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Matheus Nascimento ficou fora da lista de relacionados do Brasil para disputa do Sul-Americano. O atacante sofreu uma lesão ocular em novembro e acabou não sendo chamado pelo treinadorRamon Menezes.

O jogador vinha sendo frequentemente convocado para os jogos da Seleção Brasileira sub-20. Por conta desta contusão, acabou não participando neste fim de ano da excursão do Glorioso na Inglaterra.

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Com apenas 18 anos, Matheus Nascimento chegou ao Botafogo em 2015 e se tornou um dos destaques das categorias de base. Por conta das boas atuações, renovou seu contrato recentemente até 2025.

O Torneio Sul-Americano ocorrerá entre os dias 19 de janeiro e 22 de fevereiro. A Seleção vai iniciar a preparação nos primeiros dias do próximo mês. O sorteio dos grupos acontece no dia 21 de dezembro.

The past week has been unlike any other for 20-year-old Nitish Kumar Reddy. The Andhra allrounder made an unbeaten eight-ball 14 when Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Chennai Super Kings four nights ago. But on Tuesday, he played a bigger role – hitting a 37-ball 64 that lifted a floundering Sunrisers innings from 64 for 4 to 182 for 9, which proved to be match-changing.It wasn’t just his batting contribution that was key. Nitish, who bowls lively medium pace in the mid-130s, dismissed Jitesh Sharma in the 16th over with Punjab Kings looking for a late charge.More than the wicket, it was the manner of his setup, of bowling a slower bouncer into the pitch and having Jitesh hack towards the longer boundary, that was even more impressive. Nitish finished with figures of 1 for 33 off three overs. No wonder Pat Cummins, the captain, was extremely delighted with Nitish’s performance.Related

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“He was awesome,” Cummins said. “Straight to the top of the order [in this game], was fantastic in the field, bowled three overs too. To get us to 180 off his bat, it was amazing.”Nitish himself seems to be a man of few words, but seemed pleased at being able to contribute. It’s likely he only got the opportunity because Sunrisers decided Abhishek Sharma’s form was too good for him to be batting at No. 3. With Mayank Agarwal sick, Abhishek made a splash against CSK with a 12-ball 37 to set the tempo in their chase of 166, which they comfortably achieved with 11 balls to spare.That performance may have tempted the team management to continue with Abhishek at the top with Travis Head, paving the way for Nitish to keep his place even though Agarwal was ruled fit for this match. Nitish repaid the faith with a back-to-the-wall knock in which he hit four fours and five sixes.”For me, it is a big contribution for my team and myself,” Nitish said at the presentation. “I have been talking to myself that I have to believe in myself and that I have to be there [for the team]. The seamers were bowling well, so I did not want to take them on. When the spinners came on, I wanted to attack them and that is what I did.”The game was a lot closer than it looked like it would be at one stage. That was down to a slew of catches going down in the death overs, including two in the final over that were tipped over the ropes for sixes. Needing 29 off the final over bowled by Jaydev Unadkat, Kings fell three short with Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma giving Sunrisers a mighty scare.Cummins highlighted Sunrisers’ approach as he summed up their tight win. “It was a great game of cricket,” he said. “They bowled really well at the start, we did well to get to 182 and then defended it. The beauty of the impact player is that you feel you have really deep batting. We try to be positive, to take the game on.”If you get 150-160, you are going to lose nine out of ten games anyway. We knew the new ball was going to be a key time. We were pretty happy [with our score]. We saw what happened with the new ball for them, so thought if me and Bhuvi [Bhuvneshwar Kumar] could start off with a wicket, it would be good. We have plenty of left-armers, right-armers, so just tried to give the bowlers the best chance of success.”Shikhar Dhawan, the Kings captain, lamented their top-order meltdown in the powerplay. Kings were tottering at 20 for 3 in the fifth over with Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh and Dhawan all back in the dug out. That they had a shot at victory was courtesy a late flourish from Shashank and Ashutosh, who added 66 off just 27 balls for the seventh wicket.As the final ball was nailed for a six, Kings couldn’t have helped but look back on the six they conceded off the last ball when Harshal Patel missed an opportunity at the long-on boundary.”Shashank and Ashutosh played great knocks. I feel that we kept them to a good total. Unfortunately, we could not cash in on the first six overs and that is where we lost the game,” Dhawan said. “That pinched us hard. The wicket was not offering that much bounce so every individual has to come up with better plans.”We could have stopped 10-15 runs more and that made a difference as well. As a batting unit, we did not perform. It is important for the top order to perform. Shashank and Ashutosh’s performance gives us confidence and hope for the next game. We have to do better in certain areas and improve.”

