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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tottenham Hotspur Are Locked In A Three-Way Battle For This Talented Full-Back: Good Choice For Spurs?
In a recent report, Trivela claimed that Tottenham Hotspur are locked in a three-way battle for Botafogo full-back Cuiabano. It has been mentioned that Spurs are facing competition from Manchester United and Bournemouth in the race to sign the Brazilian defender. Cuiabano's Impressive Form In Brazilian Football Cuiabano has produced a run of impressive displays for the Brazilian outfit over the past 12 months. The 22-year-old has made 50 senior appearances for Botafogo thus far, finding the back of the net six times and grabbing five assists across various competitions. Advertisement The Brazilian sensation has been a good defender at the back and deserves a ton of credit for making eight tackles, eight blocks and seven interceptions for Botafogo this season. However, he needs to find a way to improve his ball distribution based on his pass completion rate of 70.2% in the Brazilian Serie A (stats via Cuiabano's current contract at the Brazilian club will expire at the end of 2027. Thus, Spurs would have to make a convincing offer if they are serious about landing the Brazilian defensive ace this summer. BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL – APRIL 20: Rony (L) of Atletico Mineiro and Cuiabano (R) of Botafogo fight for the ball during a match between Atletico Mineiro and Botafogo as part of Brasileirao 2025 at Mineirao Stadium on April 20, 2025 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Photo by) Is Cuiabano A Good Choice For Tottenham Hotspur? Cuiabano is a good tackler of the ball and can read the danger well to secure possession back for his side on the defensive third of the pitch. He usually clears his lines when the opposition are on the front foot. Advertisement However, the Brazilian left-back has to find a way to improve his passing accuracy if he wants to fulfill his potential. Furthermore, he might need some time to cope with the physicality and high intensity of the Premier League if Tottenham manage to sign him this summer. Cuiabano would undoubtedly bring more quality to Ange Postecoglu's backline. He is good enough to compete with Destiny Udogie for a regular starting spot at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next season. At 22, Cuiabano has the potential to be a future star in English football. Therefore, he would be a decent choice for the North London club in the long run. However, Postecoglu has to be patient with his development before he can get the best out of the gifted full-back at Tottenham.
Forbes
01-04-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Brazilian Série A Title Contenders Drop Points On Opening Day
Wallace Yan of Flamengo argues with Thiago Maia of Internacional during the match between Flamengo ... More and Internacional as part of Brasileirao 2025 at Maracana Stadium on March 29, 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by) It was a slow start to the season for clubs from São Paulo state. Four Paulista sides took to the field this weekend but none of them could manage to win on matchday one of the Brazilian Série A season. Corinthians lifted the Paulista state championship on Thursday night against bitter city rivals Palmeiras, but maybe this tie came too close to the start of the national league season for both teams. On Sunday Palmeiras drew at home to Botafogo and Corinthians drew away against Bahia. Estêvão (L) of Palmeiras and Artur of Botafogo compete for the ball during the Campeonato Brasileiro ... More Série A football match between Palmeiras and Botafogo at Allianz Parque on March 30, 2025 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Marco Galvão/Sports) São Paulo stumbled at home against Sport, missing a fantastic opportunity to kickstart a title charge amidst massive excitement from home fans in the build up to this game. Neymar was missing for Santos, who travelled to Rio de Janeiro to take on Vasco da Gama, but was beaten 2-1 after a second half comeback from the hosts. It's fair to say that all four Paulista sides held their own in their respective season openers, but all four of these big clubs failed to earn a victory. Head Coach Mano Menezes of Fluminense looks on during the match between Flamengo and Fluminense as ... More part of Second Leg of Campeonato Carioca 2025 Final at Maracana Stadium on March 16, 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by) Flamengo is favourite to lift the Brazilian title this year, but the team could only manage a 1-1 draw at home to Internacional of Porto Alegre on Saturday evening. A defensive line of five made the visitors very hard to break down and the home crowd were left frustrated by an opening day draw. This result is far from a disaster though, as key Flamengo players had just returned from a busy international break, and visitors Inter are also considered title contenders. Flumiense left Rio for an away day at Fortaleza this weekend and it couldn't have gone much worse. 'Flu' lost the opener 2-0 and didn't play well at all. Then in the early hours of Sunday morning manager Mano Menezes was sacked as first team coach. The comical timing of his dismissal saw Fluminense left without a coach before many other teams had even started their first league game. Pablo Vegetti of Vasco celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Campeonato ... More Brasileiro Serie A match between Vasco da Gama and Santos at Sao Januario Stadium on March 30, 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by André Ricardo/Sports) Botafogo drew away to Palmeiras; both teams were huge title rivals across the last two seasons but will have to settle for a point to start off this new season. Finally, Vasco was the only Rio based club to kick off the new year with a victory, defeating Santos 2-1 at home. Aside from Vasco da Gama, the only side from Rio or São Paulo to win on opening day, only two more teams from Brazil's famous big 12 registered three points. Meaning that nine of the big 12 failed to win. This goes to show the competitive nature of the Brazilian first division. These results weren't even massive upsets. There are very big match-ups being played week in and week out in what is one of the most difficult leagues to play in on the planet, this means the big contenders will drop points more often than in some other leagues. Marquinhos (R) of Cruzeiro leaves the field after the match between Cruzeiro and Mirassol as part of ... More Brasileirao 2025 at Mineirão Stadium on March 29, 2025 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Photo by) Cruzeiro managed a 2-1 home victory, as expected, against Mirassol and Grêmio picked up a 2-1 home win in very impressive fashion against another title contender and big 12 team; Atlético Mineiro. The title won't be won for a long time in this Brazilian Série A season, but matchday one results show you why this is often a rollercoaster of a campaign, and why, like last season, it isn't exactly shocking if the championship goes down to the very last day.
