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Eduardo Zuma, technical assistant at Santos, commanded the team on the edge of the lawn this Sunday, in the tie for 1 a 1 with Fortaleza, because coach Fernando Diniz was suspended. According to him, the result against one of the main teams in the Brazilian championship was very positive for what was presented by Peixe. Mainly for having managed to neutralize the rival’s strengths.
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– We played an exhausting game on Thursday (against Libertad) and contextualizing the game, the opponent, away from home, the home team with the best performance at home, I assess Santos’ performance as positive. The team competed, neutralized Fortaleza’s main plays and we suffered as we knew it would be. The players fulfilled what Diniz asked for during the week – he said.
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Eduardo Zuma led Santos against Fortaleza as Diniz was suspended — Photo: Ivan Storti / Santos FC
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In the first half, after falling behind on the scoreboard, Peixe reacted the next minute and tied with Carlos Sánchez’s header.
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– We had more possession throughout the game. More finishes on goal in the first half. The team, as a whole, left us satisfied. It yielded what we expected. We want to move on to a big game on Thursday. Thank all players for their delivery on the field – Zuma said.
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– Santos not only defended well, I think that while we had the energy to play, we managed to create goal chances. Santos played well. Knew how to neutralize Fortaleza, a very well trained team. It is the team that hurts their opponents the most at home – completed the assistant.
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Santos will return to the field next Thursday, at 9:30 pm, against Libertad, in Paraguay, for the return game of the quarterfinals of the Copa Sudamericana. For the Brasileirão, the team plays again on Sunday, at 6:15 pm, against Inter, in Vila Belmiro, for the 17th round.
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