Calleri apologises, takes blame for São Paulo defeat: "I missed" | OneFootball

Author of two goals in São Paulo’s defeat to Portuguesa on Wednesday night, Jonathan Calleri still took responsibility for the negative result and apologized to the fans. Tricolor lost 3-2 at Morumbis, in the fourth round of the Campeonato Paulista.

When the game was 1-0 for Portuguesa, Calleri had a golden opportunity to tie the match after a perfect cross from Ferreirinha. However, the striker, who was in the six-yard box, mishit the ball and sent it wide. After the setback, the team left the field to boos from the crowd.

“I want to apologize to the fans who came today. The truth is, we shouldn’t be making excuses, because I was the first to miss a goal and I have to hold myself accountable. I always say the same thing, put it on me today. But I want to thank the fans who came. We’re in pre-season, I haven’t played in nine months, I’m not in rhythm. But I missed a goal right in front of the net that I can’t miss. I’m the main one to blame. Now, I don’t know any other way out of this except to work, think about Palmeiras, Guarani, and win. That’s the only way we can thank the fans who came here today,” the player told Cazé TV.

With the negative result against Portuguesa, São Paulo saw the pressure in the Campeonato Paulista start to rise. The Tricolor suffered their second defeat in the State Championship and dropped to 12th place, with the same four points they had at the start of the round.

“We have to improve. Work, I always say the same thing. Shut up, listen to what the coach says, respond on the field like we always do, and move forward. As I always say, today the defeat is on me. We’re going to improve,” Calleri concluded.

Now, São Paulo will have to pick up the pieces quickly. Tricolor returns to the field this Saturday to face Palmeiras at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), away from home.

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