On first-goal night, Artur reveals Roger’s tweak that lifted São Paulo | OneFootball

One of the highlights of São Paulo’s 2-0 win over O’Higgins on Tuesday night (14) at Morumbi, forward Artur scored his first goal wearing the Tricolor shirt in the match valid for the second round of the Copa Sudamericana.

The winger was a personal request from Roger Machado, a coach who had already worked with Artur on other occasions. And the new signing is thankful for the warm welcome he has received at São Paulo.

“I’m very happy. I always say that I feel at home here. Roger and the entire staff gave me complete confidence. I think this night will be remembered in my story for my first goal wearing the São Paulo shirt,” the forward celebrated in the hallways of Morumbi.

Tricolor had a poor first half after a good start and the goal, but came back from the break with a different attitude. Number 37 revealed coach Roger’s instructions that helped the team improve against the Chileans in the second half.

“We got together at halftime and Roger said we needed to stay closer together and be more compact. That’s what we did. We also faced a great team, with a lot of quality, that didn’t come just to sit back, they came to play. So today we beat a really great team,” Artur explained.

Responsible for the assists on both São Paulo goals, forward Calleri also celebrated Tricolor’s run of positive results in the South American competition.

“Very happy with the win. We can still improve a lot, but we’re on the right path. We have two wins in two games, we’re top of the group and we want to keep this run going in the next matches. I’m happy. Now it’s time to rest because on Saturday we have an important Brasileirão match,” said the striker.

Now alone at the top of Group C and still unbeaten, São Paulo return to action in the Copa Sudamericana on the 28th (Tuesday), against Millonarios, in Colombia, at 9:30 p.m. Brasília time. Before that, however, the team continues its Brasileirão campaign and will travel to São Januário to face Vasco at 6:30 p.m. Brasília time this Saturday (18).

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