The goalless draw between Corinthians and Vascothis Wednesday (18), at the Neo Química Arena, in the first game of the Copa do Brasil final, was marked by an internal disagreement within the black and white squad.
During the second half, Matheuzinho and Yuri Alberto had an argument inside before a corner kick is taken. The confusion required the intervention of goalkeeper Hugo Souzawho entered the middle to contain the tension and prevent the fight from taking on greater proportions.
The divergence, however, was not restricted to 90 minutes. After the final whistle, the full-back and striker on the way to the dressing room. Matheuzinho tried to talk to Yuri Alberto, who refused.
Good chance from Vasco! Yuri Alberto and Matheuzinho clash before the corner kick, and Barros heads the ball against the post.
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Hugo Souza spoke about the episode in the mixed zone.
”Well, actually that’s the game. Everyone wants to win and when things aren’t happening the way we imagine, it ends up that head gets a little hot. In fact I went to break up an argument between us, but it was a discussion for our improvement, for us to try to understand what was happening in the game”, explained Hugo Souza in the mixed zone.
How was the game
In a very competitive game in the middle and with few clear chances of scoring, they drew 0-0, this Wednesday (17), in the first game of the Copa do Brasil final.
The Neo Química Arena, Timão’s stadium, hosted a great party from the 47,339 fans present, the second biggest crowd at the venue this year. The match had two goals invalidated due to offside — Rayan for the Rio team and Memphis Depay for the São Paulo team.
Hugo Souza assessed that Corinthians performed below expectations.
”It was clear that we played a game below what we expected. Maybe have the ball a little more and put our game plan into practice. We know we need to improve and now we need to correct what we did today. What happened today can serve as a lesson for us. I’m glad we didn’t lose the game today. It was difficult, Vasco’s team is qualified. Their plan today worked more than ours,” he said.
With no advantage for either side, the definition of the Copa do Brasil champion will come at Maracanã, Sunday (21), under the orders of the Vasco fans. Tickets are already sold out.
“We are sure we will improve and play a better game there, because if we want to be champions, we need to play a better game”, concluded the goalkeeper.
