Yuri Alberto: Bitter draw for Corinthians, but glad to be back | OneFootball

The forward Yuri Alberto was perhaps the only good news for Corinthians in the goalless draw against Chapecoense on Thursday night, at Arena Condá, during the seventh round of the Brazilian Championship. After a month, the number 9 returned from a muscle injury in his left thigh and started as a regular. He celebrated his return but saw the away result as negative.

“We worked well. I want to thank the entire medical department, my staff also helped me a lot to be here today. I had a week and a half to prepare well and be available. Not just to play 30, 40 minutes, but to play the whole game, as I did today,” the forward commented in an interview with Amazon Prime Video.

“The victory didn't come, it was a tough draw. We knew that with the chances we created, we could have left with the three points, but I'm happy to be back and together with my teammates, we will bring a lot of joy to our fans this year,” he added.

Yuri Alberto worked in three sessions at the Dr. Joaquim Grava Training Center to be available against Chapecoense. The striker, not satisfied with not being a starter, completed the 90 minutes on the field and jokingly said he was “greedy” after being out for so long. During this period, the team accumulated a negative streak, which reached six games on Thursday.

“Today I was greedy. The coach kept asking me how I was, but with the desire, the will to win, I stayed in the game. Unfortunately, it didn't work out, but let's move on. Here it's from the first to the last minute. We know that these last games haven't been positive in terms of the final third to finish plays, to end in a goal. We even tried to create a bit more volume here, with me moving to the left side. But we need to keep working well, and we will turn this situation around to bring joy,” the player concluded.

Now, Yuri Alberto's Corinthians is already focusing on the eighth round of the Brazilian Championship. Timão hosts Flamengo this Sunday, at 8:30 PM (Brasília time), at the Neo Química Arena, in São Paulo (SP).

Standings Situation

With the result, Corinthians couldn't shake off the negative streak of the season. Timão reached nine points and remained in ninth place in the Brasileirão, but reached the sixth consecutive game without knowing what it's like to win, with two losses and four draws in this period.

Upcoming Corinthians Matches

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