Players evaluate Corinthians’ draw well, which reaches 10 games without losing

Copa Sudamericana

Goalkeeper Cássio regretted not having performed better in the first leg against Newell’s

“Tough game, very balanced, the team fought until the end”, was how goalkeeper Cássio, from Corinthians, evaluated the performance of the team from São Paulo this Tuesday night (8) in the 0-0 draw that classified Timão at quarterfinals of the Copa Sudamericana.

The game took place in the Argentine city of Rosario, home of Corinthians’ opponent, Newell’s Old Boys. The Corinthians classification was due to the score of the first leg, in which Timão had won by 2-1 at the Neo Química Arena.

Throughout this Tuesday’s match (8) Corinthians held back the offensive momentum of Newell’s, who acted rocked by the crowd. After the match, the players regretted not having obtained a better result in the first leg, which would have made the team calmer in the decision in Rosario. “In the opponent’s field, we knew that we would be under pressure at a certain point in the game”, said Maycon.

The classification will earn Corinthians R$ 2.9 million and, now, the team can think about going further in the tournament – ​​although the focus is also on the Copa do Brasil, in which Timão will face São Paulo as a visitor in the second leg of the semifinal. Learn how to use the bonus code bet365 to give your predictions on the next matches that will have Corinthians on the pitch.

Timão had lost in the first leg against Newell’s, but showed capacity by managing to turn the score over to the Argentines. “I think that in the first game we could have brought a better result and we didn’t”, said Cássio. According to the goalkeeper, in São Paulo “we lost, we managed to compete, play. Today we had difficulty in the first half, in the second it was more for the dispute. But there was no lack of what is consistent with Corinthians, delivery, dedication, commitment, that was what he had in both matches and was fundamental for the classification”.

This Tuesday (8), Newell’s had 22 submissions, against seven for Corinthians. The Argentine team, however, wasted the advantage with mistaken bids. Timão, on the other hand, despite making good marks and playing on the counterattacks, had difficulty moving forward in midfield, which left the ball far from Yuri Alberto. The home team’s performance dropped in the second half. A Newell’s goal would have been enough to take the contest to penalty kicks.

The draw occurred without some of Corinthians’ main players having entered the field, such as Fagner and Fábio Santos, who were on the bench, and Renato Augusto, who did not even travel to Rosario.

With the 0-0, Corinthians reached ten games without losing. The last defeat was on July 5, against América-MG in the Copa do Brasil.

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