After signing for Palmeiras in June striker Alecsandro spent a month in hospital with a muscle injury, preventing him from earning a starting place in the Verdão attack.
Now back to full fitness, he returned to the side at the weekend, coming on at half-time against Cruzeiro, but was unable to prevent his team going down to their second straight loss. However, the former Flamengo striker hopes to help his teammates recover when they visit Coritiba tomorrow evening.
He said: “If I had not been injured, I could have helped my team by scoring goals and we might be in a better situation. As a striker, I always want to score as soon as I’m on the pitch. I am now experienced and I know that even if I do not score right away, it will come. I want this win against Coritiba. “