تحدث الدولي الإنجليزي هاري كين، مهاجم الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي بايرن ميونخ عن لامين يامال نجم برشلونة وطموحه في الفوز بدوري أبطال أوروبا.

وحقق فريق بايرن ميونخ لكرة القدم، بقيادة البلجيكي فينسنت كومباني، بطولة كأس السوبر الألماني، مساء السبت، على حساب نظيره شتوتجارت.

واستضاف ملعب “مرسيدس بنز أرينا” مباراة السوبر الألماني بين بايرن ميونخ وشتوتجارت، والتي حسمها الأول بهدفين مقابل هدف.

وقال كين في تصريحات نقلتها صحيفة “ماركا” الإسبانية: “لامين يامال لاعب رائع، من الواضح أن ما يقدمه في هذه السن الصغير أمرًا مذهلًا، يبدو أن أمامه مستقبلًا باهرًا، لنرى إن كنا سنواجه برشلونة في دوري أبطال أوروبا هذا العام، أنا سعيد من أجله”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. فيديو | لويس دياز يسجل وبايرن ميونخ يحقق السوبر الألماني بثنائية أمام شتوتجارت

وعن الفريق المرشح للفوز بدوري أبطال أوروبا: “أعتقد أن هذا العام سيكون مشابهًا لكل عام، نحن سنكون من المرشحين للفوز، باريس سان جيرمان، ريال مدريد، برشلونة، مانشستر سيتي، ليفربول”.

وأضاف: “جميع الفرق الكبرى ستضع تركيزها على الفوز ببطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا، لا يزال الطريق طويلًا حتى النهائي، ونتطلع إلى القرعة في نهاية الشهر، لمعرفة من سنواجه في دور المجموعات”.

وأردف: “نحاول السير في الاتجاه الصحيح خطوة بخطوة، نحن أكثر تركيزًا على الدوري الألماني الآن، ولدينا مباراة كبيرة في أليانز أرينا لبدء الموسم ليلة الجمعة القادمة”.

وأتم: “علينا أن نظهر ما أظهرناه أمس، الموقف والرغبة في اللعب بحماس ومحاولة وضع أنفسنا في مكان جيد في الدوري”.

The Victoria batter has been included in the squad to face New South Wales at the SCG

AAP and ESPNcricinfo staff15-Feb-2024Luckless batter Will Pucovski is over his most recent concussion and has been recalled to Victoria’s Sheffied Shield squad for a crucial clash with NSW.The 25-year-old missed Victoria’s last-start Shield win against South Australia after being struck on the helmet while batting in a 2nd XI game on January 22. But Pucovski has been declared fit to take his place against NSW at the SCG, starting on Friday.”Unfortunately our white-ball campaign came to an end on Wednesday but we now turn our attention to putting together a strong Shield performance at the SCG and put ourselves in the running to make the Shield final,” David Hussey, Cricket Victoria’s head of male cricket, said.Related

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“It is fantastic to welcome back our captain in Will Sutherland for the Shield after his international debut, while it is also great to have Will Pucovski back in the squad.”Pucovski was cleared of concussion at the time when he was hit on the helmet last month, but experienced delayed symptoms in the following days.After taking leave for mental health reasons in 2022, Pucovski has returned to cricket this summer after suffering 11 concussions.Before his return, the right-hander, widely regarded as among Australia’s best young batters, had a year out of the game.Pucovski has played three Sheffield Shield matches this season, with a top score of 65 and also featured in a tour game for Victoria against Pakistan.His one and only Test came against India at the SCG in January 2021, impressing with a first-innings 62, but suffered a serious shoulder injury in the same match.Victoria sit second on the Shield table and remain a chance to secure a home final with three matches remaining. They will head to Sydney at full-strength, taking seven players with international experience.NSW have remarkably turned their campaign around, winning three of their last four matches, including defeating reigning champions Western Australia twice.Meanwhile, Cameron Green will play for WA ahead of the New Zealand Test series when he lines up against Tasmania. WA are also able to include Aaron Hardie after Australia limited-overs duty. Wicketkeeper Alex Carey is available for South Australia before heading across the Tasman.

