Léo spoke about the decision to stay at São Paulo at least until the end of the season, in November, and explained the reasons for reaching this conclusion.
After the defeat of Sao Paulo for the Flamengoin the first leg of the Copa do Brasil semifinal, the defender leo spoke about the proposal he received from the angers, from France, and why he refused it. According to the defender, there was a conversation with the board and the coach Rogerio Ceni for the decision to stay to be made.
“It was a very intense conversation during the week, everyone understood what São Paulo needed, I also understood what the club did for me. I understood that gratitude had to arise“, said the defender and side Tricolor this Wednesday, 24, citing the demonstration of importance that the leaders showed him to have.
Leo is in Sao Paulo since 2019, when it was purchased from the Fluminense, club in which it was revealed. After seasons without winning the confidence of the crowd as a left-back, the coach Fernando Diniz saw potential in the player to become a defender and began to fall into the crowd’s graces and gain prominence.
The athlete’s numbers for the season show his importance in the current team, which made him decide to stay at least until the end of the year, despite confirming that playing in Europe is a dream: “Of course it’s a dream on my part, for every player. But everyone’s decision was to keep at least until November“, concluded the player.
According to “Globo Esporte”, in 2022, Léo has played 3,947 minutes, being the second athlete in the squad who played the most, behind only the striker. Calleri. This number should still increase considerably until the end of November, as São Paulo has at least 18 more games, and could increase if they qualify for the finals of the Copa do Brasil and the South American.
Source: sportbuzz
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