Verdão took advantage of Botafogo’s stumble in the 30th round and once again reduced the gap to just one point; look what the Portuguese said
Palmeiras coach Abel Ferreira analyzed Raphael Veiga’s match against Juventude, this Sunday (20), after Verdão’s 5-3 victory. In the press conference following the duel with Alfredo Jaconi, the commander praised the player, author of a hat-trick, the first in the Brasileirão, thus revealing what most attracted his attention about the Palmeiras star.
“I think he understands more and more that he has to run to get the ball when he’s in his lane. And when the ball is on the other side, (he) has to get to the box. (Today) He scored goals from arrivals. But the players think that to be protagonists you always have to touch the ball and for him it’s good to understand and realize that there are different ways to score, you know, it was good that we signed Maurício. It helps that the players are attentive and prepared for the team, very influential. An absolutely extraordinary leadership role and counting on him at this level is important,” he said of the number 23.
And the title race?
Asked, obviously, about the race against Botafogo for the Brazilian title, the Portuguese then revealed how he is tackling this final stretch. After all, Verdão is looking for a third consecutive Brasileirão championship.
“We must continue to do our job, play our matches, one match at a time, but without thinking too much about what will happen. We know what we are fighting for and we will only know the champion on December 8th. in the end (The objective is) prepare for each match, to give the best, just like today (Botafogo is) A competent technical team, strong reinforcements They know what they have invested in the fight for the Libertadores titles, fighting for the Brasileirão who invested to overturn what happened in ‘last year,’ he analyzed.
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