Last Sunday (7), the Corinthians suffered a hard win for 3 to 0 for Cruzeiro, in match valid for the 15th round of the Brazilian Championship. With goals from Matheus Pereira, Barreal and Gabriel Verón, the Cabuloso rose to the 7th position in the table, while Timão remains in critical position, occupying the 18th position. Despite the elastic score, the interim technician of Corinthians, Raphael Laruccia, surprised to say that the result does not reflect the true dynamics of the game.
In a press conference after the match, Laruccia analyzed the confrontation and revealed that, in his view, Cruzeiro was not as superior as the score suggests. "I always like to look at the context, at the whole. Football is never one thing. If we look at the game and the dynamics of the game, see the numbers of the game, too, catch the finishing numbers, the Cruzeiro team had a finish more than we did. Maybe that shows that there wasn't so much superiority. It may seem that because we seek to have a slightly more cautious posture trying to protect space inside and control the game," he explained.
Laruccia stated that the score conveyed a false sense of superiority of the opponent. "This gives the feeling that the opponent is having superiority. There's a false feeling. But if we look at the actions of the last third, they were very similar, even in the finalization of the plays. What made a difference is that they managed to be happier by hitting the target. They've made a bigger profit. And the score says that," he concluded.
In addition to technical analysis, the interim coach of Corinthians needs to deal with the growing pressure of the crowd, which requires better results and more commitment of the cast. The situation is aggravated by extracampus incidents, such as the complaint of a Cruzeiro fan who claimed to have been assaulted by the president of the CorinthiansAugusto Melo, during the match. According to the fan, the aggression occurred after provocations related to the possibility of lowering the club São Paulo.
O CorinthiansNow you need a quick and effective reaction to get out of the debasement zone and regain the trust of your fans. The next rounds will be decisive to define the future of the team in Brasileirão.
