Dorival does not hide the attention to the Copa do Brasil final: ‘The changes were to protect the players’

The San Paolo coach sees Sunday’s final as one of the most important matches in the history of San Paolo

Sao Paulo was defeated by Internacional 2-1, this Wednesday (13th), in Beira-Rio, for the Brazilian championship.

In the post-match press conference, Dorival Jr made clear the difficulty of playing a match on the eve of one of the most important matches in the club’s history.

– It is very difficult to turn the key when you have such an important match, important in the history of the club and of all of us, and you have to play a match in this period. All the changes I made weren’t tactical changes, they were changes to try to protect the players. – commented the coach

The Tricolor has already gone 7 games without winning in the Brazilian championship and finds itself further and further away from reaching the G6, however Dorival does not believe that the club’s bad phase can influence the team’s performance in the two games of the decision.

– Sunday’s match is another moment and another characteristic. Honestly the passage in relation to this little story is not a problem at all for this week’s match. We must be focused and determined ahead of two very important matches for the club’s history. – States

As for the coach who already knows the Flamengo squad, having coached the Rossoneri in 2022, he doesn’t believe there is a big advantage in this.

– It is natural that we know the team, the players and the many qualities that Flamengo presents, but I don’t see it as a decisive factor, as a factor that unbalances or that can influence one way or another. What I think is we’re going to have two great shows. – completes the technician

São Paulo will face Flamengo in the Copa do Brasil final on Sunday (17th), at 4pm (Brasilia time), at the Maracanã. The clash marks the possibility of an unprecedented title for Clube da Fé and the possibility of returning to the Libertadores after two seasons away from their favorite tournament.

Source: Terra

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