Flaco looks ahead to Palmeiras v São Paulo derby: "A great opportunity" | OneFootball

Flaco López, forward for Palmeiras, gave an interview on Thursday afternoon and looked ahead to the match against São Paulo in the Campeonato Paulista, which will take place this Saturday at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at Arena Barueri. In addition, the Argentine commented on the 4-0 defeat to Novorizontino in the last round and said it was an “atypical” game.

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The forward gave an overview of the current moment for both teams. São Paulo has managed just one win in the first four rounds of the Campeonato Paulista and is coming off a home defeat to Portuguesa.

“We know that they (São Paulo) are also not going through a good moment, we were on a very good run of three games and the last game was atypical. For us, it wasn’t what the result showed. But we have to accept what happened, and that will be part of our greatness. Accept it, be humble, and keep working to achieve our goals for the season. We have to be tough about everything that happened so it doesn’t happen again.”

The number 42 emphasized the motivation to win the match and stated that the squad has experience in games like this. “We know how to play this kind of game. Personally, it’s a game that really motivates me. Looking ahead, we’ll keep doing our job and try to make Palmeiras play even better football.”

“We’re going to do our best, show the football that Palmeiras has to play, and I think it will be a special game. I’m very motivated and very happy that this big game is coming,” he added.

“Tough defeat”

Regarding the 4-0 defeat to Novorizontino last Tuesday, López said it was good that the result happened at the beginning of the year. “Personally, it was a tough defeat. It’s the first time in my career that I’ve lost 4-0 and the most important thing is to learn from it. It was good that it happened now, at the start of the year, when we’re trying to improve, but I think the most important thing is to learn from this defeat so it doesn’t happen again, and there’s nothing better than a derby now to turn the page and do our best.”

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