JAKARTA - Persija Jakarta coach Mauricio Souza welcomed the three points his team managed to get when hosting Persebaya Surabaya. He said this victory was achieved thanks to the right team potential and dominance.
Persija Jakarta will host Persebaya Surabaya at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta on Saturday, April 11 WIB evening. In the 27th week meeting of the 2025/2026 Super League, the Kemayoran Tigers closed the match with a 3-0 victory through Allano Lima's execution and Eksel Runtukahu's brace.
Behind the success of returning to the positive track, after the match Mauricio Souza did not forget to appreciate his team's work. He said that what was achieved this time was the result of the team's hard work.
"I think today we really managed to show the potential this team has. We played a great game, we dominated the game completely," said Souza after the match.
However, Souza assessed that the team nicknamed Macan Kemayoran could win more than three goals if they could be calmer in front of the goal.
"I think if we were a little calmer in the final third of the field, we could have scored more goals," Souza said.
Furthermore, the Brazilian coach confirmed that he was satisfied with the performance of the Capital City team who successfully secured three points at home after the previous three matches always lost the full points.
"We played against a great team, but our team was much better in today's match. So I think the players deserve congratulations for everything they did on the field today," said Souza.
This victory keeps Persija in third place in the standings with 55 points. The pride of the Jakmania team is only six points behind Persib Bandung who are at the top.
Only, Persib has one match less than Persija. What is certain, this result tightens the competition for the title of this season's Super League champion.
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