Rafael hails São Paulo’s turnaround, targets “eight finals” | OneFootball

Rafael was thrilled with the end of São Paulo's negative streak this Saturday after the 2-0 victory over Bahia, at Morumbi, in the 30th round of the Brazilian Championship.

With the result, Tricolor ended a series of seven defeats in the last eight games, returning to score points and reclaiming, albeit temporarily, the eighth position in the standings.

“Feeling of gratitude and relief. We really needed the victory, but more than this good feeling of the three points won is the feeling of having played our football, I think this victory was deserved,” said Rafael to SporTV.

São Paulo reached 41 points and still dreams of a spot in the next edition of the Libertadores, especially if the current G6 turns into G8. For this to happen, Cruzeiro would have to win the Copa do Brasil and Flamengo or Palmeiras would have to win the Libertadores.

“We went through difficult days, it's not easy, but at home, with the support of our fans, it was very important to show this confidence to play these eight finals we will have in the Brasileirão,” he added.

Qualification for the Libertadores remains a distant goal, but if São Paulo maintains the level of performance shown this Saturday and faces the final rounds as goalkeeper Rafael projected, the team's objective can indeed be achieved.

Tricolor returns to the field next Sunday, at 8:30 PM (Brasília time), against Vasco da Gama, at São Januário, for the 31st round of the Brasileirão.

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