Roger Machado assesses clash with Vitória | OneFootball

Coach Roger Machado gave a press conference after the 2-0 defeat to Vitória this Saturday (11) at Manoel Barradas Stadium in Salvador, Bahia, in the 11th round of the Brasileirão.

“In my view, the defeat was not due to a poor performance. It came down to specific issues, both defensively and in our inability to turn the chances we created into goals. We controlled Vitória throughout the first half, created the best opportunities, but failed to deal with a second ball from a set-piece situation. Even with one man less, we dominated the game,” the coach assessed.

“These are lessons that need to stay with us. I told the players that there are battles you win and lose, but you need to know why you lost. And understand that if you are playing well, you have to go ahead on the scoreboard. Now we need to fix what we must, especially in these two aspects: counterattacks and defending aerial balls, for the next match,” he concluded.

São Paulo return to action against O’Higgins-CHI on Tuesday (14) at 7 p.m. at MorumBIS in São Paulo, for the CONMEBOL Sudamericana. In the Brasileirão, the next match will be against Vasco on Saturday (18) at 6:30 p.m. at São Januário in Rio de Janeiro.

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