Back again, Marcos Antonio says São Paulo played well, urges calm | OneFootball

São Paulo shamefully said goodbye to the first half of the year with a 1-0 defeat to Remo on Sunday night (31) at Mangueirão Stadium, in the 18th round of the Brasileirão.

The team had the chance to put the match away in the first half, but was denied by the opposing goalkeeper on a few occasions. In the second half, it showed no creativity at all and paid the price by conceding to the team from Pará in stoppage time.

The good news was the return of defensive midfielder Marcos Antonio to the pitch for Tricolor. Wearing the No. 8 shirt, he came on in the 16th minute of the second half, but did little for São Paulo. Despite the team’s poor performance, the midfielder saw it differently.

“We regret the defeat, we played well. We were doing well in the match, we created chances, got forward, had opportunities to score, but unfortunately in the end we made a mistake and that was it, we conceded the goal,” Marcos Antonio told Premiere as he left the field.

“We regret it, now we have a break. We need to stay calm now, we have to work hard, keep doing our job, we’ve been doing well, so that we can get back to winning, which is important for São Paulo,” the Tricolor player said.

The Tricolor midfielder was also asked whether Dorival Júnior has already managed to restore the squad’s confidence, as the team is going through a terrible spell on the pitch.

“That confidence is already here. We’ve been showing it in these matches, the team is doing very well. But now we need to stay calm during this break and work hard. Because he does excellent work and will still help us a lot so that we can start winning again in the Brasileirão, which is very important to us,” Marcos concluded.

Without a win in five matches in the national competition, São Paulo remains on 25 points and, for the first time, sits outside the Libertadores qualification zone, in eighth place.

Well, let Dorival put the house in order while we watch the Cup. The coach will have time to work. Tricolor will only return to action on July 22, against Athletico-PR. The venue has not yet been announced, since Morumbi will be in use for concerts.

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