Varini has a terrible performance in the Brazilian Championship

The technician Martin Varini said he was dissatisfied with the Athletico after the draw with Criciúma, in the 27th round of the Brasileirão. Even with the team’s second game without conceding a goal, the Uruguayan commander recognized the difficulties of the match.

“We were not satisfied, but we believed in the work. We wanted to win. We knew that the game context would be very difficult, not only because they are strong here and are competing, just like us. [para se distanciar da zona de rebaixamento]but also because of the sequence of play. This makes it difficult to always maintain a high level”, he assessed.

The coach’s main complaint was the way the team played. Instead of what Varini proposed, to have possession of the ball and create more chances to score than the opponent, Athletico suffered against Criciúma.

In addition to creating little in attack, the team relied on the brilliance of goalkeeper Mycael to ensure the score was level. In total, there were 23 shots on goal from the team from Santa Catarina.

Martin Varini, Athletico coach

“We had always said that the team was playing very well and needed to improve, with the team conceding goals. Now things have changed, we have improved in not conceding goals, but we have stopped playing as we had been playing. That will be the focus of the work”, he added.

With the result, Athletico appears in 13th place in the table, with 31 points, three more than Corinthians, the first team in the relegation zone.

Varini’s Athletico has only one win in nine games

Against Criciúma, Martín Varini completed 19 games in charge of Athletico. There are nine wins, four draws and six losses, a success rate of 54.3%.

However, the performance drops considerably in the Brasileirão. There are nine games in Serie A, with five defeats, three draws and only one victory. In other words, the use is 22.2% of the points.

In the World Cups, the scenario is much more positive, with the team having 100% success in all games at the Ligga Arena.

With Varini, Athletico is preparing for the return match against Racing Club, from Argentina, in the quarterfinals of the Copa Sudamericana. The duel will take place next Thursday (26), at 9:30 pm, at the El Cilindro stadium, in Avellaneda.

Having won the first leg 1-0, Furacão has the advantage of a draw to qualify for the semi-finals of the continental tournament.

Athletico’s games with Martín Varini

• Athletico 3 x 0 Ypiranga-RS – Brazilian Cup
• Cerro Porteño 1 x 1 Athletico – South American
• Red Bull Bragantino 1 x 0 Athletico – Brazilian Championship
• Athletico 2 x 1 Cerro Porteño – South American
• Athletico 1 x 2 Cuiaba – Brazilian Championship
• Athletico 2 x 0 Bragantino – Brazilian Cup
• Athletico 0 x 2 Gremio – Brazilian Championship
• Red Bull Bragantino 2 x 3 Athletico – Brazilian Cup
• Internacional 2 x 2 Athletico – Brazilian Championship
• Athletico 2 x 1 Belgrano – South American
• Athletico 1 x 2 Juventude – Brazilian Championship
• Belgrano 0 x 2 Athletico – South American
• Vasco – 2 x 1 Athletico – Brazilian Championship
• Vasco 2 x 1 Athletico – Brazilian Cup
• Athletico 0 x 2 Palmeiras – Brazilian Championship
• Athletico 2 (4) x (5) 1 Vasco – Brazilian Cup
• Athletico 1 x 1 Fortaleza – Brazilian Championship
• Athletico 1 x 0 Racing – South-American
• Criciuma 0 x 0 Athletico – Brazilian Championship