Neymar could soon be playing alongside Mason Greenwood, with a shock move to Marseille for the Santos superstar being speculated on.

• Returned to his roots in January
• Endured tough time in his homeland
• Linked with a move to Europe

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  Brazil international Neymar only returned to his roots at Santos in January after seeing a lucrative contract in the Saudi Pro League with Al-Hilal terminated. He has since extended his stay through to the end of the calendar year.

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  Said terms may not be seen out, with Neymar enduring a tough time in his homeland. Injuries have remained an unfortunate theme, forcing him to miss 11 matches, with Santos tumbling out of domestic cup competitions while slipping into the Brasileirao relegation zone.

• WHAT SANTOS FANS SAID

  Neymar was involved in an angry exchange with a fan during a disappointing defeat to Internacional, with the 33-year-old accusing the supporter in question of disrespecting his family while calling his commitment into question.

  Santos fans subsequently released a statement that read: “We had a regrettable episode that demonstrates the lack of understanding of some people who represent Santos. We address, first, our idol Neymar. Idol, yes. The idol is you and we ask you to act as such. You said you felt offended by hearing a fan yell at you that you and your family are mercenaries, and you responded that you could be earning much more money elsewhere, something we know.

  “Imagine an exhausted fan, with years of accumulated impotence, seeing his apathetic team, losing at home again and in the relegation zone, having the chance to look his idol in the eyes and implore him to get that unstable squad playing. Wouldn't you do it?”

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  While said incident is being played down, are among those to report that Neymar is once again attracting interest from Europe and may be tempted to take on another new challenge ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

After grabbing 2 for 24 with the ball, Sciver-Brunt scored 31 with the bat to put 19-year-old Izzy Gaze’s fifty in vain

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Nat Sciver-Brunt and Sophie Ecclestone were devastating with the ball as England secured a clinical five-wicket win over New Zealand in their final T20I for a 4-1 series victory. The pair shared five wickets between them, with Sciver-Brunt making the early breakthroughs which had the home side reeling, and Ecclestone claiming three to ensure England faced a modest target.An unbeaten half-century from 19-year-old Izzy Gaze had earlier rescued New Zealand from 69 for 5. She shared a 56-run stand for the sixth wicket with Brooke Halliday, but in reply, Sciver-Brunt and Heather Knight put on a 57-run stand of their own from 64 for 3 to bring England within touching distance of victory. The sides next meet in a three-match ODI series beginning in Wellington on Monday.England’s devastating duetSciver-Brunt and Ecclestone returned to international duty in the fourth T20I after playing in the WPL. England won that match to take an unassailable 3-1 lead, and the duo made a massive impact in the fifth. Sciver-Brunt claimed a wicket with the fifth ball of the match, and had two in seven deliveries when she removed Bernadine Bezuidenhout and Amelia Kerr, as the hosts stumbled to 10 for 2 inside three overs.It wasn’t long before Charlie Dean, who finished as the series’ leading wicket-taker with seven, accounted for Suzie Bates. Ecclestone then entered the attack immediately after the powerplay to great effect for England. She had Georgia Plimmer caught by Danielle Gibson with her second delivery to make it 31 for 4, before taking a stunning return catch low to her left to remove Maddy Green just as New Zealand had started to breathe via a 38-run partnership between Green and Halliday.Star Gaze-ingSophie Devine, ruled out of this match with a quad strain, had told ESPNcricinfo’s Powerplay podcast before the series that building depth in this New Zealand side would take time. Gaze, with a previous highest score of 16 in T20Is – and 26 not out from 26 international matches – shone a light on the future as she amassed 51 not out off just 28 balls. It was the first time in 27 innings that a New Zealand Women’s player other than Devine, Bates or Amelia Kerr had reached fifty in T20Is.Izzy Gaze finished on 51 not out off just 28 balls•Getty Images

