The midfielder celebrates winning Paulistão with an outburst after defeating Água Santa
the midfielder Raphael Veiga recalled the criticism leveled at Palmeiras for two defeats in a row in the last week, which hadn’t happened since 2021, when they celebrated São Paulo’s title with a 4-0 defeat against Água Santa on Sunday. He celebrated the 25th state milestone with a rant.
“It’s just one more time for people who distrust us because of a game. It’s to shut up a lot of people who, because of a game, think everything is wrong,” Veiga said. Usually decisive in the finals, this time he missed.
But there was no need because the collective worked. And it worked so well that midfielder Gabriel Menino lived on as top scorer. As he did in the Brazilian Super Cup, he shone with two beautiful goals. One from outside the area and the other with a header, completing a cross from Dudu, who had performed a disconcerting dribble on the marker.
Menino attributed Palmeiras’ breakthrough to concentration, among other team attributes. “The secret is day after day, training after training. Our will during the week has been unmatched. Our concentration has never been the same in another championship. We worked hard enough, we did our best and everything worked”. he said.
The defensive midfielder acknowledged that his first game performance, in a 2-1 defeat by Água Santa in Barueri, hadn’t been his best. There was, he said, a lack of concentration. The concentration started this Sunday. “We went into the first game out of focus, not like Palmeiras. We respect Água Santa, we should have respected them in the first game,” he admitted. “Everyone did their best today and everyone deserves compliments.”
Palmeiras won their 25th state title, the second in a row, having also won the trophy in 2022. It was the second cup in 2023 for the group that has become accustomed to making history. Earlier in the year, the team won the Brazilian Super Cup against Flamengo.
Source: Terra
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