Luciano defends missed chances, backs São Paulo fans’ protests | OneFootball

The forward Luciano was one of the main negative figures in São Paulo's elimination after a new defeat to LDU, 1-0 on Thursday night (25), in the quarterfinals of the Libertadores, right at Morumbi.

The number 10 had good chances to score, just like in Ecuador, but missed several opportunities, some very clear. After the match, he tried to explain one of the moments where he failed in the attack.

"It's something to regret, yes, I think when I went to finish in the first half the ball bounced, the area was a bit rough. It ended up bouncing and I ended up missing the goal without a goalkeeper," said Luciano in an interview with Paramount still on the Morumbi field.

"But these are things that in knockout stages don't usually happen to me, but God wanted it this way, now it's about seeing what we can do to lift ourselves for the rest of the season," lamented the player.

The team, obviously, left the stadium under loud boos from the tricolor fans, protesting against the weak performance of the team that needed at least two goals to dream of a penalty shootout. Luciano said they were justified.

"Yes, they are justified because there was enormous expectation. We also had good expectations. They filled the stadium, packed the stadium, the fans supported us. They have every right to boo," agreed the São Paulo player.

São Paulo now has Friday (26) off to pick up the pieces from the elimination and start to react already in the Brasileirão, where they have a match against Ceará next Monday (29).

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