The coach did not hide that Tricolor had to victory against Atletico Nacional and praised the special night he had in Morumbis
Sao Paulo suffered a little, but he got the classification for the quarterfinals of Libertadores. On Tuesday night (19), Tricolor needed sanctions to eliminate Atletico Nacional, after having drawn 1-1 in regulatory time and following alive in the tournament.
Although the place would secure in the next phase, the coach Hernán Crespo did not fail to demonstrate that the team could perform another performance. For the Argentine, Tricolor presented good times in the game, which should have kept more time, and said the team could play better.
“I am very happy for the classification, but I think the team can play better, it has space to improve. We played against a very difficult, very organized and experienced opponent. We have played football with very good moments, we can do good things. But now we have a good time to try to improve, continue this dream that is the Copa Libertadores. And in the other part it continues to work to build other opportunities for what will arrive,” he said.
In the 16 round, Sao Paulo had the incredible eight penalties against his goal, three in regulatory time. In seven of them, Rafael hit the corner, making two defenses. The coach congratulated the goalkeeper for the performance, but praised the entire cast for the classification.
“It is not easy to go through a phase of Libertadores with three penalties against, in addition to the shooting.
Night cup
For the first time, Crespo participated in a game of Libertadores with the public in Morumbis. The coach did not hide his emotion when he saw the Pulsar stadium for the classification and recalled the times when he saw Telê Santana’s tricolor in the tournament.
“I thanked all the players for the night we spent here. Unforgettable. Seeing a crowded Morumbis, in a night of the Copa Libertadores. I am that boy who saw Telê Sao Paulo on television and being a protagonist, being there in the bank and believing that we could classify, it was a great emotion,” he said.
“Trauma” of Penaltis
For the second time in less than a month, Sao Paulo had to pass through the shooting to decide a vacant place. In the Brazilian cup, Tricolor was eliminated by Atletico after losing all his accusations. The coach presented the differences between the two occasions and also commented that luck was on his side.
“It is a very difficult situation to repeat during training. We trained, but it is something else, in the crowded Morumbi, it is never easy. I think we were lucky today. We were out of playing with ten and in penalty a week ago. Today they had ten and they could not win, it was for us,” he said.
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