The first meeting between Abel Ferreira and the Palmeiras fans at Allianz Parque, this Saturday, was not ideal, with the team being defeated by Bragantino by 2-4 in a game of the 25th round. The third defeat in four games, which led fans to toast the team with boos at the end and shouts of “team without shame”.
Abel Ferreira thanked the support and noticed the begging:
“”We’re bad. It’s a moment of anger, of pain for those who like Palmeiras, we want more and better. But that’s what I want from our fans, who support us throughout the game and cover us after the end. Today for me. the positive record is that during the 90 minutes the crowd Palmeiras has always supported the team.”
I can say that fans win games. We with a top team and these fans pushing… Did we reach 2-3 (after losing 0-3) and there was only 30% of the capacity in the stadium? Yes, fans win games. It’s not often that it takes four goals, they saw that the players were running and supported. In the end, cover. Today we didn’t deserve anything other than boos,” he acknowledged.
About the title, with Atlético Mineiro now at 14 points, the Portuguese coach was direct: «I have to be realistic, I can’t sell dreams. When you see a very strong Atlético Mineiro, without facilitating anything and a very strong Flamengo… There is a lot of game ahead and we have to remember that we have a game on the 27th [a final da Libertadores frente ao Flamengo] and these Brasileirão games will prepare us.”
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