Athletico

Interim coach Juca Antonello of Athletico disapproved of the team’s performance on Wednesday night against São Paulo at Ligga Arena. The coach admitted that the performance was below par and avoided pointing fingers in the team’s 2-1 defeat.

Athletico fell behind and sought the equalizer. In the second half, Calleri scored the winning goal for the São Paulo team. In the interim coach’s assessment, the team improved after the break, but the accumulation of games hindered the performance—players like Mastriani, Nikão, and Cuello are out due to medical orders.

“We had some difficulties in the first half, they controlled well, but after the break, we managed to be a bit more aggressive, we improved. We lacked clarity in some moments of our actions. The accumulation of games disrupts a lot; the fatigue doesn’t allow you to take actions with as much energy as if you were well-rested. Several players were fatigued; today, we couldn’t count on some due to injuries. The idea is to have everyone with energy in every game, but some problems are getting in the way. But we have to focus on solutions starting tomorrow,” he said.