Cédric shines as São Paulo ultras offer public support | OneFootball

Portuguese improved his performance in recent games (Victor Monteiro)

RAFAEL EMILIANO@rafaelemilianoo

The naysayers might suggest that all it took was São Paulo signing a right-back (in this case, Maílton), but the fact is that since the negotiations advanced for the player who was at Chapecoense, the Portuguese Soares has been transforming his performance in the tricolor team.

After a solid performance against Atlético Nacional, sealing São Paulo's qualification to the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores by converting the decisive penalty in the series, the veteran shone over the weekend, in the victory over Atlético-MG, at Morumbi, for the Brazilian Championship.

Adding up the two matches, the Portuguese was the leader in chances created (seven) and clear chances created (two) for the Tricolor.

Whether these two matches are enough to convince the entire Morumbi club's fanbase is still early to say. But the fact is that part of it has already decided to start lining up to apologize to the Portuguese, who was a target of criticism when the team was coached by Luis Zubeldía, when he even appeared playing as a winger.

Dragões da Real, one of the main organized fan groups of the Tricolor, decided to speak out. And they published an open letter of support to the number 6 on their social media.

"I believe that no one wants or hopes for any São Paulo player to do poorly, either out of conviction or simply to be right. In every game, to criticize (with reason from the fans and deservedly by the player for doing poorly). But to praise when they do well, when they succeed, and when they have a great game. That's why we are here to balance and always be sensible," says the text.

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