2024-05-08
Olimpia and Motagua gave us a great semi-final first leg after being tied 3-3 at the National Chelato Uclés stadium in Tegucigalpa.
The lion had hit in the first half through José García and Yustin Arboleda. But the spoiled one equaled it through Luis Vega, Rodrigo Auzmendi and Kevin Álvarez. However, as has been happening to the blue, the lion stabbed the rival’s heart for the final tie. Edwin Rodríguez nailed it.
Diego Vázquez won the tactical plan over Pedro Troglio, who could not maintain the advantage in the second half. Given this, the one from Luján spoke to the media and detailed the reason for the equality against the blues.
He also explained how he failed against his bitterest rival and what is coming for the return match next Saturday, May 11 at 7 pm. Motagua has the advantage due to the regulations and the lion will have to win by any score to advance to the grand final.
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Evaluations of the game: “With three goals from dead balls, the team continued searching, beyond the posts and the outside balls. If you ask me, the game was 2-0, we were close to 3-0, but that’s how football is. The redeemable thing is that we left the series open and could tie it.”
The most redeeming thing about the game: “We have to play to win. I imagine that Motagua is not going to play to tie. I emphasize that it is a match where we did what we deserved to win. I repeat, of the three goals, I don’t remember another one. They have a great team. It’s too unfair, we could have tied it, but it’s up to us on Saturday.”
What can be defined for the return duel?: “It is normal. It is a team that has not won champions in two years. It brings you players every six months. It will be a complicated match and the one who misses the least and scores the least will win. Here we are still alive, we come with an important load of games, but we are fine, we are going to fight for that.”
Are you leaving angry and there was confusion with Carlos Meléndez, who was suspended?: “I’m leaving angry, it was to win it. Regarding Carlos Meléndez, I worked with that, I thought he did not play, these are issues that the League will have to deal with, with a player who was suspended. There is something that didn’t work. I don’t want to get into that, I was convinced that he didn’t play.”
Carlos Pineda’s situation: “I think that the next game he will be able to be in the group. I don’t know if it’s going to arrive. I can’t say that it is a party that relaxed. The first and second come from set pieces. The deficit was defending the ball poorly. This is a team that has been playing every three days, we have just played a classic, we need to win no matter what.
On a physical level, how are Jorge Álvarez and Julián Martínez?: “It’s tiredness. They are games with a lot of pressure. In the preview you are not preparing as you are preparing. The physique plays tricks on you. They don’t stop every three days. We are still making a huge effort. We’re fine, they end up tired. Then we had that problem, we put Mango Sánchez in that position (containment) we tried to handle him as best we can.”
2024-05-09 04:34:00
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