Soteldo celebrates his return and sends a message to Santos fans

Soteldofrom Santos, was sincere about his return to the team in the match of South American against Audax Italian, after an injury to his left thigh. The attacking midfielder praised the club and reinforced that, this time, he will be more careful with his recovery process, unlike when he tried to speed it up with his shoulder injury.

“O saints It is my home. I’m very happy and, little by little, I’m going to recover from the injury. I entered a little bit to gain pace and not make the same mistake I made when I injured my shoulder. I came back quickly and did not wait for the recovery”declared Soteldo, who also nailed it: “The idea is to pick up the pace to get well into the Brazil’s Cup”. For the national competition, Alvinegro Praiano faces bahia on Wednesday the 31st, away from home, at Arena Fonte Nova.

The 25-year-old played for just 30 minutes of the match. With the 2-1 defeat, Soteldo took the opportunity to criticize the refereeing: “It was very difficult to play against audax and the referee. We didn’t expect that. The things he did didn’t make as much sense. Let’s go back to Brazil with our heads held high and think about the next game”.

Although Santos is in 3rd place in the competition, three points behind 2nd place (Audax), and eight points behind the leader (Newell’s Old Boys), the number 10 showed determination to seek a place in the round of 16: “We’re going to the end, we’re not going to give up qualifying. Let’s go game by game. It is a competition that the club does not have. If we can qualify, we’ll go after it”.

TALK, PROFESSOR!

Odair Hellmann, coach of Santos, was sincere about the match against Audax Italiano in the Copa Sudamericana. Alvinegro Praiano took the lead on the scoreboard, but took the turn and got complicated on the table. With the result of 2 to 1, the Brazilian team parked in the 3rd position of group E, below the leader Newell’s Old Boys and the last Chilean opponent.

The coach at Peixe explained the scheme set up with three defensive midfielders on the pitch. “We envision putting one more man inside. We were already replacing the system, it was also important. We used this system only once in the Paulista championship. Took the opportunity”detailed Odair in a press conference; check out the other quotes from the commander!

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