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The 100% Santos campaign of the Paulista Championship ends in the worst of ways. After adding four wins, the team was surprised by Ituano and slaughtered by 5-1 against Novelli Júnior on Sunday. If the result may raise questions about the aggressive and offensive playing style and possession of the ball adopted by Jorge Sampaoli, the Argentine coach said that he did not intend to change it.
"The work continues in the same way, I think in all the matches, Santos was in charge," said Sampaoli, pointing out what Santos had accomplished so far in Paulistão. , with 11 goals scored and only one conceded in the first four rounds.
Sampaoli orders the saints in the defeat of Itano "
As he had done in his previous engagements, Santos played on offensive ground and valued the ball.
Photo: Miguel Schincariol / Estadão
But Ituano made it out very easily, to the point of having taken three goals in the first 20 minutes of the duel. And Sampaoli appreciated the precision of Ituano to build the hype.
"Sometimes the possession does not determine the result, we suffered six, seven kicks and we took five goals, our opponent took advantage of the spaces of the counterattack," said the coach from Santos.
Despite the defeat, Santos is leading the group A of Paulistão with 12 points and also has the best campaign of the state. Sampaoli insists on the need for the team not to be beaten by this heavy defeat, especially since she has already made the commitment Wednesday against Altos in Teresina for the first phase of the Brazil Cup. "We have to get up quickly," said the Argentine commander.
