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After 2-0 defeat to River Plate, who earned the hard-won classification in the final of the Conmebol Libertadores, the technician Palms, Abel Ferreira, admitted that the rival was much superior in Allianz Parque.
In his post-match press conference, he admitted that he is still not at the same level as Argentine Marcelo Gallardo, a multi-champion who has been in charge of the Millionaires, and stressed that their athletes do not have the same experience as those of the foreign team.
However, he stressed that, having played a great match on the road, in Buenos Aires, Verdão deserved the classification.
“River has a better coach than me. They also have players with a lot of experience. In the last five years they have been in the semifinals, and they have won the competition twice. But be it me or my players, there is only one way to gain experience and in alive, go through it. So today we went up the mountain, we saw the view from up there and it’s very good. Now let’s go down again, get our players back, let’s see the team we will have for the next game … ” .
“Today we ran out of Gómez and Zé Rafael. We didn’t even have a steering wheel on the bench to help us. I even left Luan out with the expectation that he would have to enter the middle, because Zé Rafael hadn’t played in a long time and could hold the 90 minutes . That is the life of the coach. Our rival arrived here with the maximum force, and we, with the players we had, gave everything, “he continued.
“We had to suffer, yes, but qualifying was the result of what we did in Argentina. It was a match in which we could have scored more goals, because the same opportunities they had here we had there. In two hands, it was 3 to 2 for us, “he added.
The Portuguese also thanked the fans for the beautiful party that took place on the bus from the Futebol Academy to Allianz Parque, but stressed that this only increased the pressure on the alviverdes side.
“I had my first experience with all the fans, coming from CT to here. I know they help, but they put pressure on us even more, because it seemed that we were already classified and we didn’t even need to play,” he argued.
“Thank you all for your support and I will repeat what Luan said; tomorrow, when the Palmeiras family wakes up, they will wake up happy. And those who go to work will give their bosses a better income,” he joked.
With the result, Verdão returns to continental decision after 21 years, after reaching the final in 2000.
Abel Ferreira’s team now awaits those who pass Santos x Boca Juniors, this Wednesday, to know who will be their rival.
