Athletico, leader of the Brazilian Championship, entered the sure field of a victory, but the team seems to have stayed in Barueri. In a very bad performance, Hurricane was defeated by Danubio by 2×1 on the night of Wednesday (15), at the Ligga Arena, by the group E of the South American Cup.
The result leaves the classification open for the final octaves, despite ensuring at least the play-in before one of the third parties placed in the stage of Liberators groups. And Rubro-Negro also lost the best campaign of the Lanús competition.
After the match, Cuca admitted failures in the zaga that resulted in goals and that resulted in the destabilization of the team. "If you're going to analyze the game in cold numbers, we have 80% ball ownership, 20 kicks but an adverse result. Even with these numbers it was a bad performance," she analyzed.
Asked about the next steps now with the defeat, Cuca replied that with the stoppage of the Brazilian Championship, the coach will give the players a few days to relax. "I'll give them a few days to relax their heads a little, then we work hard to start over," he said.
All in all, the Athletican cast will have four days off, returning training on Monday, May 20, at the Cashew CT.
The defeat for the Danubio It still doesn't confirm Athletico as leader of Group E of South American. The Rubro-Negro will need at least a tie against Sportivo Ameliano in the last round to confirm the direct spot to the final eighties of the tournament. The sixth round game will be on May 30th, Thursday, at 7pm, again at the Ligga Arena.
