Roger Machado assesses clash with O’Higgins | OneFootball

Coach Roger Machado gave a press conference after the 2-0 win over O’Higgins this Tuesday (14) at MorumBIS in São Paulo (SP), in a match valid for the second round of Group C of the 2026 CONMEBOL Sudamericana.

“I think that at this stage of the work, after one month in charge of the club, what we are looking for is consistency in our performances within matches, along with results. We scored very early and, in fact, the first half was not very good. In the second half, however, we tried to adjust our positioning and managed to progress toward a beautiful goal,” the coach assessed.

He also commented on the changes to the team due to the number of matches in the season.

“Today we had the return of players who had been out in the last few matches. We keep track of the number of games and the travel demands. The scoreline, many times, also allows you to give more minutes or rest to certain players. So we make decisions game by game. We need to do some medium-term planning so that players with a greater physical workload can avoid major problems,” he added.

Tricolor return to the field against Vasco on Saturday (18) at São Januário in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), at 6:30 p.m., for the 12th round of the Brasileirão. In the CONMEBOL Sudamericana, the next match will be against Millonarios (COL) on Tuesday (28), at 9:30 p.m., at El Campín in Bogotá, Colombia.

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