Diniz rues loss, calls Juventude and Corinthians games his worst | OneFootball

Playing at São Januário in front of their fans, Vasco was defeated by Corinthians 3-2 on Sunday, in the 21st round of the Brazilian Championship. Coach Fernando Diniz lamented the lost match and stated that the games against Juventude and Corinthians were the worst under his command at Cruzmaltino.

"I won't shy away from responsibility. In one week we were on cloud nine, and now it's a feeling of great depression. Winning like we did against Santos and then playing the two games we did, were the two worst under my command. If the team plays badly like they did today and in Caxias, the responsibility is mine. Even more so due to the emotional aspect: we ran less, we dedicated ourselves less, we were less focused and we deserved to lose to Juventude," said Diniz.

Corinthians deserved to win

Next, Diniz analyzed the match on Sunday and stated that Corinthians deserved to win at São Januário.

"On Sunday, Corinthians also ran more, was better tactically and deserved to win. We're not what happened against Santos, we did something wrong that we shouldn't have done. That victory should have ended there, we should have taken the good from it and moved on. We hadn't played a game like today's at São Januário, where we didn't deserve to win," analyzed Diniz.

Photo: Matheus Lima / Vasco.

With the defeat to Corinthians, Vasco remains on the verge of the relegation zone in the Brazilian Championship, in 16th place, with 19 points in 20 games. If Vitória manages to at least draw with Flamengo on Monday, Gigante da Colina will enter the Z-4.

Vasco returns to the competition next Sunday (31) against Sport, away from home, at 20:30 (Brasília time). Before that, Diniz's team plays the classic against Botafogo on Wednesday, at São Januário, at 21:30, in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil quarterfinals.

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