Complex sentence: Another disappointment of the 2001--02 season was the strike pair of Brazilians Aloísio and Alex Dias: the former Saint-Étienne dynamic duo failed to live up to their billing.
Split into simpler sentences: Another disappointment of the 2001--02 season was the strike pair of Brazilians Aloísio and Alex Dias. The former Saint-Étienne dynamic duo failed to live up to their billing.