Gaze helped herself to 16 runs off Sciver-Brunt in the 18th over via a particularly effective lap shot and a pulled six. Come the final over, Halliday fell for 33 to a strong catch by Alice Capsey, who ran in from long-on to give Ecclestone her third wicket. Ecclestone then dropped a sitter off her own bowling when Jess Kerr looped one high into the air in the swirling Wellington breeze, and Gaze brought up her half-century next ball. She reverse swept Ecclestone to the boundary to walk off unbeaten, her innings giving New Zealand’s bowlers something to defend.England ease to victoryIn a bright start to the run chase for New Zealand, Rosemary Mair conceded just one run off the first over. Maia Bouchier, the star of the previous match with her innings of 91, cleared mid-off to send Jess Kerr to the boundary off third ball of the second over. But Lea Tahuhu struck next over, as the ball swung away slightly and drew a thick outside edge which Gaze collected behind the stumps to send Bouchier back for 6.Gaze fumbled a chance to stump Capsey off Jess Kerr moments later, and it was Amelia Kerr, standing in for Devine as captain, who made the breakthrough when Capsey hit her straight down the ground and into the hands of Green for 25. Amelia Kerr then enticed Danni Wyatt down the pitch before Gaze whipped the bails off, with the batter well outside of her ground and England 64 for 3.But England were still looking comfortable with Sciver-Brunt and Knight at the crease. And when Knight survived a run-out chance before she hit double figures, the pair settled into a rhythm, building their fourth-wicket stand. They continued to capitalise on some wayward fielding until Amelia Kerr eased her side’s frustrations with an excellent wrong ‘un that rearranged Sciver-Brunt’s leg stump.Knight then sliced Mair to Jess Kerr in the covers with five runs needed off the last nine balls of the match, but there was no panic in the England camp as Sophia Dunkley cut Mair to the boundary to raise the winning runs with an over and a ball to spare.

Ex-England star Micah Richards believes Eberechi Eze will be an "amazing" signing for Arsenal, while downplaying Gabriel Martinelli's importance.

• Richards tells Arsenal to sign Eze
• Downplays Martinelli's importance
• Concerned about Gyokeres

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  Former Manchester City defender Richards believes Arsenal need a new left winger and that Martinelli should be more of an "impact player" off the bench. The ex-Aston Villa man added Crystal Palace's Eze would be a great signing, but he also isn't convinced summer recruit Viktor Gyokeres will be Arsenal's silver bullet in attack next season.

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  WHAT RICHARDS SAID

  He said on The Rest is Football podcast: "How many times have we said Arsenal need a new striker? We said it every week last season. They’ve needed one for a while now. I still believe they need a left winger as well…they’ve been linked with Eze haven’t they. I think Martinelli can definitely do a job but he’s more of an impact player right now, great to have off the bench, so if they could get Eze that would be amazing. 

  "In terms of Gyokeres, I think it’s a very good signing but I still think there are question marks if he can do it at this level consistently. I’ve watched loads of videos of him and I think he’s really good with his movement, he’s a really clever striker. I don’t think people should expect him to hold the ball up really well because I saw some times when it came off him but he still scored two goals in the match so he got lots of praise. He will cause teams problems though and he’s exactly what Arsenal needed, for sure."

• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Arsenal have been urged to sign an out-and-out striker for years and now they have recruited Gyokeres, they seem may be in a better position than ever before to win their first Premier League title since 2004. If they can keep Martinelli and sign Eze, although he will not come on the cheap, the Gunners could be a force to be reckoned with in 2025-26.

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  It remains to be seen if Mikel Arteta's Arsenal will make a concerted effort to sign England international Eze or if they will stick with Martinelli, who scored ten goals and added six assists in 51 games last season.

Visitors five down and still 85 from victory after Pennington, Paterson rock top order

