A moment of chest stops, fate turns around - Rainier writes a legend in his debut

When the night landed on the MRV stadium in Belo Horizonte, the black and white flags in the stands surging like waves. People don’t know that they are about to witness a fairy tale belonging to “No. 18”.

In the first half, Godoy Cruise was like a cold dagger, piercing the home team's heart in the 26th minute - Andino's arc ball drew a perfect parabola, and Everson could only watch the ball fall into the net. There was a brief silence in the stands, as if the air was also pumped away.

The fight changes again and again, time is like a stretched rubber band, and every second is testing the nerves of the fans. In the 70th minute, Alana drew a lightning flash on the left and found the goalkeeper's blind spot with the cross; Cuello calmly pushed the shot, 1-1, and the entire court exploded instantly.

However, the real script only reached its climax in the 87th minute. Kuka waved his hand and Rainier stepped onto the turf, like a late protagonist. In the third minute of stoppage time, Hulk swung his leg at the front of the penalty area and shot the ball hit Rainier's chest - he had almost no adjustment, and he gently removed his chest and the ball fell obediently under Hulk's feet. boom! 2-1! The whistle sounded, and Rainier was surrounded by his teammates, like a boy chased by the lights. A new shout rang out in the stands: "Rei-nier! Rei-nier!" That night, what he wrote with his chest was not only the assist, but also the beginning of the legend.