Reinaldo on target, reflects on penalty won after Neymar foul | OneFootball

This Wednesday, Santos and Mirassol drew 1-1 in the 34th round of the Brazilian Championship. Reinaldo, the scorer for the team from the interior of São Paulo, commented on the penalty he suffered after a foul committed by Neymar in the second half of the match.

“The ball was loose, I tried to dribble Neymar, but his foot slipped and caught my leg a bit, so, by the criteria they are using, it’s a penalty. I went there and, thank God, scored another goal. We came here in a very difficult game to get this draw with my goal, but all the credit goes to the team, which works hard and is very united,” he said.

Reinaldo also disapproved of Mirassol's performance in the first half, highlighting the team's passing errors.

“We played a first half well below what we have been showing in the Championship, we missed many passes. In the locker room, we talked about staying calm, keeping more possession because that’s our team. We were missing simple passes and that really hurt our first half,” he declared.

“In the second half, we managed to keep the ball on the ground. We showed our football, reaching the front with quality. We kept the ball the entire time and that is very important for our team,” he concluded.

Standings Situation

With the draw, Mirassol reaches 60 points in fourth place in the Brazilian Championship.

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