Rafael Paiva comments on Vasco’s defeat: ‘I think we managed to compete’

Cruz-Maltino is defeated by Internacional in São Januário, after three consecutive defeats and the fans protest against the team and coach

Vasco suffered their third consecutive defeat in the Brazilian championship. Previously they had lost against Botafogo and Fortaleza, away from home, and this Thursday (21st) they were beaten by Internacional in São Januário. As a result, the team remains in tenth place with 43 points.

Now the Rio team sees the competition for a place in the Libertadores intensifying and faces Corinthians, who occupy ninth place and have one point more than Gigante da Colina. In a press conference, Rafael Paiva analyzed the defeat against Colorado.

“I think we can compete. In the last two games, against Botafogo and Fortaleza, we felt very uncomfortable. We weren’t able to compete and we conceded several goals (three per game) because we were out of character. We know we have to compete to balance the games , playing better matches, and this brought us to where we were in the table. Against Inter we competed well, we managed to draw the match, especially at the beginning of the second half we managed to play and, at a certain point, we had. need to make some changes try to get the game back,” Paiva said.

The fans protest at the end of yet another defeat for Vasco

“We balanced, yes. We know Inter’s quality, but what we lacked was putting the ball in the net. We had two or three clear chances. We’ve been three games without conceding a goal and that weighs heavily. I hadn’t lost in São Januário we competed, but we could not be happy with the result. In the end, we did all or nothing and were disorganized to continue to believe.

At the end of the match, in fact, the coach had to face the irritation of the fans, who called him, among other adjectives, “stupid”. The team also received the label “shameless” and heeded calls for positive results.

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Source: Terra

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