​Gabriel Delfim seizes his chance and makes Galo historyGabriel Delfim experienced one of the most special moments of his Atlético journey on Wednesday night (16). At 24, the goalkeeper developed in the Club’s youth academy was decisive in Galo’s qualification for the Copa Sudamericana semifinal, saving three penalties in the shootout against Santos at Arena MRV.After Atlético’s 4-2 win in regular time, which left the tie level at 4-4 on aggregate, the decision went to penalties. And Delfim stepped up.The goalkeeper saved attempts from Gabriel Barbosa, João Schmidt, and Arthur Melo. With three saves, he matched a feat previously achieved by two historic Atlético goalkeepers: Victor and Everson. Victor did it against Unión La Calera in 2015, in the Copa Sudamericana itself. Everson saved three penalties against Flamengo in the 2022 Supercopa do Brasil, which Galo won.For Atlético, Gustavo Scarpa, Igor Gomes, and Thiago Borbas converted their penalties. Fred had his effort saved by Gabriel Brazão. On the other side, only Gabriel Bontempo scored. The result was 3-1 to Galo on penalties.Preparation for the decisive momentDespite the scale of the performance, Delfim treated the saves as the result of work that had begun long before qualification night.The goalkeeper said that preparation for a possible penalty shootout was part of the group’s routine, with analysis of potential takers and joint work between the goalkeepers and the goalkeeping coaches.“Very happy, immense happiness to have a night like this. Of course, the preparation was no different, just like all the other matches that also had the possibility of going to penalties. Our daily study there, among the goalkeepers and goalkeeping coaches, always together. We study the possible shots, the possible takers too, and today we were all successful together.”Delfim made a point of sharing the spotlight. For him, although he was the one making the saves on the field, the result was a consequence of the work done every day at Atlético.That attitude was also highlighted by Bernard after the match.“God doesn’t warn you when an opportunity is coming”Delfim’s teammate on a daily basis, Bernard emphasized the goalkeeper’s journey and the way he seized the opportunity he received after Everson’s injury.The number 11 also highlighted the importance of being ready for moments that cannot be predicted.“God doesn’t warn you when an opportunity is coming. The opportunity just arrives. That’s why I always say, even to the young guys, that you have to be ready. We have to be ready, we have to be working every day, we have to be pushing ourselves every day, because God sends the opportunity and we can’t be startled by it. We have to take it.”For Bernard, Delfim is exactly that kind of person.“Delfim is that type of guy. The type of guy who’s always cheerful, always willing to help, to make himself present. He doesn’t think only about himself, he thinks about the g