Ronaldinho Gaucho pekin 2008

The selection of Olympic football in Brazil, which had been proposed to win gold in JJOO of Beijing, avoided back empty-handed after winning by 0-3 to Belgium in the match for the bronze medal, which cleans your discussed participation in a tournament in which she finished in third place

The match began with a Brazil that was more ambitious than in the semifinal against Argentina and began searching spaces and create occasions since the beginning, a front Belgium wrapped in defence, with up to seven eight players in the vicinity of the area sometimes that gambled on the counterattack.

Already in minute 6, the captain Ronaldinho saw a goal annulled for offside, which had marked a pass from Chilean head of Jo, and although Belgium did arrivals to the area of hazardous Renan, over and over again which was Brazil approached sticks Bailly until the Belgians disassemble the move.

The raids Cariocas crashed again and again concentrated in the Belgian defence, which for a time desbarató All their attempts before they cause real danger, which enabled the rojiblancos begin numerous counterattacks, but often returned to lose the ball in the center of the field.

In minute 26 Ronaldinho received a yellow card pulled by Belgian within the area, drawing an entry from De Roover, and the next minute Brazil began to see the results of their game with a 0-1 mark Diego.

On both came thanks to a pass from Jo to Rafinha, who since the end of the banda right, got to get the ball back to Diego, which shot between Vermaelen and Haroun and scored with one stone by sending the ball crossed to the other end of network.

From the tiebreaker changed the attitude of Belgium, that seemed to have studied how to react in the event that Brazil ahead on the scoreboard, and Europeans began to take the lead, going up considerably from its ranks and moving and the race for the ball to center field rival.

Miralles (Lille, France) came very close to achieving a tie (min. 33), but failed to put the leg in time to introduce a pass from his captain, Martens, from the far left side, who face Walking the Brazilian goal and ended up going out.

Shortly after Martens nearly matched again with a cross shot that could have been a goal of not having collided with the defense Breno to exit by little stuck to the right stick (min. 37) and with a new solo shot almost before Renan, which also Breno intervention sent off the field (min. 39).

Belgium does not give scares to stop the Brazilians, but their individual net superiority enabled them to increase their advantage with 0-2 shortly before the end of the first half.

A pass from Ronaldinho, Ramiro found the ball inside the area who, pursued by Martens, threw a door, although his shot rebounded into the hands of Bailly, who failed to stop the ball, and still in the air, Jo reached point to enter into the network head, but could prevent Simaeys (min. 45).

When you reach the rest Belgium had signed four shots to-door against five of the Brazilians, and their spirit of fight with a rival more skillful and fast continued during the second half, but returned to care more their defence to avoid a third judgement that both the party and try to make a counterattack.

The result was a game much more equalized, with more fight for the ball in the middle field and opportunities for both sides, and that Belgium did not give up and continued intermittently creating danger, as in a shot from Vertonghen glued to stick he had to save providential way of the fist Renan (min. 75).

Attempts to Belgium, leaving voids in turn to Brazil to create occasions, until Jo marked the final 0-3 after being alone with Bailly and mark almost at will, pursued by Vermaelen, bringing the bronze was in the hands of Brazil.

His technical, Dunga, may defend his argument that continuity is not returned to Beijing 2008 with empty hands, while the Belgians will do so with pride of having achieved a fourth place that nobody would have expected at the beginning of the tournament.

The crack may initiate a pulse open if the club finally began the season without his future still defined

Ronaldinho Gaucho intends presented in Barcelona on 14 to start the preseason. The Brazilian knows that Pep Guardiola does not have him, but to define its future intends to act, for all intents and purposes, as a footballer most of the first squad. Roberto de Assis, brother and representative of the footballer, revealed the decision to the press Brazilian. Until the end of this week, the player's agent expects to receive a call from club to formalize the situation. If the club does not preclude, today it appears that there will be photography Pep between the Brazilian and that both wanted to avoid in Can Barca.

Roberto de Assis has already defined the strategy that will give effect to define the future of the 10 still Blaugrana. The brother of Ronnie believes that the time is your best ally, and if there is no Radical changes-such as an impending bid from Chelsea, will wait until the last days of summer market to move permanently tab. To that end, he was willing to engage in a 'cold war' with the club and that his brother has to overcome the embarrassment that may be necessary. First, Ronaldinho's brother is the expectation of what can happen on July 6 in the censure motion. The possibility of elections, with the candidacy Sandro Rosell, would establish a new scenario for the Brazilian star, Assis that he is not prepared to rule out first.

In parallel, Roberto has closed agreements with Manchester City (which give the player a sheet of 12 million euros) and with AC Milan. The desire is to leave only Ronaldinho Barcelona to end up for a big Europe. The recent announcement of Luiz Felipe Scolari as coach of Chelsea opens a new option for the Brazilian. In Porto Alegre, is assured that the British go in for Ronnie and even spoke that the technician has already contacted his conterráneo gaucho.

Within the player are convinced that the Olympic Games will become an ideal platform to relaunch the career of the footballer. In a posture of all logic, seeing that Brazil in the first phase will be measured to the combined sub'23 from Belgium, China and New Zealand. In light of this, hardly going to take a firm decision until the end of the tournament, August 23.

On the other hand, Assis understands that, as we approach the end of the market for summer, Barcelona will be increasingly pressured to accept a downward, some of the offers that arrive. If you do not see the proposal of Chelsea, the player opts for AC Milan.

The presence of Ronnie under the baton of Guardiola would be very determined for a while, until the footballer was submit with his selection to go to the Olympic Games The footballer has to define this week with the CBF its preparedness plan for individualized Beijing. Overseen by the Confederaçao, the player would begin to work alone in Porto Alegre.

The CBF is awaiting a response from Fifa to know when it will be able to concentrate its international efforts to prepare for the Olympic event. In the absence of official confirmation, are envisaged two options: 15 or five days before the debut in Beijing. As the 'canarinha' Debuts on August 7 in Shenyang to Belgium, at least, in the best case for Brazilians, can not count on their international until the 23rd. The Confederaçao is considering the possibility of concentrating the team directly in Europe since the 11-hour time difference between Brazil and China. With this schedule in hand, Ronaldinho carried out at least the first week of preseason.

Players who have not part of the Euro are cited in the Catalan capital on July 14, to pass the relevant medical tests and start with the first physical sessions.

If Brazil can not convene until August 2 to Ronnie, the Brazilian could even be on the stage at Saint Andrews (Scotland), which will take place from 21 to 26.