Coach Cuca revealed that he has not yet found a starting team of Atletico-MG, after the victory over Godoy Cruz on Thursday night (14) at the MRV Arena. The coach highlighted the wear and tear of his team with the game sequence.
“It is not possible to have a starting team. The wear is so great from one game to another that it is necessary to have 16 or 17 players and go using them according to the needs not to burst everyone. So sometimes the player is tired,” Cuca said at a news conference.
The coach quoted a renowned European coach to justify the.
“As the player says, the player has to play fresh and sometimes he is not in place of play. If one is physically well, of course he will have more strength than tired. It is up to us to understand each game and choose the best pieces, opportunizing the entire cast, because there is no other medicine,” he continued.
Cuca also stressed the sequence of Atletico-MG games:
- Against Grêmio at home on Sunday (17), for the Brazilian Championship
- Against Godoy Cruz had been on Thursday (21) for the South American Cup
- Against São Paulo outside on the 24th, for the Brazilian Championship
- Against cruise at home on the 27th, for the Brazilian Cup
“These are all difficult games, decisions, and we are deciding since the miner, when we could not lose. The emotional also has an hour that weighs. Sometimes, the best football is not played and the reasons are diverse, but the important thing is that we are going through the phase and has evolved a lot as a team,” he said.
Atletico-MG Victory
In a very missing game and with heated discussions in the MRV Arena ,. With goals from Cuello and Hulk, the alvinegro defeated the Argentines 2-1.
The teams will face each other again next Thursday (21). The game will be played at the Feliciano Gambarte stadium in Mendoza. He plays it for a draw to advance to the next phase.
The Rooster returns to the field on Sunday (17), at the MRV Arena, against Grêmio. The match that opens the return of the Brazilian Championship is scheduled for 16h.
