Calleri rues early São Paulo exit: “We shouldn’t have conceded” | OneFootball

Forward Jonathan Calleri left the field extremely dissatisfied with São Paulo’s elimination from the Campeonato Paulista. The Tricolor was defeated by Palmeiras 2-1 this Sunday at Arena Barueri and said goodbye to the State Championship in the semifinals. The Argentine scored São Paulo’s only goal from the penalty spot.

São Paulo fell behind on the scoreboard just seven minutes into the game. After a general marking error, Vitor Roque found Maurício in the box, who finished to score. Calleri lamented conceding a goal so early in the match, which changed Tricolor’s plans for the rest of the game.

“We worked for two weeks in a certain way and, after seven minutes, we conceded a goal in a way we couldn’t allow. It was a match where we gave away the first half. In the second half, we played very well, but we couldn’t come away with the win,” he said in an interview with TNT.

Now, São Paulo will have to pick up the pieces. The Tricolor from São Paulo will have just over a week to recover from their State Championship exit and prepare for the resumption of the Brazilian Championship, when they will face Chapecoense. The match will take place on March 12 at Morumbis.

“We have to keep working, continue with our efforts, and try to do what we did in the first ten minutes,” the striker concluded.

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