Abel reveals doubts in the lineup and celebrates a comeback: ‘Difficult to explain’

The home team took a 2-0 lead in a first half that Palmeiras barely played. In the final stretch of the opening stage, Endrick took advantage of Rony’s cross and scored with a header to keep Palmeiras in the game. Abel cited the adjustments made at halftime.

“I told the players: ‘calm down’. Yes, we made adjustments. We started much better in the second half. because in my opinion the ability to adapt to the climate was better. The players who came off the bench helped a lot. And that’s what we expect, mix from our experience with the irreverence you saw here today. It’s not the first time that Palmeiras has turned the game around. It’s a team that only stops fighting when the game is over. everyone. It was a victory for the turnaround team, the love team. It’s a great pride to be with this group and be able to experience these emotions”, he continued.

Despite celebrating the success of his changes, the coach did not fail to praise those who started the match at altitude and withstood the initial blow. Lázaro and Luis Guilherme, who entered in the second half, scored Verdão’s second and third goals.

“My question was: either I go with kids to the Libertadores game at Independiente del Valle, where it is difficult for Brazilian teams to win, or I go with more experienced ones, trying to withstand the first blow, from the environment and from the rival, who are strong. We try to hold on and then we refreshed the team. I was also lucky. We took a risk, we removed a defender, we added two full-backs, Luis in place of Veiga, we removed Endrick, we added López, who made a spectacular pass to Lázaro, who also played very well. But we can’t forget those who came in, they had to suffer, take the first hit. I’m happy because the decisions were good, Palmeiras won the 3 very important points for us, the result of the work of this squad, these boys. friendship, even among those running for the same position, it’s normal to have rivalry, jealousy. I don’t feel that, they pull each other’s attention, it’s something that is created, a growth mentality. They were difficult decisions, but luckily it worked out. okay”, Abel continued.

“The atmosphere here is different. Yesterday we had a very good training session. I congratulated my coaching staff. It was necessary to adapt to this environment and a different climate. Run forward and then recover behind. It’s not easy to play here. They had gone nine games without losing here. You saw the difficulties that Palmeiras had in the 30 minutes, we had serious difficulties. coming here you have to be prepared to suffer. Our team is prepared for anything, to suffer, to find our moment”, declared the coach.

With the turnaround, Palmeiras declared Independiente del Valle’s second defeat in their domains, in the Libertadores. The other time, it was also with Abel’s team, which on that occasion, in 2021, won with a penalty goal from Raphael Veiga.