Without Barletta, Sport would be 13 points worse off with no shot at the top six
A study found Sport would have 41 points instead of their current 54 without Chrystian Barletta's goals — 13 fewer — and no shot at the Série B top six. The forward has 13 goals in the competition and changed the result in seven matches.

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Sem Chrystian Barletta, o Sport estaria 13 pontos atrás de onde está. É a conta feita pelo Portal 91: em sete jogos da Série B o atacante mudou o resultado a favor do Rubro-Negro, e o time teria 41 pontos em vez dos 54 atuais — longe da briga pelo G-6.
A prova mais recente veio no confronto direto com o Criciúma. O Sport jogava mal, chegou a ser vaiado pela torcida, e Barletta resolveu: dois gols, um deles no último minuto, vitória sobre o rival e sonho do acesso mantido vivo. Com os 54 pontos, o time empata com o sexto colocado, o Atlético-GO, que fica à frente pelo saldo de apenas um gol.
Com 13 gols, ele é o goleador do Sport na Série B e o segundo da competição; o camisa 30 virou o regente da equipe. Entre os atacantes do clube na última década, só Diego Souza balançou as redes mais vezes: 37 contra 33.
Barletta chegou à Ilha do Retiro em 2024 como aposta em ascensão. Tinha se destacado pelo São Bernardo no Paulista, o que levou o Corinthians a contratá-lo; sem brilho, passou pelo Ceará antes de desembarcar em Recife, onde justificou os pouco mais de R$ 5 milhões investidos.
O efeito também aparece fora do campo. No pós-jogo contra o Criciúma, o nome do atacante esteve em 27,5% das interações dos torcedores nas redes, enquanto “acesso” e “ainda dá” somaram 3,2% e 3%. Nenhum outro jogador do time chega a 1%.
O Sport volta a campo no próximo sábado, às 16h, na Arena Nicnet, contra o Botafogo-SP. Na sequência vêm o Operário-PR como visitante e o Goiás, em casa — e precisa vencer os três para seguir sonhando.
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