Dorival Júnior praises the performance of the players and the committee ahead of the match against Palmeiras.
São Paulo beat Palmeiras in the center of the Allianz Parque to secure a place in the semi-final of the Copa do Brasil, taking another step towards the unprecedented title in the competition. After celebrating with the players in the dressing room, Dorival Júnior praised the performance of his coaching staff for today’s match.
Still on the preparation of the match, Dorival says he has focused a lot on the team’s work on Palmeiras set pieces, which are usually the main source of goals for the opposing team.
– I have to commend the work of the entire committee, which has done its utmost to map out all the situations that Palmeiras has created or will create during the match. To give you an idea, there were more than 100 set pieces mapped by the team… – revealed Dorival.
When asked about the style of play that the coach has chosen to enter the field, Dorival explained that he had motivated his players to play forward in search of goal, contrary to what was expected for the confrontation.
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– There have been two matches in which we suffered little against a team that creates a lot […] We didn’t come here to play defending, I told the players that we had to impose our style of play… – explained Dorival about the team’s performance on the pitch.
Regarding the absence of Pablo Maia, one of the main players of São Paulo in the 2023 season, the coach admitted that the whole situation that the defensive midfielder has been going through since last Wednesday afternoon (12) has motivated the whole team to start with the victory in today’s match.
– Today we lost Pablo, and the team played for this boy, who is fundamental for the team, today was the day to repay our player who does so much for the team. – declared him.
Returning to the match, the coach was questioned about Calleri’s goal, which was canceled shortly after by Daronco, which generated many complaints from players of both teams and ended up becoming a controversial game move.
– The goal should have been given! What I’m telling you I said to Daronco on the pitch, I’m not creating any situation unnecessarily […] It was a surprise for me to get a goal that, in my opinion, was legitimate – exclaimed Dorival.
After two victories in the two matches against Palmeiras, São Paulo is classified for the semifinals of the Copa do Brasil, and awaits the result of the match between Corinthians and América-MG to know its next rival in the competition.
Source: Terra
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