Alisson rues derby loss, São Paulo eye LDU: “We’ve got a final” | OneFootball

With an alternative lineup, São Paulo rested its starters and was defeated by Santos in Sunday’s derby at Vila Belmiro, for the 24th round of the Brazilian Championship. Midfielder Alisson lamented the loss but put the tricolor team’s focus on the decisive match against LDU in the Libertadores.

“We played with a different team, so there’s that difficulty. We have to value it, it’s always tough to play at Vila. We improved in the second half, unfortunately we conceded the goal. We need to appreciate the effort from the group and the coaching staff, who were concerned about the players’ health after a tiring game in Quito. We wanted to get points, but we couldn’t. Now the focus is on Thursday, so we can fight for qualification in a packed Morumbis,” the player said in an interview with SporTV.

“We came here to get points, to win the game. No doubt, I have a dream of winning the Libertadores with São Paulo, it’s a heavy shirt. We’re upset about the loss, but we don’t have time to hang our heads. We have a final ahead of us, and we’ll do everything to qualify,” he added.

Standings

With the 1-0 defeat to Santos, São Paulo remained stuck in seventh place in the Brasileirão table, with 35 points.

São Paulo’s next match

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