Luciano hails São Paulo’s comeback spirit: “What we needed” | OneFootball

São Paulo achieved a very important comeback victory over Flamengo by 2-1 this Wednesday at Morumbis, in the first round of the Brazilian Championship. Luciano, once again, was decisive for the match and participated in both goals for the São Paulo team, which did not give up on the field even after falling behind on the scoreboard.

The score was opened by Plata, who completed the goal after receiving from Pedro, who chested it down. São Paulo sought the equalizer with Luciano and, minutes later, turned the game around with Danielzinho. The number 10 then highlighted the change in attitude of the team to achieve the positive result and celebrated the three points.

“As I said, they are the best team in Brazil without a doubt [Flamengo], but today, we had the spirit that was missing, of warriors, of not giving up, even when we were losing. You saw their goal, it’s pure quality. We didn’t give up, we kept running and believing. We won the three points, which were extremely important today,” said the player in an interview with Premiere.

Flamengo's Nemesis

Luciano is one of Flamengo's most recent nemeses. The number 10 has the Rubro-Negro as the biggest victim of his career and has scored eight times in 27 games against the Rio de Janeiro rival. He celebrated the new goal, scored still in the second half to level the score.

“I think we’ve been working hard to show up in the big games. Sometimes we will fail, sometimes we will succeed. Against Flamengo, God has always blessed me, and today I was able to score another goal and help my teammates,” concluded the forward.

Standings Situation

With the result, São Paulo ended a three-game winless streak — which included one draw and two losses. The team also debuted with a victory in the Brazilian Championship and earned the first three points, taking third place.

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