Roger Machado assesses the team's display in clash in Colombia | OneFootball

Head coach Roger Machado gave a press conference after the 0-0 draw with Millonarios (COL) at El Campín Stadium in Bogotá, in the third round of Group C of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana.

“Given the circumstances of the match and within the context of a South American competition, also taking Bogotá’s altitude into account, it was important for us to earn this away point,” the coach said.

“We studied the Millonarios side, which is the team with the most crosses in the Colombian Championship, so we made some choices for this match, including playing with three center-backs. It’s a system São Paulo has historically been very used to. And we managed to come through another game in the competition without conceding a goal,” he added.

After three matches in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana, Tricolor remains unbeaten, with two wins and one draw, and no goals conceded: Boston River-URU 0x1 São Paulo, São Paulo 2x0 O’Higgins-CHI and Millonarios-COL 0x0 São Paulo.

The coach also highlighted the performances of the “Made In Cotia” players in Colombia: Djhordney, Nicolas, Luan, Negrucci and Lucca.

“I was pleased with the performance of the younger players, who did well. Over time, we’ll give them more and more opportunities, because the season is long and we’ll need everyone,” he concluded.

Tricolor returns to the field against Bahia on Sunday (03), at 4 p.m., at Cícero de Souza Marques Stadium, in Bragança Paulista (SP), in the 14th round of the Brasileirão. In the CONMEBOL Sudamericana, the next match will be against O’Higgins (CHI) on Thursday (07), at 7 p.m., at El Teniente, in Santiago (CHI).

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