The failures of Pachuca and the successes of the rear America In the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Mexican Soccer Liguilla at the Hidalgo Stadium, they prevented the Tuzos from beating the Águilas; However, there are those who believe that the match was even and such is the case of André JardineAmerica’s strategist, who saw his team well, although he acknowledged that at times they struggled.
“It was an even match, hard, we started well, after the goal, the team felt it, we lost a little confidence, Pachuca had important plays, we went through tough moments in the game“said the Coapa coach at a press conference.
However, Jardine is confident that America will be able to win the second leg and get their ticket to the semifinals, since they will be locals and will be more comfortable.
“At Azteca the expectation is to control the game, play in our own way, look for it to be more of our style. There is no reason to lose confidence. Because of the way we play on our court, we are more accustomed to it, the way the game goes. I am confident in having our best version and the local factor must weigh, be decisive, that is why we managed to be first to define it at home“he added.
And in Pachuca, The Tuzos made them suffer, creating danger again and again, with Erick “Chiquito” Sánchez and Salomón Rondón as the most dangerous men.
In fact, the Venezuelan, who was the leader in individual goals along with Uriel Antuna, Didier Cambindo and Federico Viñas, was the scorer of the goal, who after an error in a start by América stole a ball and sent it to Sánchez, who He shot crosswise and, although the América goalkeeper saved, the rebound fell again to the Venezuelan, who sent the ball into the back of the net.
One of the concerns of the American followers and of DT himself is the physical state of Diego Valdes, who came out due to injury and turned on the red lights on the team, however, Jardine did not want to anticipate the medical staff.
“We’ll see tomorrow, I feel like it’s more of a muscle fatigue, nothing that worries us. Tomorrow is an important day,” she concluded.
América and Pachuca will play the return game at the Azteca Stadium this Saturday at 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT and you can follow the broadcast on TUDN or on its mobile application.
The first game ended 1-1 and, due to the position in the general table, which is the first tiebreaker, Pachuca is obliged to win; With a tie, America would be qualifying for the semifinals.
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