Ceni is asked if Sao Paulo can rival Flamengo, Palmeiras and Atlético MG and gives an honest answer

The Sao Paulo coach was honest and made it clear that it was still too early to make any predictions in Brazil. Ceni also remembered the calendar full of Tricolor games in season

This Sunday (17) Sao Paulo lost 3-1 to Flamengo in the Maracana, incurring its first defeat in the Brazilian Championship.. After the match, during the press conference, coach Rogerio Cini He was asked if Tricolor could “beat off” it with Rubro-Negro, Atletico MG And Palm trees In the competition gave an honest answer.

Ceni explained that with only two rounds played in Brazil, it was still too early to make any predictions, but stated that the trio would not lack the will to win as many points as possible and win the competition.

“It’s very early. It’s still the second round of the tournament, and it’s hard for us to visualize where the second round could go. We are committed to doing our best, competing in one match after another, achieving a great victory over Atlético, and today we played the match until the 25th minute, after we conceded the two goals, it was difficult to equalize with Flamengo, but it is too early.‘, he began by saying.

“Today, in the second round, I cannot give you an analysis of what is possible. We will try to do our best, add as many points as possible, and get as many wins as possible to put Sao Paulo in the best position for the Brazilian.. And he continued to fight in the cups, both in the Copa America, in which we won two wins, and now on Wednesday we have a match in the Italian Serie A in the Copa del Rey.”

Finally, the Sao Paulo captain also spoke about the intense schedule of matches his team will have in front of them this season. He noted that the short rest period between matches makes everything more difficult not only for the tricolor, but also for other teams that are competing in more than one competition at the moment.

“These are matches every three days. It’s hard for everyone. It is difficult for those who have a long journey, here we are back to São Paulo, tomorrow we will train, and the day after tomorrow, we travel south again. We returned from the south, Thursday arrived in Sao Paulo, on Friday we will go to Bragança (Paulista). He is like that. It’s tough because you have to organize the competitors, the little time we have to train, the place you’re going to get is tough.”

With the defeat, Sao Paulo has 3 points in Brazil and is currently seventh on the leaderboard. Now, Tricolor is changing its focus to Conflict Brazil Cup And on Thursday (20) he faces Youthaway from home, in the first leg third level from competition.