Lucas: Players picked penalty takers, let them doubt us | OneFootball

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

Right 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 doing very well on the ball.

“We got together to decide who would take it, the whole group trusts us, and it was a quick meeting and I said, let me take it because I’m feeling good, so I grabbed the ball and was happy, Weverton ended up touching it, just grazing it a bit, gave me a chill, but everything worked out,” explained the attacking midfielder in an interview with GE TV still on the Morumbi pitch.

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

“There we had another meeting and decided to let Luciano take it and, well, he ended up missing, but we have total confidence, he’s a great player, a scorer, I’m sure he’ll convert soon, he’ll score from open play too, because he’s a born goal scorer,” said the 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, with pain, I couldn’t be myself and I suffered a lot, 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, being able to contribute, being able to feel comfortable, being able to score, being able to make my characteristic plays. And may it be like this all year, that I can help the team in the best way,” Lucas added.

WHAT IS TRICOLOR FIGHTING FOR?

“To be honest, our championship is game by game. I really trust our squad, 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 a lot of matches. So it’s even good that people don’t believe in us, let it be that way. We’ll keep working quietly, winning games, and at the end of the season we’ll see what we can achieve.”

FAN ON THE FIELD

Caught once again on the bench, already substituted, singing the songs chanted by the São Paulo fans in the Morumbi stands, Lucas revealed that he even has to hold back a bit from the excitement.

“Every time I’m there 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, wearing the São Paulo shirt, seeing Morumbi like this and winning. It’s very gratifying for me. I want to live this for a long time and I 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.