Cuca blames Athletico for goals conceded at the end in defeat to Ypiranga: “Inamissible” | athletico-pr

Coach Cuca did not hide his dissatisfaction with Athletico in the defeat to Ypiranga-RS, 2-1, at Colosso da Lagoa, this Wednesday, in the first game of the third phase of the Copa do Brasil. The coach’s main criticism was for the goals conceded in the final minutes, at 52 and 54 of the second half, when Furacão could have controlled the advantage on the scoreboard.

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– It is unacceptable for you to concede a counterattack goal in the 51st minute. We need to mature based on this. And then take the second, which is a consequence of the first. The first is unacceptable. You have to play a deep ball, catch it, pass it, and manage the result that was yours – said Cuca, at a press conference.

Athletico opened the scoring with Canobbio in the 34th minute of the first half, after a good pass from Zapelli. However, Furacão’s performance dropped too much in the second stage, and Ypiranga went up.

The team from Rio Grande do Sul had a goal disallowed, hit two balls against the post and managed to turn things around in stoppage time. In the space of two minutes, Mateus Anderson equalized at 50, with a shot after a counterattack, and Fabrício Pereira gave Canarinho the victory at 52, taking a free kick outside the area after Madson’s cut.

– We really felt the game, we really felt the field as it is, heavy. We conceded a goal on a counterattack at 51, that is unacceptable. Firstly, you don’t need to expose yourself up front, and secondly, you can manage with a deep ball. We play the ball inside, in the middle, we take a counterattack, it is unacceptable. With four or five players, we had already made a bad line before, in which the boy came in, cut in and scored a beautiful goal. And, if that wasn’t enough, we conceded the second goal, a ball from us, we cut the wrong way into the middle of the area, deviating from the principle of cutting backwards or upwards, the boy hit a beautiful shot – he commented.

– There’s nothing to explain. There’s no point coming here and saying different things, the opponent deserved to win. Even though we had chances to make it 2-0, we alternated between good and bad moments. The team got tired in the second half, that’s clear. The pieces were exchanged, one player for another in the same position, no one took a striker to put a steering wheel. The players that came in were unable to make the difference, and we lost a game that was in our hands – he continued.

Cuca also cited the fatigue that Athletico felt due to the marathon of games and also traveling. It was the third straight match away from home, after playing against Danubio, in Uruguay, for the Sul-Americana, and Juventude, in Caxias do Sul, for the Brazilian Championship.

– We feel a lot about the field, we are sorry, there are three games in a row with three trips, Uruguay, Caxias, back and here. And feel it, it’s no use, it’s no excuse, you feel the wear and tear and tiredness, in the end this became very clear and clear.

Despite the defeat, Cuca praised the performance of Zapelli, new to the starting lineup and who provided the assist for Canobbio’s goal.

– Our best player in the match was Zapelli. In my opinion, he played very well. If there is good news, today is the game he played. This is what we expect from him from now on. It comes out because he’s tired, we notice and take it away. Otherwise he was a player to play the 90 minutes, he was intense, aggressive with the ball, a warrior during the match. Good news, in addition to Canobbio scoring a goal, was the game that Zapelli played – he highlighted.

With the defeat, Athletico will need a simple victory to take the maximum penalties or a greater advantage to guarantee classification. The two teams will face each other on the 22nd, at 8pm, at the Ligga Arena.

Now Athletico faces Vasco, on Sunday, at 4pm, at the Ligga Arena, in the fifth round of the Brazilian Championship.