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He said goodbye to after being eliminated by his biggest rival, Cruzeiro, in the quarterfinals, after in a match played on Thursday (9/11), in Mineirão. After the first defeat, the board fired coach Cuca and bet on the return of the Argentine. At his first conference after the classic, the coach pointed to the intensity of the duel as a determining factor for elimination.
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“But I think the most important thing about what happened is that we entered a hysteria that did not allow us to play, that is, very little was played, had a lot of fight, and in that the rival was better,” said Sampaoli.
“The rival played with the result and our despair. I think that in reality, as I said, if we had the opportunity, to play the game longer instead of playing it, perhaps we had more chances,” added the Argentine.
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Finalist in 2024, the Rooster lost both the round -trip game and ended up out of the competition.
Eliminated from the Brazilian Cup, Rooster now disputes the Brazilian and South American Championship. In the national tournament, the team led by Sampaoli occupies the 14th place. In the continental dispute, Rooster faces Bolivar in the quarterfinals and aims at the unprecedented title in the competition.
