Kaio César hails 1st Corinthians goal, eyes Libertadores, Copa do Brasil | OneFootball

Corinthians closed out the first part of the season with an important 3-1 win over Grêmio at Arena do Grêmio, in the 18th round of the Brazilian Championship. One of the standout performers in the match was Kaio César, who scored his first goal wearing the black-and-white shirt and helped the team secure three crucial points before the break for the World Cup.

After the match, the forward spoke about what it felt like to score his first goal for the black-and-white team and the importance of the result for the squad’s atmosphere during the vacation period. “It’s very important. Ever since the first day I arrived at Corinthians, I dreamed of scoring this first goal. It gives me a lot more relief, you know, to keep going, because now that the first goal has come, I’m confident about scoring the next ones.

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We’re definitely going into the break feeling more relieved, right? Because our goal was to leave here today with the win, to move a little farther away from that zone, because it gives us much more peace of mind going into the break, so we can keep working to achieve our objective this year, which is the Libertadores, and get there in Brazil as quickly as possible,” he added.

In addition to commenting on Corinthians’ current moment in the Brazilian Championship, Kaio was also asked about the matches awaiting the club in the second half of the year. Timão will face Internacional in the Copa do Brasil and Rosario Central of Argentina in the Libertadores round of 16.

“Man, they’re great teams. Rosario are a great team, and Argentine teams are tough — we know that against Argentine sides it’s always a classic, always a difficult match. Inter are too. So we have to concentrate a lot, stay very focused, because we need to deliver in those matches.”

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