After Maracanã loss, Bracks urges Atlético to respond immediately

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·5 October 2025

After Maracanã loss, Bracks urges Atlético to respond immediately

The 3-0 defeat to Fluminense this Saturday (4th), at Maracanã, in the 27th round of the Brazilian Championship, left a heavy atmosphere at Atlético. The loss dropped the team to 15th place, with 29 points, and fully turned on the club’s warning signal. Galo could even drop another position if Santos beats Ceará this Sunday. The gap to the relegation zone is just four points.

After the match, it was Atlético’s CSO (Chief Sports Officer), Paulo Bracks—the main executive of the football department—who spoke out. No player gave interviews in the mixed zone. In a firm tone, Bracks admitted there was a “tough talk” in the locker room and demanded an immediate change in the squad’s attitude.

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“We had a very tough talk in the locker room just now. It was necessary to have this tough conversation! Defeat is part of the game, part of the Championship. But in terms of spirit, in terms of attitude, we do not accept what happened here today. This was addressed internally and I am making it public here, through you, to Atlético’s fans,” said the executive.

Visibly dissatisfied, Bracks emphasized that the behavior shown by the team against Fluminense was unacceptable and assured that the apathy seen on the field will not happen again.

What happened here today at Maracanã will not be repeated. In terms of spirit, we cannot lose a match in this way. There was disorder on the field, a sense of powerlessness among the players, and we have this red alert on. We put an end to this, in an internal conversation. We are not normalizing what happened here today. We demand, we need, and we will have an immediate reaction, since it is unacceptable, with the squad and structure we have, to be the worst team of the second half. So that's it, we put a stop to it!

The executive also highlighted that the dissatisfaction is shared by everyone in the group and guaranteed unity between the coaching staff and players to react in the remainder of the championship: “This anger, revolt, and pain we are feeling, we will take into the next match and we will recover immediately. Their feeling is the same, they agree with this! I spoke to them and some players spoke as well. We are all together here, this is a collective moment. They share, understand, and accept it and will react, just as we will react. Everyone! This is our collective feeling,” he concluded.

Atlético returns to the field next Wednesday (8th), when they face Sport, at Arena MRV, in Belo Horizonte. Kick-off is at 7:00 p.m.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.