Arboleda backs São Paulo board, says fans’ demands are fair | OneFootball

The script for yet another tragedy was already written. After being eliminated from the Libertadores, São Paulo's Monday (29) saw a protest by fans against the club's president and board at the Morumbi gates, which ended with yet another defeat, the fourth in a row, this time 1-0 to Ceará, in the Brasileirão, in front of just over 12,000 brave tricolor fans who attended the stadium.

Hernán Crespo's team once again had a weak performance, with no standout from its big names. Amid this endless crisis, defender Arboleda spoke about São Paulo's current situation and said he believes in the work of everyone at the club, including the criticized board.

"It's a difficult moment, we come from elimination in the Libertadores, we felt it a lot for the work we have been doing with the staff. Now it's time to raise our heads, get out of this bad moment we are going through, I believe in my teammates, in the work of the staff and the board," said Arboleda to the SporTV channel after the home defeat.

The defender, however, also acknowledged the reasons for the protests and demands from the tricolor fans before and during the match at Morumbi.

"They have their reasons, they have to demand from us, we unfortunately feel a lot for the moment we are going through, I, for the time I've been here, become one more fan and suffer just like them. It's about working, recovering, Thursday we have another tough game there. Raise our heads and continue," concluded the number 5, who will be absent in the next Brasileirão match, as he will have to serve a suspension for the third yellow card received against Ceará.

Picking up the pieces, the club now faces a marathon this week. On Thursday (2/10), they face Fortaleza at 7:30 PM (Brasília time), away from home. On Sunday (5/10), they have the classic against rival Palmeiras, again at Morumbi.

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