Even with a lesser player since the 15th minute of the first half, Corinthians beat Racing-Uru 1-0 on Thursday night (24) at Neo Chemistry Arena for the third round of the South American Cup.
The goal of victory was scored by Ángel Romero, after play built in a corner kick in the second half.
Shirt 9, Yuri Alberto was a starter and remained on the field until the 43 minutes of the final stage. Acting as a reference in the attack since the expulsion of Félix Torres, the attacker had to adapt his movement, holding the offensive line even with the restructured team in the field. He participated in some good offensive actions, despite the tactical limitations imposed by numerical inferiority.
“I think what most defines our game is delivery. And yet we managed to keep control, compete and look for the goal of victory. I am very happy for the result, because we needed to show strength at home. But today it was a total donation game. I thank God for another health match, to my family that whenever it made a difference from start to finish,” Yuri told.
With the result, it has 4 points in South American group C and touches the second place in America de Cali which has 5 points. The team’s next commitment will be for the Brazilian Championship, next Sunday (27), at 16h, against Flamengo, in Maracanã, for the sixth round of the competition.
“Next game is also difficult, especially against a team like Flamengo, away from home. We know it will be a very high level game, but we are getting ready. We know of our potential and we will look for the points with a lot of responsibility,” said shirt 9.
