Mano Menezes raves about the striker’s match

This Saturday (18), Colorado entered the field for the first leg of the semifinal of the Campeonato Gaúcho. In search of a place in the final, Inter drew 1-1 with Caxias, at Estádio Centenário, in Caxias do Sul.

After the match, Mano Menezes didn’t mince words to praise striker Luiz Adriano, who recently came from Antalyaspor, Turkey. “We have a player who holds the ball up front again, Luiz Adriano allows us to do that. With that, Alemão is also back to acting in a lighter way, without all that pressure.”, said Mano Menezes.

Despite what the coach from Rio Grande do Sul said, it was clear that when the coach removed Pedro Henrique instead of Luiz Adriano in the second half, many Inter fans who were present in Caxias do Sul did not like the substitution. It was possible to hear the beginning of boos in the Estadio Centenario.

Inter’s tactical error in the first half

After praising the performance of the new number 9, Mano Menezes went straight to explain the mistake in Caxias’ goal. “In the second half we solved it, without building Caxias from the inside. We released a Caxias steering wheel to play. When he was free, Johnny, Bustos and Mauricio were released. The goal was like this. We talked calmly at halftime and adjusted. It was a tactical issue in my opinion. I’m sure that throughout the week we will correct the mistakes we made today. So that next week we can perform well to guarantee the classification.”