Artur assesses draw and looks ahead to the rest of the season | OneFootball

After São Paulo drew 1-1 with Millonarios-COL at MorumBIS on Tuesday (19), in the fifth round of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana group stage, Artur spoke in the mixed zone and assessed the team’s performance.

“The feeling is sadness. The game was under control, to a certain extent, when it was 1-0. It hurts when we concede the equalizer, but I don’t know any other path besides hard work and dedication. We’ve only had one training session with coach Dorival. But we need to keep moving forward,” he said.

“We wanted to kill off the game quickly, score earlier, that was our mindset, but it didn’t happen. Given the circumstances, the draw wasn’t that bad — they missed a penalty — but that’s part of it. We need to work because there’s still a lot ahead of us,” added the number 37.

Artur also highlighted his desire to wear the São Paulo shirt against his former club. “If I have the opportunity to play for São Paulo (against Botafogo), I definitely want to be on the field. I want to defend this shirt with everything I’ve got,” he concluded.

The team’s next match will be against Botafogo on Saturday (23) at 5 p.m. at MorumBIS, in the Brasileirão. In the CONMEBOL Sudamericana, São Paulo will return to the field against Boston River-URU on Tuesday (26) at 7 p.m., once again at MorumBIS.

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