Scorer of São Paulo's winning goal, Rafinha spoke of an unprecedented achievement for the club and commented on the situation linked to the high number of injuries at Tricolor. Against Palmeiras, even with the positive result, three players left the field with some problems: Calleri (due to a back problem), Luciano (calf pain) and Alan Franco (ankle pain). Related São Paulo Dorival Júnior opens up the possibility of Pato's debut for São Paulo: "Maybe in Bragança" São Paulo 05/07/2023 São Paulo Caio analyzes São Paulo's victory and says the team's behavior at the Palmeiras stadium São Paulo 05/ 07/2023 São Paulo Dorival worries about Alan Franco and comments on São Paulo's injuries: "We need a blessing" São Paulo 05/07/2023 A The last time Rafinha scored a goal in Brazil was in 2005. Since then, only during his stays in Europe. This Wednesday (5), he disappointed and scored the first for Tricolor. After the match, Rafinha even joked that he didn't even know how to celebrate. + See the Copa do Brasil-2023 table by clicking here + UPDATES: São Paulo organizes itself and Rafinha guarantees an advantage against Palmeiras in the Copa do Brasil - My last goal here was against Curitiba. Happy to help, happy to have scored. We had the opportunity to do this before, against Palmeiras, it's difficult. It wasn't the prettiest, I scored a few goals in the Champions League. When you're not used to scoring goals, you don't imagine it. It was even strange, people made fun of me because I didn't know how to celebrate, but I had my feet on the ground - he said about the goal. A veteran of the team, Rafinha is considered one of the team's leaders. Asked about the high number of injuries that Tricolor faces, largely due to the situation mentioned above, the right-back expressed regret, but explained that this was expected as he considered the Brazilian calendar “cruel”. The player explained that even with the strong support of the fans, the team is unable to give 100% due to the pressure and the proximity between one match and another, and that is why such problems arise. - Our schedule is complicated. Play all the time, Sunday, Wednesday... We want to give our best performance, but it's impossible. We are human beings, we are tired. The fans support him, but there's no way. It happens, injuries, fractures, the Brazilian calendar punishes us. There’s no way to give 100% because of the injuries – he explained. Next week, São Paulo will decide its future in the quarter-finals of the Copa do Brasil, in the return game against Palmeiras, which will take place at the rival's home. But before that, Tricolor faces Bragantino in the Brazilian Championship, this Sunday (9). After the knockout decision, Tricolor will have a classic against Santos. The athlete also spoke about the sequence that awaits the team. - We already talked. Sunday is also a decision, you also have to win. It’s about enjoying the present moment, tomorrow there’s training. We go through several moments and we know that there is no euphoria. The fans are happy, but it is a turning point. We had good results, we need that sequence in front of our fans, we always want to play in front of a full house, but the sequence is difficult, Dorival knows how to drive correctly, he has great players. We know that whoever plays will perform very well – he concluded. Follow Lance! on G o o g l e News Most read 1 Off the field Vini Jr.'s attitude with Mbappé for Real Madrid draws attention on the web 2 Off the field Brasileirão: see the title chances after Botafogo's draw and Palmeiras' victory 3 Off the field fans of Botafogo chooses culprit for partial defeat: 'This requires failure' 4 Play! 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Scorer of São Paulo's winning goal, Rafinha spoke of an unprecedented achievement for the club and commented on the situation linked to the high number of injuries at Tricolor. Against Palmeiras, even with the positive result, three players left the field with some problems: Calleri (due to a back problem), Luciano (calf pain) and Alan Franco (ankle pain). Related São Paulo Dorival Júnior opens up the possibility of Pato's debut for São Paulo: "Maybe in Bragança" São Paulo 05/07/2023 São Paulo Caio analyzes São Paulo's victory and says the team's behavior at the Palmeiras stadium São Paulo 05/ 07/2023 São Paulo Dorival worries about Alan Franco and comments on São Paulo's injuries: "We need a blessing" São Paulo 05/07/2023 A The last time Rafinha scored a goal in Brazil was in 2005. Since then, only during his stays in Europe. This Wednesday (5), he disappointed and scored the first for Tricolor. After the match, Rafinha even joked that he didn't even know how to celebrate. + See the Copa do Brasil-2023 table by clicking here + UPDATES: São Paulo organizes itself and Rafinha guarantees an advantage against Palmeiras in the Copa do Brasil - My last goal here was against Curitiba. Happy to help, happy to have scored. We had the opportunity to do this before, against Palmeiras, it's difficult. It wasn't the prettiest, I scored a few goals in the Champions League. When you're not used to scoring goals, you don't imagine it. It was even strange, people made fun of me because I didn't know how to celebrate, but I had my feet on the ground - he said about the goal. A veteran of the team, Rafinha is considered one of the team's leaders. Asked about the high number of injuries that Tricolor faces, largely due to the situation mentioned above, the right-back expressed regret, but explained that this was expected as he considered the Brazilian calendar “cruel”. The player explained that even with the strong support of the fans, the team is unable to give 100% due to the pressure and the proximity between one match and another, and that is why such problems arise. - Our schedule is complicated. Play all the time, Sunday, Wednesday... We want to give our best performance, but it's impossible. We are human beings, we are tired. The fans support him, but there's no way. It happens, injuries, fractures, the Brazilian calendar punishes us. There’s no way to give 100% because of the injuries – he explained. Next week, São Paulo will decide its future in the quarter-finals of the Copa do Brasil, in the return game against Palmeiras, which will take place at the rival's home. But before that, Tricolor faces Bragantino in the Brazilian Championship, this Sunday (9). After the knockout decision, Tricolor will have a classic against Santos. The athlete also spoke about the sequence that awaits the team. - We already talked. Sunday is also a decision, you also have to win. It’s about enjoying the present moment, tomorrow there’s training. We go through several moments and we know that there is no euphoria. The fans are happy, but it is a turning point. We had good results, we need that sequence in front of our fans, we always want to play in front of a full house, but the sequence is difficult, Dorival knows how to drive correctly, he has great players. We know that whoever plays will perform very well – he concluded. Follow Lance! on G o o g l e News Most read 1 Off the field Vini Jr.'s attitude with Mbappé for Real Madrid draws attention on the web 2 Off the field Brasileirão: see the title chances after Botafogo's draw and Palmeiras' victory 3 Off the field fans of Botafogo chooses culprit for partial defeat: 'This requires failure' 4 Play! 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