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Almost two months after being at the top, Atlético-MG regained the leadership of the Brazilian Championship. And not even the fact that the return to the top of the table makes coach Jorge Sampaoli relieve the players. “We have to improve a lot to stay where we are,” said the coach after the 2-1 victory over Corinthians yesterday (14), a result that added to Inter’s setback put Galo back in the first position.
The perfectionism and the demanding level of the Argentine make the coach recognize that there is still a long way to go for the club to achieve great things in the season. “We have to be a team convinced that, for dreams to come true, we have to concentrate,” said the coach.
In the fight for the title of Brasileirão, there are two consecutive victories – a mirror of what happened in the first round of the competition – with Flamengo and Corinthians feeling again the taste of defeat against Galo.
And the match against Timão generated one more coincidence, as the São Paulo players lost their turn again, as they had been on the turn.
balance
Sampaoli himself spoke about this point that will continue to attract the attention of the coaching staff: the balance of the team in the 90 minutes. The game against Corinthians again showed two very different behaviors to the miners in the same game. This dichotomy of performances in the two periods displeases the coach.
“At the beginning [contra o Corinthians], the team was a bit confused, then they let go, won the field, with some lack of play, but with a lot of courage, focusing on the turn. I think that in the second part we got more dominance actions, but without much clarity. It was a game that the team won, but we have to improve a lot ”, he stressed.
Atlético-MG has not won two games in a row for 40 days. The last time was in September, when, in fact, the team scored four wins and reached first place: they beat Bragantino, Atlético-GO, Grêmio and Vasco.
Now Alvinegro has the opportunity to accelerate again, and the rival to beat will be Ceará, the 13th classified, match in Castelão.
