Dorival Jr reveals plan for Alexandre Pato

O São Paulo It is Dorival Jr. have a plan to Alexandre Pato. Hired by the club for his third spell at Morumbi, the expectation is that the striker will repeat the good performances he had in the past, but the coach wants patience with the star. In a press conference, after the turn against the Goiaslast Saturday, the 27th, the coach talked about what he expects from the experienced athlete.

Dorival Jr doesn’t want any kind of pressure on Alexandre Pato. The attacker is still looking for his physical recovery after being stopped for months due to a knee injury. Without playing since last season, São Paulo fans will have to adopt patience to see their idol on the pitch. According to the coach of the tricolor team, the player still does not have a date to return to work.

We have to be very calm, he is starting now, starting on Monday, the first training after months and months looking for a physical recovery. Don’t count on Alexandre so soon, we won’t have him so soon“, he stated.

It is worth mentioning that Dorival Jr sees Alexandre Pato as a second striker in São Paulo and expects a positive response from the striker: “He is a different player, if he is really recovered and concentrated, focused on São Paulo, he will be important for the capacity he has, the qualities he has and the identification. They were important passages he had at the club“.

See details of Alexandre Pato’s arrival in São Paulo!

This Friday, the 26th, the São Paulo announced the return of Alexandre Pato. After three years of his last passage, the striker returned to Tricolor to write the third chapter of his history with the club. At the age of 33, the player returns to Brazilian football after two and a half seasons in the United States, playing for Orlando City.

Without a club since the beginning of the year, Pato had been flirting with his return to São Paulo. Back in Brazil to treat a serious knee injury, the striker took part in his recovery process at Reffis, the club’s medical department. Thus, speculations have been intensifying in recent months, until the confirmation of the third passage through Tricolor. The player signed a contract with productivity clauses, lasting until the end of the year.

In São Paulo, accumulating the two previous passages, the striker has already played 105 official matches. With 32 goals scored and 15 assists, Tricolor is the second team that Pato contributed the most directly to goals in his career, behind only Milan, with 81 direct participations.