Diniz praises Vasco’s win over Bahia: “We fully deserved it” | OneFootball

Vasco defeated Bahia this Wednesday, 3-1, in the postponed match of the 16th round of the Brazilian Championship, at São Januário. Coach Fernando Diniz analyzed the match and praised the performance of the Cruzmaltino.

“Analyzing the match, I think the team did very well. During the periods of 11 against 11, I think we had our best moments. We were pressing hard in marking, gaining the upper hand in duels, and the game was flowing. We made one of those mistakes we can’t afford to make. Then there was the sending off. Obviously, Bahia had to defend, and we are a team with a strong offensive vocation. With David coming on, we piled up scoring chances and won with great merit,” said Fernando Diniz in a press conference.

At São Januário, Bahia opened the scoring with Mateo Sanabria, but still in the first half, they were left with one man down after the sending off of Jean Lucas. In stoppage time, Vasco took advantage of the numerical superiority and equalized with Philippe Coutinho.

In the second half, the home team scored with Puma Rodríguez and Luciano Juba (own goal) and won the match 3-1.

“Vasco has to approach the games as big finals, just like today and against Flamengo. We can’t let up. The positive thing about today’s game was that we had opportunities to move up the table. The team showed strength to be able to advance and climb the standings. The team is maturing with training and matches. For the team to mature, sometimes mistakes happen. The team has learned from Ceará onwards. We didn’t give Bahia any chances,” analyzed Fernando Diniz.

With the result, Vasco jumped to 13th place, with 27 points, five more than Vitória, the first team in the relegation zone. On the other hand, Bahia remains in 6th place, with 37 points.

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