Sampaoli talks about ‘pride’ and wants Atlético always at the top: ‘This is the first step’

08/30/2020 Brazil

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Jorge Sampaoli was champion of Minas Gerais for Atlético and received the affection of the players *(Photo: Alexandre Guzanshe / EM / DA Press)*

After five years of “drought”, the technician Jorge Sampaoli became champion again. This Sunday, the coach -who had lifted the last cup in 2015, when he won the Copa América in Chile- led the Atlantic conquest of Mineiro Championship surpassing the Tombense, by 1 to 0, no Miner. The Argentine celebrated the victory and highlighted: the State Championship is only the first step in a longer project.

Atltico raises the glass and Sampaoli carried by the cast

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“A great start to the cycle that, for sure, we have to accompany him with many strengths, basically from the managerial capacity, which has to be at the head of the team so that it continues to grow, so that it is strong and respected. This is just the first step. The next steps will be much more difficult. Sure we have to be attentive to every detail, “he said.

Sampaoli also spoke of “proud“For winning the first title in Brazil. For me it is a pride to be in this country and get a title. I am happy to have achieved a highly valued achievement in a place I have just arrived. It fills me with pride, ”he continued.

The Argentine recalled the trajectory in the country, which began in 2019, in Saints. In 2020, she took over the Atlantic in March and has already achieved her first conquest. “It was a very happy year at Santos. Unfortunately, we couldn’t crown it with a title, we were so close. We were runners-up in Brazil and we got very close to Paulista. But soccer has these things. You have recently been in one place and you can achieve what you deserve in another place, but you didn’t, ”he said, emphasizing that the Atlantic always has to aim for the top.

“We hope this is the starting point for this institution to remember all the time it has to win things. The responsibility of the players, the technical committee, the managers, the president, will make this institution great. And this is the path we have to follow ”, he continued.

brazilian championship

As soon as he had conquered the Mineiro, Sampaoli was already thinking brazilian championship. Currently, the Alvinegro team is in fifth place, with 11 points and one game less. Leader International, with 15.

The next Atlantic game in Serie A will be this Thursday, against the vice leader So Paulo, for the seventh round. The departure is scheduled for Mineiro, at 8pm. the next step in the process of evolution of the cast after the restructuring carried out in the club, according to Sampaoli.

“We had to restructure a completely new team. The restructuring of the team cost us a lot at the beginning, but now that all the fans are enjoying this joy and that we are already thinking about So Paulo, which comes from two consecutive victories and is doing very well, to take back the Brazilian ”, he concluded.

Tombense 0 x 1 Atltico: photos from the Mineiro final

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Bruno Cantini and Pedro Souza / Agência Galo / Atltico

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