Pedro Daniel hails bond with the Massa and faith in the work

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·10 de julio de 2026

Pedro Daniel hails bond with the Massa and faith in the work

Atlético CEO Pedro Daniel followed the team’s activities at Cidade do Galo on Friday morning (10) and spoke about opening the training center to the press, an initiative that reinforces the Club’s commitment to transparency and closeness with the Atlético fan base.

In addition to actions such as the Conselho da Massa, GNV Instituto Galo, and the maximum price of R$29.90 in the Inter Norte section of Arena MRV, among other ongoing initiatives, Pedro Daniel said that welcoming media outlets to the training center represents another important step within this premise of bringing the fans ever closer to the Club.

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“This is a very clear symbol of what we have been talking about since the beginning of the year: getting closer to the fan base. Because when we talk about the press, it is nothing more than an intermediary for the fans. So, this is very symbolic and will happen much more often. We have the infrastructure to host this comfortably and, obviously, as long as it does not affect the technical and tactical aspects of our coaching staff’s work, we will do this with some frequency.”

Pedro Daniel also explained the decision to hold the entire mid-season training period at the Club’s Training Center. According to him, the choice was made jointly with the coaching staff and the squad, prioritizing the best preparation conditions for the rest of the season.

“We received several invitations and discussed internally at length what the best model would be for this moment, for this preseason period. And we have to remember that the current coaching staff did not have the preseason at the beginning of the year. So, it was a request from the staff and the players themselves to make use of the infrastructure we have, which is top-level infrastructure here in Brazil, so that we can do very strong work. We discussed the commercial and technical aspects a lot and saw that, in fact, the best model would be here, focusing entirely on the work. These are very intense training sessions—we are talking about several days with activities in two periods. It was a request from the players, the coaching staff, and everyone involved, which is why we made this decision.”

The executive also assessed Atlético’s performance in the first half of the season and expressed confidence in the team for the remainder of the competitions.

“We finished the first half of the season qualified in the Copa do Brasil, qualified in the Copa Sudamericana, and in the upper part of the table in the Brazilian Championship. We are talking about being two points away from the top six. So, I have good expectations based on the group we have and the coaching staff’s vision. Our goal is to return to the Libertadores next year, and that is why everyone here is working hard. That is my expectation.”

Galo will return to the field next Tuesday, July 21, when they face Bahia at 7:30 p.m. at Arena MRV, in the 19th round of the Brasileirão.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.