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Only Léo Ortiz and Arrascaeta Feature in the First Half of the Brasileirão Selection

The first half of the Brasileirão is over! With that, the traditional ‘Bola de Prata’ award by ESPN has revealed the selection of the competition so far. The isolated leader of the contest, with the best attack and best defense, Flamengo has only two representatives in the ideal 11: Léo Ortiz and Arrascaeta.

WHAT IS THE CURRENT BOLA DE PRATA SELECTION?

Interestingly, the runner-up, Cruzeiro, has more representatives than Flamengo, with Fabrício Bruno, Matheus Pereira, and Kaio Jorge. Meanwhile, the fourth-placed team in the Brasileirão, Bahia, ties with Mengão, having Luciano Juba and Erick Pulga. The selection has outraged fans of Flamengo on social media.

“Take out Marlon Freitas and put Jorginho,” wrote one fan. “Crespo has five games, Filipe Luís has been a coach for 19 rounds. Unfair,” typed another. “Fabrício Bruno ahead of Léo Pereira is almost criminal,” vented another fan of Flamengo.

WHAT IS THE SCORING CRITERIA FOR BOLA DE PRATA?

In each game of the Brasileirão, journalists give a score to the players. These numbers make up 60% of the final evaluation, while the other 40% are calculated based on an algorithm developed by ESPN, which analyzes over 100 performance statistics of the athletes.

WHY IS THE SÃO PAULO COACH ALREADY IN THE BOLA DE PRATA SELECTION?

To compete for the Bola de Prata award, each participant must play in at least 19 of the 38 rounds. Therefore, nothing prevents Crespo from competing. The choice of the São Paulo coach surprised some fans, after all, the Argentine led the team in only five rounds. However, the Morumbi team has a 100% success rate in this period, against four wins and one draw for Mengão.

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