Dorival praises Sport to explain Corinthians’ slip-up in Recife | OneFootball

This Sunday, in a match valid for the 24th round of the Brazilian Championship, Corinthians visited Sport at Ilha do Retiro, were defeated 1-0, and saw their unbeaten streak come to an end. After the match, coach Dorival Júnior praised Leão da Ilha to justify Timão’s loss in Recife.

“Corinthians didn’t go into the game playing a simple match, no—they came in very well prepared and knowing it would be a decisive game. We went in fully aware of the difficulties we would face. Nothing was a surprise. Sport had been playing very well in recent matches and, sometimes, no one recognizes that. In the standings, Sport is in last place, but based on how they’ve been playing, perhaps they would have a very different points tally right now if previous results had gone their way,” he said.

With the win, Sport reached 14 points, but remains in 20th and last place. This result marked the team’s second win (first at home) under Daniel Paulista in 22 matches. Leão had not won in four games (two losses and two draws). As hosts, their winless streak had lasted six months.

“We were brave, we fought for the result. It wasn’t a technically brilliant game from our team, but we never stopped fighting or giving our all. We were a team committed to seeking victory. It wasn’t a great day because of situations we could have taken better advantage of. Because of that, a mistake in the second half ended up costing us the chance for a positive result,” he concluded.

With the result, Corinthians remained at 29 points, in 10th place in the standings. On top of that, they also lost their unbeaten run, which had reached five games (four wins and a draw). Had they won, they would have achieved their longest unbeaten streak since Dorival’s arrival.

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