Vojvoda: No Referee Blame in São Paulo x Santos Clash

This Saturday (31), São Paulo x Santos faced each other in the sixth round of the Paulista Championship. The classic started at 8:30 pm (Brasília time) and was held at MorumBis.

Juan Pablo Vojvoda coach of Santos during a match against São Paulo. Photo: Marcello Zambrana/AGIF
© Marcello Zambrana/AGIFJuan Pablo Vojvoda coach of Santos during a match against São Paulo. Photo: Marcello Zambrana/AGIF

In the first stage, despite the expulsion of Gabriel Menino, neither team managed to find the net. In the second half, Tricolor Paulista was more efficient and secured the victory with goals from Tapia and Luciano.

Vojvoda is aggressive in the press conference and assesses defeat

After the defeat in São Paulo x Santos, Juan Pablo Vojvoda appeared visibly irritated at the press conference and adopted a more aggressive tone with journalists.

Despite this, the Peixe coach did not shy away and took responsibility for the negative resulttaking the blame for the team’s poor performance in the São Paulo classic.

“Let’s say one thing clearly, today we didn’t play a good game. Today, those responsible (for the defeat) are Vojvoda and the players. The main one, the one who chooses the players, Vojvoda. I raise my hand.”began.

Do I work every day? I work every day. Do I work with Alexandre every day? I work every day with Alexandre. Do I work with the players? All day.”continued the Santos coach.

“They surpassed us, from the first minute they surpassed us. We felt it. And then the expulsion, ten players, I didn’t like the arbitration, but it’s not an excusethey are all factors that intervened in the game too”added the coach.

When will Santos return to the pitch?

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On Wednesday (04), the Santos will face São Paulo again. The clubs from São Paulo will face off in the second round of the Brazilian Championship, at 8pm (Brasília time), in Vila Belmiro.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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