What irritated the almost non-existent crowds at the Antônio Soares de Oliveira stadium, in Guarulhos, were the shouts by Nicolly Amorim. She kept repeating, yelling, every 30 seconds, "Go, Thiago!" with a high pitch noise. As if, alone, she could make her boyfriend decide the match.
It was an inglorious mission. Thiago is number 7 for Atlético Mogi, who last year earned the nickname "worst team in the world". It inherited the nickname used to define the legendary Ibis. In 2022, the São Paulo metropolitan area team reached 54 matches without a win, beating the negative record of the Pernambuco's team.
Atlético debuted this Sunday (23) in what is their home, the Second State Division. Despite the nomenclature, it is actually the fourth and last level of São Paulo's football league. As expected, the team increased their losing streak to 55 games after being defeated 2-0 by the Guarulhos team.
Translated by Cassy Dias