Jair Ventura defends Vitória’s squad after defeat to Grêmio in the Brasileirão

O técnico Jair Ventura manteve o tom de confiança e proteção ao grupo de jogadores do Vitória após o revés por 2 a 0 diante do Grêmio, na Arena, na noite desta quinta-feira (19).

The technician Jair Ventura maintained a tone of trust and protection for the group of players Victory after the 2-0 defeat against Grêmio, at the Arena, on Thursday night (19).

Despite the fall in the 7th round of the Brazilian Championshipthe coach made a point of highlighting the historical difficulty of scoring as a visitor in the competition and avoided public criticism of his athletes.

“I’m satisfied with the squad, I said that in victory and I maintain it in defeat. I’m not going to ask for a signing, I’m not going to expose my athletes”, said Jair, remembering that the team recently beat Atlético-MG and that balance is fundamental.

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Rubro-Negro entered the field in Porto Alegre with an extensive list of medical casualties. In total, six important pieces were left out:

Even with the team patched together, Jair Ventura highlighted that the search is now for regularity. The coach recalled that, in previous editions, the club took a long time to win away from home and that the objective is to shorten this period in 2026 to guarantee a safe campaign.

Next Challenge: Barradão

Vitória won’t have much time to regret. The team is now returning to Salvador to prepare for the clash against Mirassolfor the 8th round of the Brasileirão. The match takes place this Sunday (22), at 6:30 pm, at Barradão, where Leão is usually very strong with the support of its fans.

The technical committee’s expectation is to be able to count on the return of at least two of the players who were in the medical department, reinforcing the offensive sector to seek the three points and climb the leaderboard.