With the Brazilian Championship halted, the coach Cuca gained ten days of training to adjust the Athletico. After the defeat to Danubio, last Wednesday (15), the coach gave the squad four days off.
The re-presentation took place on the morning of this Monday (20), at CT do Caju, and the next game will only be on May 30, Thursday, against Amelian sportsman, at the Ligga Arena, for the Sul-Americana. Furacão has the entire squad available, as defender Thiago Heleno has recovered from a muscle injury.
Cuca even complained a few times about the lack of time to train the team. Since arriving, the only time he had a “full week” of training was between Paranaense’s semi-final games against Operário, at the end of March.
At the time, as the period was FIFA Data, there was no full squad, as Bento and Canobbio were with their teams. The coach did not celebrate the team’s time without games, as the reason for the suspension of the championship is tragic, but he will take the opportunity to implement new ideas.
“This stoppage was not for us to train, it was for the equality of the championship. How are we going to continue with the three clubs returning to play without a minimum training condition. There would not be equality. Today, football is secondary”, he said after the defeat to Danubio, last Wednesday (15).
Athletico will have more training time than 15 Serie A teams
Athletico, in fact, will have more preparation time than the other 15 teams in Serie A. Most of the Copa do Brasil games were not postponed, so the return matches in the third phase of the Copa do Brasil will take place normally this week.
Furacão’s duel for the tournament was postponed because it was against Ypiranga from Rio Grande do Sul. The game was scheduled for Wednesday (22), but there is still no set date after the postponement. Cuca’s team is at a disadvantage after the 2-1 comeback defeat in Erechim.
In addition to Athletico, only Internacional, Grêmio, Juventude and Cruzeiro will not take the field this week among the Brasileirão teams.