Fior Pereira justifies the Corinthians reserve before the qualifiers in Paulistau: “We will face injuries” | Corinthians

– Today I clearly realized, said the Timão coach, that the recovery time after a strong match, like the previous one, is not easy.

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– I think I did well, otherwise we will have injury problems. The last match was intense, and with the usual heat here, it wasn’t easy. A difficult field, very irregular, heavy, in which the rotation of the ball becomes complicated.

As an absolute start to the match, the coach chose only goalkeeper Cassio. Gustavo Silva and Giuliano, who are vying for a spot on the team, have been in their spot from the start, too. The coach explained the absence of players such as Paulinho in the starting lineup.

Paulinho and the other players of his competence, who have a certain experience, a certain age, are players who, in order to perform at their level, must be new, to the best of their abilities. Of course, the ability to recover is not the same as at 20 and 30 – he said.

– He’s a player who could fall back to build, but then got into the zone in time, so he scored several goals throughout his career. Therefore, he is an important player for us, who, like Renato and part of the players we have in the team, needs to the maximum – he explained

The trio formed by Paulinho, Renato Augusto and Willian were ready to enter the match in the second half, before Roger Guedes scored the winner in the 15th minute.

– We tried to extend their entry as much as possible in order to comfort them in the next match. But there came a time when their entry was needed. I could see that they had not recovered from the previous match – the coach commented.

a Corinthians He returns to the field next Thursday, at 7 pm, to face Al-Guarani in the Paulista Championship quarter-finals.. Vitor Pereira leads first preparatory training on Monday morning.

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