Technical indicators of the winning and losing teams of the italian championship season 2016/2017

  • Alexandre de Souza e Silva Centro Universitário de Itajubá (FEPI), Itajubá-MG, Brasil.
  • Lucas Iury Ferreira Centro Universitário de Itajubá (FEPI), Itajubá-MG, Brasil.
  • Anna Gabriela Silva Vilela Ribeiro Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba (UNIMEP), Piracicaba-SP, Brasil.
  • Carolina Gabriela Reis Barbosa Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba (UNIMEP), Piracicaba-SP, Brasil.
  • Jasiele Aparecida de Oliveira Silva Centro Universitário de Itajubá (FEPI), Itajubá-MG, Brasil.
  • José Jonas Oliveira Centro Universitário de Itajubá (FEPI), Itajubá-MG, Brasil. Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba (UNIMEP), Piracicaba-SP, Brasil.
Keywords: Football, Finalization, Ball possession, Right passes

Abstract

Introduction: Football is one of the most practiced sports in the world. The championships involving this sport take crowds to the stadiums, in addition to providing high ratings. Among the championships of this sport, the Italian league is one of the most competitive in Europe. Objective: The present study had as objectives to compare the finalization, the successful passes and possession of balls of the winning and losing teams and analyze the association between the variables of the teams that participated in the Italian championship, season 2016/2017. Materials and methods: For that, a primary and quantitative research was carried out analyzing all 380 games of the Italian Championship. The survey data was collected through the Four Four Two® website. Results: The results show that there was a significant difference between the winners and losers in the finalization, ball possession (%) and successful passes variables. Concludes: We conclude that there was a significant difference between the losers and the winners, as well as the correlation between all the technical variables in the games.

Author Biography

Alexandre de Souza e Silva, Centro Universitário de Itajubá (FEPI), Itajubá-MG, Brasil.

Doutor em Ciências do Desporto - Universidade Trás-os-Montes Alto Douro/PT. Diretor de Pós-Graduação, Coordenador e Professor do Curso de Educação Fí­sica do Centro Universitário de Itajubá-FEPI.

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Published
2020-01-19
How to Cite
Silva, A. de S. e, Ferreira, L. I., Ribeiro, A. G. S. V., Barbosa, C. G. R., Silva, J. A. de O., & Oliveira, J. J. (2020). Technical indicators of the winning and losing teams of the italian championship season 2016/2017. RBFF - Brazilian Journal of Futsal and Football, 11(44), 382-388. Retrieved from https://www.rbff.com.br/index.php/rbff/article/view/811
Issue
Vol. 11 No. 44 (2019)
Section
Scientific Articles - Original

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