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América de Cali defeated Deportivo Cali 0-2 this Thursday in Palmaseca, by the classic Valle del Cauca 292, and for the first time it will dawn among the first eight of the BetPlay I-2021 League.
As expected, coach Juan Cruz Real came out at a press conference to praise the collective performance of his squad, but especially to express the joy that it represents to have two fundamental men in attack like Duván Vergara and Adrián Ramos.
Regarding whether the plan worked out as he had thought, be intense at the beginning and then defend himself well, he replied: “We faced a good rival, a team that had not lost for 12 games and I have to congratulate my players, because at times we could do what we wanted, at times we could not press so high, we had to withdraw a bit, not because we wanted to, but because the opponent plays, but I think my players understood the game perfectly, we had worked on some things that we believed that attacking from We could hurt in a certain way, with quick transitions at different points in the opposing defense and I think we did well. The statistics mark more possession of the rival, but in situations of shot on goal we had more of us, that marks a bit how the game was presented, my players did it with a terrible personality, we played against the leader, away, a team that came Without losing, I am very happy with what the players deliver, very happy with the return of Adrián and Duván, Adrián scoring two goals, impossible best lap, they are great players and leaders. Understanding how the game was planned, we were superior ”.
Regarding whether it was the best expression of football in America this semester, he stated that “I don’t know if that’s the case, what the players did was understand the game we had to play, depending on the different scenarios of the game, one sometimes tries to propose , the rival also plays, we knew it was going to be an intense match, and I think they understood perfectly when the rival could be pressured and when not and we had to seek to recover the ball and attack the spaces from a different position, I think we did. Well, we have to continue to improve calmly, not four or five dates ago were we the worst nor are we the best now, we have to be calm, we have to continue because there is still a long way to go and our goal has to be qualifying, I agree, today we play Game 11, we have lost only one and it is important to have won in the last three ”.
As for what was the determining factor to win the classic, he explained that “the footballers understood the moments of the game, the first 15 or 20 minutes we press very well, obviously the rival plays, it is a good team, but many times we cannot press so high it made us play in the middle third, which was something we anticipated, but in turn they began to create spaces for us to attack and we did well. That was the secret, understanding a game plan, having two alternatives within the same game and in the end the intelligence of the players is that what ends up making the game favorable for us ”.
Cruz Real added that “in the game plan it was learned to interpret and focus the strengths and weaknesses of the rival, in the performance we understood it better, in the end the execution of the footballers is what ends up making the difference.”
Asked about the percentage of operation his team is in, he added: “We have to keep improving, there is always room for improvement, just now we are trying to recover the players we had outside, today thanks to God Adrián (Ramos) was able to play more For a while, Duván came in for around 25 or 30 minutes and it is important to have them all well, he had told them that we had been stumbling a bit, a little stumbling because we could not start with the entire squad, a group that sacrificed a lot the semester In the past, it is not easy to be champion, change the chip again and start, they gave me everything last year and they are giving it to me now; I said it before the game, don’t give us up for dead. I trust these players to death, I know my players very well and I know how rebellious they have in times of difficulty ”.
For his part, Luis Alejandro Paz pointed out that “the yellow one I rushed a bit in the play in which they took it out, I managed to slide, they are game situations that have to be managed, thank God I had the serenity for that. The figure was the team, because it had the competitiveness, effectiveness and efficiency in each one of the determinations that were taken ”.
Marco Antonio Garcés
Futbolred correspondent
Cali
On Twitter: @marquitosgarces
