Coach Rogério Ceni was candid at the press conference after the Victory 2-1 Do St. Paul over the Atletico-GOtoday (27), in Morumbi, for the Brazilian championship.
The first time when I said that San Paolo didn’t play well. And then when he recognized that the club owes its fans. Even so, the coach asked the fans to return to the team’s matches.
“I think San Paolo owes its fans a debt for ten years. It’s not a new thing. [da Sul-Americana]. But we couldn’t, “said the coach.” The fans are right to be resentful, “he added.
“We know the resentment and sadness and how this scar is left of not delivering some of what we owe with the headlines. But the fans have to be with us,” Ceni said.
“In the South American semifinal against Atlético-GO there were 53 thousand. Today they were 17 thousand”, complained the coach.
“It has been a long time since I had seen Morumbi with so many people in so many games. The fans wanted to win, he participated and encouraged him,” he said.
“We failed to deliver the conquest, I understand this resentment, but we have to walk, we can’t stop,” he said.
The media collapsed after the defeat in South America
The San Paolo crowd has collapsed in the team’s last three games at Morumbi. Only 17,598 people were at the stadium to push the team against Atlético-GO, confirming a trend towards a sharp decline in stadium attendance.
In the 1-0 defeat to Botafogo, on the 9th, for Brasileirão, 23,918 people were at Morumbi. On the 20th, against the coritibaonly 14,993 witnessed the beautiful victory of Rogério Ceni’s team.
It was the team’s worst audience at the Brasileirão. The second worst came on the team’s home debut against Athletico-PR, a week after the 4-0 defeat to Palmeiras in the Paulista final.
Ten spectators of San Paolo as home team before the South American final and three after:
27/10 – San Paolo 2 x 1 Atlético-GO – 17,598
20/10 – San Paolo 3 x 1 Coritiba – 14.993
10/09 – San Paolo 0 x 1 Botafogo – 23.918
10/01 – São Paulo 0 x 2 Independiente del Valle (South America Cup final)
25/9 – San Paolo 4 x 0 Avail – 36,510
9/11 – Saint Paul 1 x 1 Corinthians – 46,444
08/9 – San Paolo 2 x 0 Atlético-GO – 53.998 (South American semi-finals)
8/28 – San Paolo 0 x 1 Fortaleza – 30,210
24/8 – São Paulo 1 x 3 Flamengo – 51.365 (Brazilian Cup semi-final)
14/8 – San Paolo 3 x 0 Bragantino – 31.358
06/8 – San Paolo 0 x 2 Flamengo – 45.217
03/8 – Sao Paulo 1 x 0 Ceará – 52.338 (South American quarter-finals)
28/7 – San Paolo 1 x 0 America – 51,297 (Fourth Brazilian Cup)
23/07 – San Paolo 3 x 3 Goiás – 39,393
Discover the other topics covered by Ceni at the press conference
Luan
“I repeat what I said before. Luan for me is the player who dominates the position the most. Luan played the minutes he was able to play. I already imagined that I would have that ball at the end of the game, and as a visionary coach, I put him to score the winning goal (laughs). Luan played as long as he had to play … It’s a joke, of course. “
“I know people want Luan on the pitch, I want him too, but it’s something that will depend on him. He needs to improve his fitness, because he knows his position. And today he was crowned with a goal. Saint Paul in the fight for the highest positions “.
Result x quality of the game
“I am satisfied with the result because I am still fighting for a place in the standings Liberators. I think the year should be evaluated as a whole. These players, after a defeat in the final, are still trying to put San Paolo in the Libertadores. If you analyze the ninety minutes, or even the first half, for San Paolo it was more, but in the second Atlético was superior “
wound
“Some players come from injuries, some players are injured, others are returning like Moreira and Luan, who have undergone surgery. There are several players who still can’t play ninety full minutes. The last few games. Let’s face the game. Atletico-MG, which is ahead of us, and we will need this victory here in Morumbi. It will be a difficult match. But I’m not saying San Paolo doesn’t come without a chance to win. He will have difficulties as he had against Juventude, as he had today against Atlético-GO, which must be enhanced. “
