Lucas: Players chose penalty takers, doubt may help us | OneFootball

Lucas has definitely returned to São Paulo. The attacking midfielder scored again in the 2-0 victory over Grêmio, this time from a penalty, in a match held on Wednesday night (11) at Morumbi, for the 3rd round of the Brasileirão.

In the first half, after a quick meeting among the forwards, Lucas Moura took the ball to take the penalty suffered by Danielzinho. And he scored, even with Weverton very well on the ball.

“We gathered to decide who was going to take it, the whole group trusts us, and it was a quick meeting where I said, let me take it because I'm feeling good, and then I took the ball and was successful, Weverton ended up touching it, grazing it a little, gave that chill, but everything went well,” explained the attacking midfielder in an interview with GE TV still on the Morumbi field.

In the second half, a new penalty was awarded to Tricolor, which led to another discussion among the leaders to decide who would take it this time. Luciano was chosen. This time, he was stopped by the Grêmio goalkeeper.

“We had another meeting and decided to let Luciano take it and, well, he ended up missing, but he has all our trust, he's a great player, a scorer, and I'm sure he'll soon convert, he'll score from open play too, because he's a natural scorer,” evaluated Tricolor's number 7, who once again celebrated his performance.

“Last year was a very difficult year for me, very complicated. I played through pain, limited, limping, couldn't be myself and suffered a lot because of it. But we know it's part of an athlete's life. And today I'm recovered, healed, and enjoying football again.”

“I'm feeling joy again in playing and I'm very happy with this moment of being able to contribute, to feel comfortable, to score goals, to make my characteristic plays. And may it be like this all year long so I can help the team in the best way,” Lucas concluded.

WHAT IS TRICOLOR FIGHTING FOR?

“To be honest, our championship is game by game. I have a lot of confidence in our squad, in the strength of our squad. We have quality players and a very qualified squad, and I think our main strength is our unity. The atmosphere is very good.”

“Now it's hard to say which competition we prioritize. I think we have to think game by game. The season is very long, there are many games. So it's even good that people underestimate us, let it be. We will keep working quietly, winning games, and at the end of the season, we'll see what we can achieve.”

FAN ON THE FIELD

Once again caught on the bench, already substituted, singing the songs chanted by São Paulo's fans in the Morumbi stands, Lucas revealed that he even has to hold back a bit in his excitement.

“Every time I'm on the bench, I see the fans singing, getting fired up. And I have to hold back a bit because I like it, I know practically all the songs, and I like to sing along. There's no way, right? Everyone knows the love, the affection I have for São Paulo.”

“This club is my life. So being able to live all this again, enjoying football, which is what I love to do, with São Paulo's jersey, seeing Morumbi like this and winning. It's very gratifying for me. I want to live this for a long time still and hope we can have a wonderful season,” concluded the São Paulo idol.

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