, Alisson can reach two important records: being the youngest goalkeeper to win a Cup for Brazil as a starter (25 years old) and the champion of the most deciduous in the history of the World Cup. This title belongs to France (98), Italy (2006) and Spain (2010), with two goals each. For this, Alisson can not leave anything else, even against the strong Belgian attack