Maycon hails Atlético display: “We must get Galo up there”

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·17 maggio 2026

Maycon hails Atlético display: “We must get Galo up there”

Atlético returned to winning in front of its fans. On Saturday night (16), Galo beat Mirassol 3-1 at Arena MRV in the 16th round of the Brazilian Championship. After the match, defensive midfielder Maycon highlighted the importance of the result and the team’s attitude in front of the black-and-white supporters. Galo’s goals were scored by the midfielder, Minda, and Cissé.

In the mixed zone at Arena MRV, Maycon stressed that Atlético needed to give the fans a response, especially when playing at home.

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“Winning is always very important, especially at home. We owed that to our fans, along with a great performance. I think it was a very positive display, but there are still things we need to improve. There’s no such thing as a perfect game, but I believe today was very positive. Our fans are going home happy today, and that’s what we had been aiming for for some time. The 3 points were very important and move us up toward the top of the table, depending on some other results,” he said.

The midfielder also emphasized that the squad needs to keep its feet on the ground and improve game by game to put Atlético back among the competition’s top teams:

But it’s going to be one point at a time. At home, we need to play like we did today, pressing and going for the result. It’s a match we need to use as a reference for the next ones, and even away from home, play the same way, so that we can get Atlético back up where it belongs!

Maycon also commented on having been rested for the match against Ceará, played last Wednesday. Even while regretting being left out (rested for physical reasons), the midfielder highlighted the strength of Atlético’s squad and praised the qualification secured away from home in the Copa do Brasil.

It’s always bad to be left out, even knowing that we won’t be able to play in every match. We need to stay available, while emphasizing that we have a qualified squad and whoever comes in will do their best to make sure Atlético comes out on top. Qualification in the Copa do Brasil was one of our main objectives until the break for the Cup. Now we have the league and the Copa Sudamericana, which we are capable of competing for.

Now Atlético’s focus turns to the Copa Sudamericana. Next Thursday (21), the black-and-white team hosts Peru’s Cienciano at 7 p.m. at Arena MRV in the fifth round of the group stage. To keep dreaming of qualification, Galo needs to beat the Peruvian side.

In the Brazilian Championship, Atlético returns to action on Sunday (24), when it faces Corinthians at 6:30 p.m. at Neo Química Arena.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.