Lucas Moura on São Paulo v Vasco: “We can get points” | OneFootball

This Friday, at SuperCT, São Paulo held its penultimate day of activities in preparation for the clash against Vasco, for the 31st round of the Campeonato Brasileiro. The match will take place this Sunday at 8:30 PM (Brasília time), at São Januário, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ).

Attacking midfielder Lucas Moura previewed the match against the team from Rio, which is enjoying a great run under the command of Fernando Diniz, with four consecutive victories.

“A very tough match, against an opponent who is in a very good moment, with players in great form, but we have been preparing well, we are going with a very clear goal of playing a good game, of getting points there in Rio, and I think we have every chance to do that,” highlighted Lucas.

In the standings, São Paulo occupies ninth place, with 41 points, six fewer than Fluminense, which currently closes out the G6. The clash with Vasco—eighth place, with 42 points—is considered decisive in the fight for a Libertadores spot.

“It’s a fierce competition, I’m sure it will be like this until the end of the championship, ua direct rival, but we have to take it game by game, first think about playing a good match there against Vasco, fight hard to get the three points, which will be our goal, take it game by game and at the end of the season see if we can achieve our goal of qualifying for the Libertadores,” he stated.

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Coach Hernán Crespo had a full week of training to adjust the team and recover players. The coach will have important reinforcements: defender Ferraresi returns after serving a suspension against Bahia, and Rafael Tolói, recovered from injury, is also available again.

“It helps a lot, we know how difficult it is to have a full week to work,  to prepare, to get everyone ready for the game, so we have to make the most of it, and I believe we did very well, so we arrive well prepared for this game,” he concluded.

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