Tiago Volpi defends Diniz in São Paulo and speaks in a title: “We must maintain regularity” | Saint Paul

The result put Tricolor in the leadership of Brasileirão. Diniz, in turn, reached the top of the tournament in isolation for the first time in his career. To reach this stage, the coach suffered harsh criticism from the fans and experienced moments of pressure at the club.

– Very important (Diniz stay). From Diniz’s first days at the helm of São Paulo, we expressed how important the way of dealing with the group would be for us, because of his idea. After more than a year, after all the turbulence, in a different scenario that is Brazilian football, where you don’t see the work and only the result – said Tiago Volpi.

– The board believed in the work, that we were doing. The results were often not happening, but we have reaped the rewards. To be a champion you have to maintain regularity – added the goalkeeper.

In this Thursday’s game, São Paulo went goalless, something that has not happened in the Brazilian Championship since the beginning of October. Volpi celebrated this feat and explained why even after winning 3-0 he kept attacking his teammates.

– The question of not letting the goals suffer, even if the result was 3-0, we have to keep doing our things. I don’t like to score goals. I said there that it was 1-0 and we can’t let them play. We talk about it a lot. Often with the score 2 or 3 to 0 is where we get the goals. We want the team to be constant – Volpi commented.

The defending duo against Goiás was made up of Bruno Alves and Arboleda. The two were the mainstays of the team in 2019, but ended up losing space this year after irregular matches.

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Tonight’s victory saw São Paulo open two points ahead of Atlético-MG (44-42 points). However, the Tricolor still has a game less and can have a difference of five at the top of the table.

Next Sunday, at 4:00 p.m., against Sport, in Morumbi, the team seeks to maintain the leadership of Brasileirão.