Everson rues Atlético errors and missed extra-time chance

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·23 November 2025

Everson rues Atlético errors and missed extra-time chance

The goalkeeper Éverson left the field of the South American final with a feeling of frustration. After Atlético-MG's defeat to Lanús, the number 22 admitted that the team had the conditions to become champions but stumbled on mistakes at the most crucial moments of the match. According to him, Galo created the best opportunities, but lacked precision when victory was within reach.

The moment most remembered by Éverson was Biel's chance, already in overtime, when the forward received the ball in a position to score. For the goalkeeper, that play represented the great chance of the final. He highlighted that the team performed well and managed to speed up the game when necessary, but missed precisely the detail that usually defines matches at this level: the finesse in finishing.

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“Yes, definitely (greater frustration because Galo created the best chances). The game wasn't pretty, it was very tense, competitive, their team came to play on our mistakes and we tried to make as few as possible. I think I made a save, but it was calm. Maybe we lacked finesse in the final pass, we had the ball of the game in overtime and the goalkeeper ended up saving it. We had the ball of the game, the clearest chance was ours and Bernard's shot hit the post. Unfortunately, we couldn't win the title,” lamented Everson in an interview with ESPN.

Another point that weighed in the goalkeeper's analysis was the sequence of plays where Atlético-MG was close to opening the score, such as Bernard's shot that hit the post. For Éverson, these moments reinforce the feeling that the team could have secured the result before the penalties, avoiding the bitter outcome.

In the penalty shootout, he confessed to being even more upset for guessing the direction of one of the opponent's shots but failing to save it. Even so, he acknowledged the effort of his teammates and lamented that the collective performance, although competitive, was not enough to secure the title.

With a downcast expression, Éverson stated that the team was aware of what needed to be done and came close to the goal, but couldn't turn the game volume into an advantage on the scoreboard. According to him, the defeat should serve as a lesson for future decisions, especially by showing that in big games, small details can completely change the course of history.

“The greatest frustration is this (guessing the side and not saving), for the third penalty and what preceded our defeat. I guessed the ball on the third and the last kicker had no reference. It was on instinct, the ball ended up bouncing and slipped out of my hand. There's a feeling of sadness for coming so close, analyzing the opponents so well, and unfortunately, the ball came so close and I couldn't save it,” he concluded.

With the Argentinians' victory, Brazil will have eight teams in the next edition of the Copa Libertadores. Thus, Galo is left to try for a classification via the Brazilian Championship. The team now “picks up the pieces” to face the next four games of the national tournament. Next Tuesday, at 9:30 PM (Brasília time), Atlético faces Flamengo at Arena MRV, for the 36th round of the Brazilian Championship.

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