Lucas Silvestre on Corinthians' poor showing in defeat | OneFootball

The assistant coach Lucas Silvestre gave a press conference at Neo Química Arena after a 2-0 defeat to Coritiba, with goals scored by Jacy and Lucas Ronier.

When asked about individual performances, Lucas chose not to blame anyone individually and stated that the entire team and coaching staff were below par: “Today it would be cowardly to speak individually about any player. No one did well, including the coaching staff. We need to look more inward and make the team evolve. The team couldn't execute what was proposed.”

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Dorival Jr's assistant also spoke about the absence of Yuri Alberto and how much it affects Corinthians' lack of offensive production: “Yuri is a unique player within the squad, we don't have another player with his characteristics. Obviously, when we have this characteristic of attacking the space, others improve. He is a player of unique quality, which is why he is being observed by European clubs, due to his age and quality. He is greatly missed. Today, the idea of having Gui was for him to get closer to the inside men, Garro and Memphis. Then we put Pedro Raul to be that reference man in the area, because in the first half we were crossing some balls to Memphis and Gui, but the opponent was having a lot of advantage.”

Corinthians will now play against Santos, away, at Vila Belmiro, in a match valid for the sixth round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship, which may see the return of Yuri Alberto and Kaio César.

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