Crespo avoids controversy, unsure if he'll stay in 2026 | OneFootball

São Paulo defeated Bahia 2-0 this Sunday (25), regained their good form in the Brazilian Championship, and started dreaming again of a spot in the next Copa Libertadores.

You already know all that. Coach Hernán Crespo does too. But the Argentine's post-match press conference was, as expected, an opportunity for him to address the whirlwind of events that stirred the off-field activities of the tricolor this week.

Starting with the much-talked-about squad overhaul, where Crespo avoided commenting on favorites to leave the team next season, even casting doubt on his own stay.

“I won't speak, I won't give my opinion on what the president says, out of respect. These are things that will happen in 2026, we are still in 2025, when we finish this year, which has many things, I will talk. I don't know if I'll stay, I think so, but I don't know,” he said.

With the victory, São Paulo reached 41 points, provisionally reclaiming the eighth position in the Brasileirão. The Tricolor put themselves back in the fight for at least a spot in the pre-Libertadores, a difficult but feasible goal in this final stretch of the season.

“In December we will talk about many issues we need to correct. This season was very difficult in many aspects. We have to learn from all the mistakes because we did good things, very good things. We also made mistakes. Learn not to repeat them,” he continued.

“Now is not the time, now we have important goals to achieve, like the pre-Libertadores. If we do very well in the final rounds, we can dream of reaching the Libertadores. I think these three points freed us from perhaps a nightmare (of relegation). 41 points are not enough to avoid relegation, but it's the first step. Start walking again, then run, and then fly,” he concluded.

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