Abel Ferreira feels ‘alone’, on Palmeiras’ comeback: ‘Take risks’ | OneFootball

With a poor start, Palmeiras achieves a historic comeback after going down 2-0 at Morumbis, in the Campeonato Brasileiro. In the second half, with goals from Vitor Roque, Flaco López, and Ramón Sosa, the Verdão managed to overturn the score at their São Paulo rival’s home and remain strong in the fight for the Brasileirão title.

After the match, Abel Ferreira gave a press conference and spoke about the result, Palmeiras’ current moment, and clarified his recent trip to Portugal.

Speak up, Abel!

Choque-Rei and absences for the next match-

-Look, it’s going to be extremely difficult. That’s why I said: we have a lot of ambitions in this competition, but, because of how the middle of the year went and the calendar, we won’t have all the conditions to be at full strength. That’s not good when you’re fighting to be champion, but we have to deal with it to try to reach our goal.

-When we play against São Paulo, Santos, Corinthians, it’s always tough. Now, it was really good to get these three points; in the second half we deserved it. The biggest risk in our lives is not taking risks. That’s what we did, and we were rewarded for the second half, which was excellent. Congratulations to the players who came on; those who started didn’t give me the same response as in the last match.

-But we came in very strong in the second half and honestly won the game because those who came off the bench performed very well. Many times, players only feel important when they start the match, but I tell them that sometimes the game is only decided in the second half, most of the time. – he said.

Opinion on refereeing and controversial incident:

-Look, talking about refereeing is complicated, but I’ll give my opinion. Before talking about this incident, we can also comment on the Bobadilla incident, who should have been sent off. The narrative I want to build is this: I’m winning 2-0, then I concede two goals and I’m going to find ways to… First, refereeing: I’ve already written about this, and I believe in the unity of refereeing and the independence of referees. Second, higher salaries for referees, that’s my opinion. Third, professionalization and training. That’s my view on refereeing.

-About the incident itself, I haven’t seen it in detail yet. At any moment when Allan slips and the ball is in play, it would be a penalty. But, as far as I remember, the ball was far away and not being contested. It was unintentional; he didn’t do it on purpose. If the São Paulo player could have contested the ball, it would have been a penalty. What I want to say is that Bobadilla should have been sent off. Did you see what Crespo did two minutes later? In the first half, in Veiga’s first play, there was already a yellow card, but Bobadilla grabs Allan. That’s my view on the penalty and on Bobadilla. If the ball had been contested by the São Paulo player, I think it would have been a penalty. I haven’t seen the replay yet. – he said.

Another comeback and the trip to Portugal

And now?

Palmeiras returns to the field for the Brasileirão on the 15th, when Verdão faces Juventude in a postponed match at Allianz Parque. For the match, the Greatest Champion of Brazil will not have Vitor Roque (suspended), and those called up for their national teams during the FIFA break.

Upcoming Palmeiras matches

Palmeiras vs Juventude – Campeonato Brasileiro – 10/11 (Saturday), 7:00 PM (Brasília time)

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