ECB Reporters Network19-May-2024Hampshire’s opportunity to notch a first win of the season is in the balance after a fast-moving third day of their Vitality County Championship match at Trent Bridge left them with still much work to do.Chasing a modest 169 to win, Hampshire ended the day still 85 runs away from their target at 84 for 5 and probably a man short unless Tom Prest can bat with the injured shoulder that has kept him off the field since tea on day one.Nottinghamshire had been bowled out for 209 in their second innings by tea, with veteran quick Kyle Abbott and offspinner Felix Organ taking three wickets each after Joe Clarke and Jack Haynes had made half-centuries.But Hampshire then slumped to 44 for 5 as Dillon Pennington and Dane Paterson led a determined effort with the ball by the home side before Fletcha Middleton and James Fuller saw out the final overs to calm their nerves.Still eight runs behind at 33 for 1 overnight, Nottinghamshire stumbled into early trouble as the pattern of the first two innings repeated itself.Against a ball that was only 15 overs old, they lost wickets in each of Abbott’s opening three overs. Will Young edged to wicketkeeper Ben Brown from a ball that lifted and left him, Ben Slater was pushed back in his crease to be leg before and Tom Moores saw his off stump uprooted by one angled in from wide by the veteran South African seamer.At 44 for 4 – effectively 3 for 4 – Nottinghamshire were in a difficult spot that could have turned worse still had Clarke not been dropped on 17 at 65 for 4. It was Michael Neser at first slip – substitute for the injured Prest – whose hands let him down, a second such error of the match by the Australian and a fifth for Hampshire overall.Clarke punished the mistake by passing fifty for the fourth time this season as he and Haynes added 96 for the fifth wicket before the former was out for 57, gloving a catch to Brown after being tempted by a short delivery from Mohammad Abbas.Haynes completed his half-century from 111 balls, but against the spin combination of Liam Dawson and Organ on a three-day old pitch Nottinghamshire’s hopes of building a substantial lead unravelled.Organ struck the first blow as Haynes was caught at short leg via an inside edge on to pad, picking up a second when Lyndon James, trying to help one round the corner, gave an easy catch to short fine leg.Dawson then claimed two in consecutive overs as Olly Stone’s paddle sweep looped up gently for James Vince to catch running across from slip before Dillon Pennington was trapped leg before. Organ wrapped things up by having Calvin Harrison stumped, leaving Hampshire needing 169 to win.With Nick Gubbins missing the match on paternity leave and Prest unlikely to bat, it was never likely to be a straightforward task against the Nottinghamshire attack, even with 127 overs at their disposal.Knowing the potency of the new ball so far in this contest, Hampshire made no attempt to hurry yet still found themselves two down for 15 inside the first 10 overs, thanks to two superlative catches.Nottinghamshire captain Haseeb Hameed took the first, plucking the ball out of the air one-handed at mid-on as Ali Orr mistimed his shot horribly against Pennington, who picked up his second wicket soon afterwards.This time Harrison produced the athleticism, using every inch of his 6ft 4ins plus a fully extended right arm to grab the ball a good eight feet off the ground. Organ, the man out, had aimed a rather wild slash at a ball wide of off stump but was nonplussed nonetheless that it had not cleared the cordon.It was enough for Nottinghamshire to sense an opportunity and they took full advantage of Hampshire’s frailty.Skipper Vince, on whom much seemed to rest, fell for 6, leg before to a full delivery from Paterson that he was trying to work to leg, Dawson hit James straight into the hands of short cover and Brown lost his off stump to a swinging delivery from Paterson, leaving Hampshire 44 for 5 and facing a fight for survival.

كشف فلاديمير بيتكوفيتش، المدير الفني لمنتخب الجزائر، آخر تطورات إصابة ريان آيت نوري، مدافع نادي مانشستر سيتي، والتي تعرض لها في وقت سابق من هذا الأسبوع.

آيت نوري أصيب خلال الشوط الأول من مواجهة مانشستر سيتي أمام توتنهام هوتسبير يوم السبت الماضي في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، والتي خسرها السماوي بهدفين دون رد.

ووقع مانشستر سيتي مع آيت نوري خلال فترة الميركاتو الصيفي الجاري، قادمًا من ولفرهامبتون بعقد مدته خمس سنوات.

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وطمأن بيتكوفيتش خلال المؤتمر الصحفي الذي عقده اليوم الخميس، جماهير مانشستر سيتي بشأن إصابة نوري، وأكد أن الأخير بخير وإصابته ليست خطيرة.

وقال بيتكوفيتش عن نوري: “تعرض لإصابة، قال الأطباء إنها ليست خطيرة، لقد تدرب للانضمام إلى المجموعة، ويخطط مانشستر سيتي لإشراكه في المباراة القادمة”.

نوري سوف يشارك مع الجزائر خلال فترة التوقف الدولي المقبل، حيث سيواجه محاربو الصحراء كلًا من بوتسوانا وغينيا بالتصفيات المؤهلة لمنافسات كأس العالم التي تقام في كندا والولايات المتحدة الأمريكية والمكسيك.

