Santos relieves pressure, but Odair Hellmann asks the crowd

On the night of this Saturday, the 29th, the saints went into action and played in the third round of the Brasileirão. Needing the victory to relieve the pressure, the team received the America-MG and it didn’t start well. However, Peixe showed power of reaction, turned the scoreboard and managed to secure the victory by 3 to 2 to conquer the first triumph in the tournament.

Shortly after the match, coach Odair Hellmann gave a press conference and spoke about the victory of Peixe. Happy with the performance, but also with the support of the crowd, he made a request to the stands. In the coach’s view, the fans need to be beside Santos at all times for the results to appear.

“I don’t think it was missing (race). But that’s the spirit we talk about when we come here. In a process of evolution, we were going to reach and seek. Of course, this is part of the game. I think the game today had all aspects. Thanks to the fans, who supported us from start to finish, encouraged us in difficult times. It makes a lot of difference“, began Odair.

The Village that way is much stronger. It conveys something extra, confidence, to the players. We know how difficult it is to play against Santos in Vila, because I used to come here, and today there was this synergy between the fans and the team. And I’m glad it had that happy ending.“, completed the coach of Santos.

“Now it’s time to rest and watch what we did in the game. But talking about thanking the players for their spirit, commitment, three days out of three without being able to train properly, repeating the team, physical commitment… Physically you recover, but mentally you need to be strong. So the players are to be congratulated, the fans are to be congratulated“, he concluded.

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