Odair details dressing-room inquest after Athletico defeat
Odair Hellmann revealed there were strong words in the Athletico dressing room after the 3-1 loss to Vasco on matchday 34. The coach denied he would resign and lamented Kevin Viveros's red card for stamping.

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O Athletico levou 3 a 1 de virada do Vasco na 34ª rodada do Brasileirão, e o vestiário virou palco de uma longa conversa entre o técnico Odair Hellmann, a comissão técnica e os jogadores. Cerca de uma hora depois, o treinador apareceu na sala de imprensa.
Ele contou que houve cobranças e também análise dos gols, para entender o apagão de seis minutos que terminou em três gols do Vasco, a partir do gol contra de Aguirre.
“Cobrança teve no vestiário. Cobrança minha com jogador, jogador entre jogador, nós todos”, disse. Já sobre Petraglia, presidente do clube, ter ido ao vestiário, disse que é natural: “O presidente é mais um participante desse processo, cobra a nós da comissão técnica, nós nos cobramos, nós cobramos jogadores, mas com respeito.”
Em meio à oscilação do time na reta final, Odair pediu que não se criem “factoides” e negou que pediria demissão: “Eu não peço demissão, eu vou até o final, eu renovei meu contrato, eu confio no meu trabalho, no grupo, no clube.”
O técnico também lamentou a expulsão de Kevin Viveros, que pisou na barriga de Cuiabano e será desfalque contra o Flamengo, fora de casa, no dia 18 de novembro, no Maracanã. Restam quatro jogos ao Athletico, que tenta voltar ao G4; o zagueiro Arthur Dias, convocado pela Seleção, não treina com o grupo na Data Fifa.
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