Confident after two wins in a row, Athletic dreams of pinching a ranking spot for the South American Cup in 2025. This is what the red-black locker room aims at in the last four rounds of Brasileirão 2024, according to the steering wheel Celery.
The 23-year-old player exalted the support of the fans, who broke a record audience at the Ligga Arena in three consecutive games.
"I wanted to talk a little bit about the crowd, which is pushing and helping us right now. Their support... There's nothing to talk about. Tough game, but we did what had to be done. We have more games and we need their support for us to keep winning and who knows how to dream about even bigger things," he said.
When asked if the dream is not too far away, Felipinho said again and still stressed the trust in the cast.
"Of course. We see the table and everything is very close, so it's not hard to dream. Our cast has the capacity for this and with the support of our fans it becomes even more beautiful", he completed.
The coach, though. Lucho González was also asked about the possible vacancy, but did not answer about. In another section of the press conference, the Argentine commander made it clear that the alert is still on.
"What matters is the results we get, which are significant. However, we cannot relax or accommodate ourselves," he commented.
Athletic status in table
With the triumphs over the Atlético-MG and Atlético-GO, Athletico gained breath in the fight against the relegation.
There are 40 points earned, three more than the Crisis and Bragantino, who open the descent zone. In 14th place, Hurricane still has the same score Grêmio, which is in the position above, the last that guarantees vacancy in the South American Cup.
Athletic hope is the moments of each team. While the team led by Lucho González placed two victories and regained confidence, the Grêmio You haven't won in three rounds.
In addition, if the Cruise be South American champion next Saturday (23) and with the Brazilian Liberator champion, who will have the decision between Atlético-MG and Botafogo, the G7 (classification for the next Liberators) can become G9. With this, the 14th and 15th places also go to the Sula. That is, the Athletic remains in the distance.
According to the Department of Mathematics of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Athletico has a 49.3% chance of going to South America. In addition, the odds of hurricane lowering fell from 26% to 10.4% with the triumph over the Atlético-GO flashlight.
In these last four duels for Series A, Athletico visits the Bahia this weekend and closes the championship against the Atlético-MG. In the midst of these confrontations, the team will receive the Fluminense and Bragantino in direct duels against delegation.
Latest Hurricane games in Brasileirão
- Bahia x Athletico – Sunday (24), at 16h, in the House of Bets Arena Fonte Nova
- Athletic x Fluminense – Sunday (1), at 6:30 p.m., at the Ligga Arena
- Athletico x Bragantino – no confirmed date and time
- Athletic-MG x Athletic – no confirmed date and time
