Fernando “Tano” Ortiz’s Rayados de Monterrey defeated Cincinnati FC 0-1 in the Concacaf Champions League and the Argentine coach took the opportunity to declare what the difference is between the MLS and Liga MX.
“The MLS has grown and it can be seen on the playing field“The difference is more due to the player’s hierarchy, Liga MX has that in my opinion, but on the field they know that one League or another is left aside when it comes to playing,” he said.
The coach highlighted that it was a tough game so the victory is more valuable. Monterrey will play the second leg at the BBVA Stadium next Thursday, March 14.
“(Match) suffered, although we obtained a minimum differenceWe must not stop evaluating it, in the first minutes situations arose that we had to change, which led us to insist, then the expulsion (of Rodrigo Aguirre).
“The players understood the sacrifice to the great game of Cincinnati, it is something to admire, Today I was surprised much more than I had, congratulate you, you are a rival “On the way back we have to take precautions, it is a minimal difference, nothing has been said, at home we will try to close it, but nothing is defined,” he added.
Fernando “Tano” Ortiz highlights the performance of Brandon Vázquez
Brandon Vázquez was the author of the only goal that gave Monterrey the victory, applying the law of the former against his previous team.
Ortiz praised the forward’s good moment and that his performance on the field is better than expected.
“Although Brandon has done something very important in this institution, we had already observed his great present, we count on him and Brandon speaks for himself on the field, the scorer lives off the goals, But I like the performance of the forward in the team, he has a goal and performance that I like,” he explained.
Uruguayan Rodrigo Aguirre was sent off with a straight red card in the 70th minute, just twelve minutes after taking the field.
He will miss the second leg, which will be played in Monterrey next Thursday with the Mexican team being able to manage this valuable victory.
The winner of this tie will face one between Inter Miami and Nashville.
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