Roger Machado rues setback in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

Coach Roger Machado gave a press conference after the 3-2 loss to Corinthians this Sunday (10) at Neo Química Arena, in São Paulo (SP), in the 15th round of the Brasileirão.

“These are things that have happened repeatedly. In important matches, we haven’t come back with the same level of focus we had at the end of the first half, and that has cost us some points. These are issues we need to fix. We know every home team will put pressure on us, and we have to know how to use what we planned. In the first 10 to 15 minutes, we had some good balls played in behind, and we need to come back more focused so we don’t give the opponent what they want,” he said.

The coach also pointed out some areas of concern for the rest of the season.

“What worried me were the moments when we tried to play, not just because of the opponent’s quality, but also the times when we gave the ball away to them. By not taking good care of the ball or making mistakes that, at this level, we cannot make, because we are facing an opponent playing at home, backed by its fans, and one that will press in those situations,” he concluded.

The São Paulo side’s next match will be against Juventude on Wednesday (13), at 7 p.m., at Alfredo Jaconi Stadium, in Caxias do Sul (RS), in the second leg of the Copa do Brasil round of 16. In the Brasileirão, São Paulo will return to action against Fluminense on Saturday (16), at 8:30 p.m., at the Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ).

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