Corinthians are Brasileirão champions; Tite dedicates the title to his wife, and says Ralf will be captain next Sunday

  Corinthians secured their sixth Brazilian league title on Thursday night following a 1-1 draw with Vasco da Gama at the São Janúario. But the trophy will only be lifted in the next match, the derby against São Paulo at Arena Corinthians, and coach Tite has already the captain for Sunday. After Thursday’s game, Tite […]
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2015-11-20 15:23:00

 

Corinthians secured their sixth Brazilian league title on Thursday night following a 1-1 draw with Vasco da Gama at the São Janúario.
But the trophy will only be lifted in the next match, the derby against São Paulo at Arena Corinthians, and coach Tite has already the captain for Sunday. After Thursday"s game, Tite had tears in his eyes, and said: “Captain to lift the trophy? The one with most time in Corinthians. So Ralf."
At the club since 2009, Ralf reached 350 games in a Corinthians shirt against Vasco and has won six trophies with the club, and all with Tite. Ralf won the Brasileirão in 2011 and 2015, Copa Libertadores and Club World Cup in 2012, Paulistão in 2013, and also the Recopa in 2013. Throughout the campaign, 11 players have started games with the captain"s armband. Renato Augusto was captain on six occasions, while Gil [five games], Cássio [five], Elias [five], Jádson [four], Fágner [three] and Ralf [three] have also led the team. Vágner Love, Danilo, Edu Dracena and Fábio Santos [now in Mexico] wore the armband once.
With the best record both at home and away from home, the best attack and also the best defence, Corinthians boasts incredible numbers in the competition. Tite dedicated the achievement to his wife Rose, and said that she gave him strength in the most difficult moment of the championship, when the team had lost key players like Emerson Sheik, Paolo Guerrero, Petros and Fábio Santos.

Corinthians secured their sixth Brazilian league title on Thursday night following a 1-1 draw with Vasco da Gama at the São Janúario.

But the trophy will only be lifted in the next match, the derby against São Paulo at Arena Corinthians, and coach Tite has already the captain for Sunday. After Thursday"s game, Tite had tears in his eyes, and said: “Captain to lift the trophy? The one with most time in Corinthians. So Ralf."

At the club since 2009, Ralf reached 350 games in a Corinthians shirt against Vasco and has won six trophies with the club, and all with Tite. Ralf won the Brasileirão in 2011 and 2015, Copa Libertadores and Club World Cup in 2012, Paulistão in 2013, and also the Recopa in 2013. Throughout the campaign, 11 players have started games with the captain"s armband. Renato Augusto was captain on six occasions, while Gil [five games], Cássio [five], Elias [five], Jádson [four], Fágner [three] and Ralf [three] have also led the team. Vágner Love, Danilo, Edu Dracena and Fábio Santos [now in Mexico] wore the armband once.

With the best record both at home and away from home, the best attack and also the best defence, Corinthians boasts incredible numbers in the competition. Tite dedicated the achievement to his wife Rose, and said that she gave him strength in the most difficult moment of the championship, when the team had lost key players like Emerson Sheik, Paolo Guerrero, Petros and Fábio Santos.