Sport loses Copa do Nordeste, and Enderson Moreira vents about penalties

O sport even managed to win Ceará in regulation time, but missed the Northeast Cup in the penalty shootout. The two teams faced each other last Wednesday, the 3rd, at Ilha do Retiro, and Leão eliminated the negative difference in the first leg with a 1-0 victory. penalties, and the red-black couldn’t do well in them.

Luciano Juba and Gabriel they were the athletes who missed the penalties and prevented Sport from winning the Copa do Nordeste. Despite the mistakes, Enderson Moreira went to the press conference and came out in defense of the duo. The coach did not want to elect culprits for the defeat and declared that penalty kicks are all a big lottery and the goalkeepers are favored.

“Juba and Gabriel don’t have to feel any guilt. They are players who dedicate themselves a lot, have done a lot and will continue to do so. People take a hit. It works like hell to offer quality football, with limited resources that Sport also has. When you enter the mata mata, it’s detail and unfortunately the detail was not in our favor“, he stated.

Enderson Moreira stressed that everyone is doomed to error in penalty kicks, including the best players in the world. Therefore, the Sport coach made a point of saying that he would not attack Juba and Gabriel. On the contrary, the coach, who will remain in charge of Leão even with the runner-up in the Copa do Nordeste, insisted on defending his athletes.

“The best on the face of the earth make mistakes, what am I going to say to someone here who made mistakes? The penalty is a much worse moment for the one who hits than for the goalkeeper, the goalkeeper is a sharp shooter, he can define the corner, take risks, the guy who is going to hit it has a huge emotional weight. Only those who hit the decisive penalty can have an idea of ​​what it is“, finished.