Raniele brands Corinthians’ display as “unacceptable”, rues derby defeat | OneFootball

The midfielder Raniele expressed his frustration with Corinthians' poor performance in the 3-1 defeat to Santos on Wednesday at Vila Belmiro, during the 28th round of the Brazilian Championship. The player described the team's first half as “unacceptable”.

“What we did in the first half was unacceptable. In the last three games, we competed a lot, but today we came in unfocused, starting with myself. We lacked attitude in the first half. We improved a bit in the second half, I managed to score the goal, but we paid for our mistakes in the first half,” the athlete assessed in an interview with TV Globo.

“We knew that Santos had been playing very aggressive first halves and would slow down a bit in the second. If we could have held the score a bit in the first half, maybe we would have had a better result, but that’s not what happened. Hopefully, in the next home game, we can secure the three points and try to make a push in the Brazilian Championship,” he added.

Standings Situation

With the defeat in the derby, Corinthians remained at 32 points, in 12th place. However, Timão could drop a position in the standings if Grêmio scores against São Paulo this Thursday in Porto Alegre, at 7 PM.

Next Corinthians Game

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