Artur rues São Paulo defeat and fires back: “No excuse” | OneFootball

This Saturday, São Paulo lost 2-0 to Vitória in the 11th round of the Brazilian Championship. With the defeat at Barradão, Tricolor Paulista missed the chance to close the gap on Palmeiras, who lead the competition and are five points ahead.

Recently arrived at the club, winger Artur lamented the defeat, stressed the focus on the next match, and admitted that the team “lacked finishing.”

“No excuses”

In an interview with Premiere, the forward analyzed the match and felt São Paulo were the better side until the sending-off. “We regret it, in the first half we didn’t know how to take advantage. Vitória had one chance, a poorly struck ball, and unfortunately they scored from a lapse in concentration. We controlled the game, then the sending-off happened and made it even harder,” he said.

“No excuses. I think we lacked finishing. I myself had two opportunities and ended up failing. All we can do now is regret it, but tomorrow we have to switch our focus because we have a very important game on Tuesday,” he added.

“But we can’t dwell on it. Brazilian football is like that — you lose now and two days later there’s already another game. We have to go after the win again so we can get back on our feet,” concluded Artur, who made his fourth appearance for the team.

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