Hugo slams Vila Belmiro before Corinthians host match there | OneFootball

The goalkeeper Hugo Souza made criticisms of Vila Belmiro after the classic match between Santos and Corinthians this Thursday, during the fourth round of the Campeonato Paulista. The statement comes about a week before Timão plays at the stadium for their debut in the Brasileirão.

The club from Parque São Jorge made an agreement with Santos to use Vila in the first match of the Brazilian Championship, against Bahia. Dorival Júnior's technical team wanted to have the same rest days as Flamengo before the Supercopa do Brasil.

However, Hugo Souza made some complaints about the stadium. He criticized the pitch and other structural issues of the venue, such as the lighting and the locker rooms.

“The pitch at Vila is good, but it deserves a bit more care. It's somewhat uneven. A club the size of Santos deserves more care with the stadium, the lighting is quite poor. This is not just my complaint. A club the size of Santos can have a stadium in better conditions, with better locker rooms. We didn't take this negatively, we will have more time to rest for the Supercopa,” said the goalkeeper.

“We have no other path”

Coach Dorival Júnior also spoke about the game that Corinthians will host at Vila Belmiro. He said the club “had no other path”.

“It's very simple. We would have to play against Flamengo having one day less. We had no other path. This should have been thought about by the CBF, not an action of ours. These are two teams playing an important competition. I didn't want to have this advantage over our opponent,” stated the coach.

“One more day at the start of the season would end up compromising the development of our team. We had no other path, either we would come to Santos or to Bragança. We chose due to proximity,” he added.

Corinthians faces Bahia next Wednesday, at 8 PM (Brasília time). Three days later, the team travels to Brasília for the Supercopa do Brasil. The match against Flamengo is scheduled for Sunday, starting at 4 PM, at Mané Garrincha.

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