Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro admits that his side were “too naïve” in the final third following their defeat to rivals Kaizer Chiefs in the Soweto derby.

The Buccaneers failed to secure back-to-back wins in the DStv Premiership after they fell to a narrow 1-0 defeat to Amakhosi after conceding a wondergoal by midfielder Yusuf Maart at the FNB Stadium this past weekend.

Pirates’ defeat saw them drop down to fifth place in the league standings with 19 points from 13 games, while Chiefs climbed to fourth place on the log – level on 21 points with third-placed SuperSport United.

Riveiro was disappointed with his side’s performance on the day and felt they lacked the necessary fire power to lead them to victory in Soweto.

“From my point of view, a bad game. A nil-nil game, very slow game. The game was played in a rhythm that we did not expect. I think it was quite boring, to be honest,” Riveiro said in his post-match press conference as quoted by SABC.

“We didn’t manage to be vertical… Chiefs was giving us the space to play outside and defending with numbers. Our build-up was deficient today. We could not generate so much football from the inside, where we usually create our chances.

“From the outside, we were not dangerous enough. We were too naïve in our attacks. We were better in the second half, we changed our formation…but still a bit naïve, if I think about what we did in the lateral corridors. The game was under control, but boring.”

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