Maycon praises Corinthians display in defeat: "We deserved a better result" | OneFootball

With an eye on the Copa do Brasil, Corinthians played with a mixed team against Fortaleza on Wednesday night at Arena Castelão and lost 2-1. Despite the result, midfielder Maycon saw Timão's performance as positive.

“I think the team played a well-controlled game. Everything we worked on for the match, we managed to apply. We had a very good number of goal chances, unfortunately, we couldn't finish them. There are many positive points, the boys, André, Gui, and Dieguinho, played a great match. This shows the strength of our squad,” said the player in an interview with SporTV.

“We deserved a better score, but football is like that. From my point of view, our performance was good. Now we go to the last round, we want to finish with a victory at our home to prepare for the decisive game of the Copa do Brasil,” he added.

Lessons for the Copa do Brasil

The athlete also took lessons from the defeat with an eye on the match against Cruzeiro, for the Copa do Brasil semifinal. “We can't slip up. We gave the opponent two chances on counterattacks and they scored two goals. These mistakes we can correct. We need to be more attentive to some passes we missed, these errors are costing us a lot. We have a chance to correct them and do well in this final stretch.”

Situation in the standings

The defeat takes away Corinthians' chance to reach the eighth position in the standings. The alvinegra team, therefore, depends on winning the Copa do Brasil to qualify for the 2026 Libertadores. Timão is in tenth place in the Brasileirão, with 46 points.

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