Roger Machado laments setback in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

Head coach Roger Machado held a press conference after the 3-2 loss to Corinthians this Sunday (10) at Neo Química Arena in São Paulo (SP), in the 15th round of the Brasileirão.

“These are things that have happened again. In important matches, we haven’t come back with the same level of focus we had at the end of the first half, and that has cost us some points. These are issues we need to fix. We know every home team will put pressure on, and we have to know how to use what we planned. In the first 10, 15 minutes we had some good through balls, and we need to come back more focused so we don’t give the opponent what they want,” he said.

The coach also highlighted some points of concern for the rest of the season.

“What worried me were the moments when we tried to play, not only because of the opponent’s quality, but also the moments when we gave them the ball. By not taking good care of possession or making mistakes that, at this level, we cannot make, because we are facing an opponent playing at home, with its fans behind it, and that will press in those situations,” he concluded.

The São Paulo side’s next match will be against Juventude on Wednesday (13) at 7 p.m. at Alfredo Jaconi Stadium in Caxias do Sul (RS), in the second leg of the Copa do Brasil round of 16. In the Brasileirão, São Paulo will return to the field against Fluminense on Saturday (16) at 8:30 p.m. at the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro (RJ).

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