Abel sees Palmeiras solid against Bahia, hits out at officiating | OneFootball

Palmeiras beat Bahia 2-1 this Sunday at Arena Fonte Nova in the 10th round of the Brazilian Championship. In a press conference, coach Abel Ferreira praised the team’s consistency in the match and criticized the refereeing and the Brazilian football schedule.

“I don’t understand”

Abel questioned the refereeing of Lucas Casagrande, saying he did not understand the eight minutes of stoppage time in the second half, when Palmeiras were already leading 2-1.

“I don’t understand the eight minutes of stoppage time. If we start adding up the stoppage time, by the end of 10 matches we have another one in our legs. I didn’t understand it. I will always complain when things need to be done. By the 10th minute, our opponent had already committed 10 fouls. You have to give a yellow card. I said that to the referee and he came and gave me a yellow card. He gave Juba a yellow in the 15th minute after five fouls, when he had already deserved it earlier. We’ll recover the players and stay focused. We haven’t won absolutely anything,” he said.

“It’s difficult to play against this Bahia”

“We’ve played here several times against Bahia, against this Bahia with this coach. Bahia had played one game fewer and had one more day to recover. Right from the start, we began to see the intensity Bahia came out with, the number of fouls and the aggressiveness of our opponent. It’s an extremely aggressive team that plays very good football. It’s always a difficult match, a very well-assembled and well-structured team. I think overall we managed to be consistent against an opponent that is very used to playing on this field, this pitch, and in this climate,” he said.

“It’s difficult to play against this Bahia and this coach. He’s a coach who has been here a long time, who was left out of international competitions and now only has two. Over time, that can give them some physical freshness. It will be very difficult for anyone who comes here to beat Bahia at home,” he added.

“The Paulista left deep marks on our team”

Asked about the absences of Paulinho and Vitor Roque, the coach once again commented on the Brazilian football schedule. In his last press conference, after the match against Mirassol, Abel called the organization of games in Brazil “inhumane.”

“The Paulista left deep marks on our team. Just look at the match we played right after the final against Vasco. I’m not asking for them to give us a week of rest. I’m asking for them to give us at least three days of rest. We’re in a country of continental dimensions. It took three hours to get here, tomorrow it will take six hours to go to Colombia. Do you think that’s right, that this is taking care of Brazilian football, of the players? Many times we want energy and we don’t have it because of the conditions. The players who came off the bench deserve congratulations,” he said.

“The schedule has been a challenge for us. The ones who came on did well. Now I have a dilemma. Do I change the players before they get tired, or do I start them? I love the five substitutions. Now it’s about evaluating our players tomorrow, talking to the Health and Performance Department. I have to feel and listen to my players to understand what they think. In 24 hours, tomorrow we’ll be there again. Palmeiras enters every competition to win, and we’ll try to do that once again,” he said.

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