Dorival speaks like a departing coach at São Paulo: 'we went to the limit'
Coach Dorival Júnior answered São Paulo fans' criticism in the tone of a farewell after the goalless draw with Corinthians at Vila Belmiro. He said the team went to the limit of what could be done and avoided questions about staying in 2027.

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O técnico Dorival Júnior usou a coletiva para responder às críticas da torcida do São Paulo depois do empate sem gols com o Corinthians nesta quarta-feira (4), na Vila Belmiro, pela 34ª rodada do Brasileirão — jogo em que a arquibancada gritou “time pipoqueiro”.
Em tom de despedida — ele tem contrato até 31 de dezembro —, Dorival analisou o trabalho no Morumbi e comparou com o período no Corinthians, dizendo que os cenários foram parecidos e que chegou ao “limite”.
“Reação do torcedor, não tenho que contestar, apenas agradecer o apoio porque nos carregou em muitos momentos”, disse. “Queríamos um melhor resultado e fizemos de tudo para isso. Crescemos na segunda etapa, mas faltou o gol.”
O que soou como adeus veio na resposta seguinte: “Fico muito feliz pelo trabalho feito nestes dois anos no Corinthians e no São Paulo, que viveram situações muito iguais”. E completou: “Fomos ao limite do que poderia ser feito.”
Questionado sobre a vontade de seguir na próxima temporada, esquivou-se: “Prefiro não falar nada. As pessoas me conhecem. A vontade do Dorival é o que menos importa.”
Com o empate — e mesmo com um a mais no segundo tempo, depois de Yuri Alberto ser expulso —, o time de Dorival soma três jogos sem vitória e aparece em 10º, com 44 pontos. A vaga na Libertadores é praticamente impossível.
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