Artur blames lapse and red card, no excuses: “I failed twice” | OneFootball

São Paulo had another poor performance in every area and ended up losing 2-0 to Vitória on Saturday afternoon (11) at Barradão, in Salvador (BA), in a match for the 11th round of the Brazilian Championship.

Artur was one of the few São Paulo players who created good chances, with two dangerous shots still in the first half, but both were stopped by good saves from the goalkeeper. The forward regretted the result and analyzed the defeat after the match.

“We regret it. I think in the first half we didn’t know how to make the most of our chances. Vitória had one chance, even from a poorly struck ball, and unfortunately they scored — it was a lapse in concentration. They controlled the game, and then the red card came, which made it even harder,” the São Paulo winger told Premiere as he left the pitch.

“But there’s no point dwelling on it. Of course, in Brazilian football, you lose now and two days later there’s already another match. The next game is always the most important one, and on Tuesday at home we have to go after a win again so we can get back on our feet,” Artur continued.

The São Paulo attacker, however, chose not to make excuses for the setback in Salvador and also held himself accountable for the missed chances against the Bahia side.

“There are no excuses. I think we lacked finishing, and I myself had two chances and ended up missing them. We can regret it now, but tomorrow we have to switch our focus because there’s a very important game on Tuesday,” concluded the São Paulo forward.

Now, Tricolor will have a tough challenge as they look to bounce back in the Brasileirão: they will face Vasco at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time) next Saturday (18), at São Januário. Before that, they will host O’Higgins at 7 p.m. (Brasília time) on Tuesday (14), at Morumbi, in the Copa Sudamericana.

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