Coco’s appointment with Guinea gave the Brazilian defender a golden opportunity. He fulfilled against Sporting and repeated ownership in Albacete. From being ammunition for memes to indisputable.
The UD hero who was not in the pools. From a victim of memes to a blessed filmmaker to bury the great depression. Sidnei Rechel da Silva Junior (Alegrete, Brazil, 33 years old) scored the goal at Carlos Belmonte to make it 1-1 and thus put an end to a drought of more than three years without scoring. His last contribution as a scorer was with Real Betis at Villamarín against Real Madrid –on March 8, 2020 and to open the scoring against the meringues–.
The central marker adds 180 minutes in his last two duels in yellow against Sporting de Gijón and Albacete Balompié. Against the Asturians, he formed as a right center back with Eric Curbelo. The loss of Saúl Coco, quoted with Equatorial Guinea, put him in the front line. Before the Manchegos, already with Coco in the expedition, Pimienta opted for the Brazilian, formerly of Espanyol, Dépor or Betis, to do without Eric Curbelo. The satauteño, one of the untouchables of the Barcelonan, was the sacrificed.
The start of the pulse was terrifying for the yellows, especially for the center backs Sidnei and Coco, who were portrayed for the lack of aggressiveness before the light touch of Dubasin in the 1-0 at quarter of an hour. The rest of the first half was the faithful portrait of impotence. Nerves, races and the request for help constantly. After the storm, came Sidnei’s goal that would be crucial. He equalized thanks to a corner kick taken by Sandro.
He slipped into the heart of the area and brought the ball into Bernabé’s net. His debut as a scorer in yellow gave him two oxygen bombs and self-esteem. It was another Sidnei, they improved as the minutes went by and on the horn, he pushed away a ball with cyanide with Álvaro Valles already beaten. The Brazilian had not completed two full matches consecutively since October – when he crossed paths with Ibiza and CD Lugo.
His last goal was in March 2020 with Betis against Madrid at Villamarín and just before the pandemic
Before playing against Miguel Ángel Ramírez’s Sporting, the Brazilian had nine games without minutes. The silence of ostracism. He started the year timidly with a residual role against Racing de Santander (one minute of play) and Racing (two minutes).
a release
Beating goalkeeper Bernabé took ten years off his life. Sidnei earned forgiveness and silences a large part of his detractors. At least for now. His running form and even his weight have been mocked on social media. At the Belmonte, he spoke loud and clear. Goal to channel the comeback and kiss the second place. An elegant central defender, who scored seven goals during his time at Benfica and three with Real Betis. The Brazilian shoots ex officio and placement. Speed is not his forte. Against Zaragoza, on the first day of the season, he started from the start and had to be withdrawn at half-time.
He did not find a way to stop Narváez. He saw the yellow after seven minutes. The stands began to murmur. Sidnei has been whistled by Gran Canaria, as were other central defenders such as David Rodríguez Deivid or Aythami Artiles Oliva. On the second league date, he played 60′ against Málaga at La Rosaleda. The great moment in form of Eric Curbelo and Coco relegated the ’18’ to the island bench.
Pepper’s urgent search for solutions puts you on the front line. At the most critical moment of the course, an overdose of panic and adrenaline to handcuff Fuster, Higinio and Dubasin. with greys. From less to more, he ended up being applauded by the 200 yellow faithful of Carlos Belmonte. In the land of Don Quixote, he became a knight of the royal court. From mockery to Superman’s cape.