ويلعب مانشستر سيتي مع نظيره برايتون يوم الأحد المقبل الموافق 31 أغسطس، في الجولة الثالثة من بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

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Fotos, autógrafos em camisa ou em algum caderno… Não faltam lembranças a quem tem uma relíquia ligada a Pelé. que morreu na quinta-feira passada (29) aos 82 anos. Porém, o produtor e divulgador musical Armando Pittigliani guarda uma recordação para lá de peculiar: uma foto na qual aparentemente dá um autógrafo ao “Rei do Futebol”.

+ Torcedores, autoridades e estrelas do futebol dão último adeus ao Rei Pelé

Produtor dos primeiros discos da turma da Bossa Nova e responsável também por ter lançado artistas do quilate de Sérgio Mendes, Jorge Benjor e Elis Regina, Armando Pittigliani trabalhava na gravadora PolyGram (atual Universal) na época. E explicou ao LANCE! como deu uma “caneta” no camisa 10.

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– Eu estava trabalhando como produtor de discos da gravadora PolyGram, no selo Phillips, quando o Jair Rodrigues, meu saudoso compadre, me procurou e propôs gravar um disco. Este álbum teria a participação do Pelé, que estava consagrado como tricampeão mundial desde o título no México – disse.

+ MERCADO DA BOLA: veja as movimentações do seu time de coração

Durante os bastidores, Pittigliani pegou um papel e escreveu para Pelé ler. Assim, o produtor e divulgador começava a pregar uma peça no Atleta do Século (veja o registro abaixo).

Pelé recebendo um autógrafo? Não faltam histórias em torno do "drible" do produtor e divulgador musical Armando Pittigliani no "Rei"… pic.twitter.com/uobReei917

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– O que estava escrito no papel? “Amigo, você acaba de ser fotografado recebendo um autógrafo meu” (risos). Aí ele riu e disse: “Pittigliani, você é muito criativo, entende?” – contou, em tom bem-humorado.

Peladeiro declarado, Armando Pittigliani revelou que aprontou esse “drible” com outros dois craques: Zico e Ronaldo Fenômeno. O produtor e divulgador musical disputou preliminares no Maracanã ao lado de artistas como Chico Buarque, Dori Caymmi, dos integrantes da formação original do MPB-4 e de outros campos, como o ator Arnaud Rodrigues, o apresentador Sérgio Chapelin e o múltiplo Miele.

O ENCONTRO MUSICAL DE PELÉ COM JAIR RODRIGUES

Armando Pittigliani contou que a descontração tomou conta dos bastidores da gravação do dueto. O produtor também testemunhou a afinidade de uma dupla que se unia pela música e pelo futebol. Jair Rodrigues era torcedor do Santos.

+Títulos, gols, cinema, música e mais: a vida e a obra de Pelé, o Rei do Futebol

-Os dois sempre foram grandes amigos. O Jair foi um grande peladeiro! Tanto que, no sítio que ele tinha em Itu, fez um campo de futebol tamanho oficial, muito bem gramado e com iluminação para jogos noturnos. Jair e eu estivemos juntos em Nova York com Pelé. Quando nos apresentou a Xuxa, antes dela ser famosa… – contou.

Pelé dividiu os vocais com o “Cachorrão” na música “Cidade Grande”. A canção, de autoria do próprio “Rei”, entrou no LP “Alegria de Um Povo”, lançada em 1981.

– A gravação foi apresentada inclusive no “Fantástico” (programa da Rede Globo) – recordou Pittigliani.

O produtor contou como foi o “Rei” na rotina de gravação da canção.

– É claro que em matéria de afinação hoje seria mais fácil. Mas usamos alguns truques, como solar a melodia. Aí o artista canta ouvindo a melodia com você isso melhora um pouco. Depois, na mixagem, retiramos este instrumento “solista”. Mas o clipe no “Fantástico” repercutiu muito – afirmou.

O produtor e divulgador musical atualmente, segue “em atividade” no Clube dos Trinta, em São Conrado, no Rio de Janeiro. Neste momento, Armando Pittigliani tem projetos de registrar suas memórias em um livro e em uma minissérie. Uma das histórias passa pela “caneta” que deu no saudoso “Rei do Futebol”.