Tuesday, October 22

Pezzolano assures that Pachuca will look for the pass to the final without going crazy


After the 0-0 draw in the first leg between Tuzos and Cruz Azul, the Uruguayan coach from Pachuca says they must be smart in the second leg

Pezzolano asegura que Pachuca buscará el pase a la final sin volverse loco
Paulo Pezzolano and Juan Reynoso during the first leg of the Semifinal.

Photo: Rafael Vadillo / Imago7

Juan Chourio

The first leg between Pachuca and Cruz Azul played at the Hidalgo stadium had no goals, so it became the first game of the Liguilla 1200, including repechage commitments, which ends without annotations.

Despite some rotations made by the Peruvian coach Juan Reynoso, in the starting eleven of the Machine were the distinguished Orbelín Pineda, Jonathan “Cabecita” Rodríguez and also José Romo. The rival coach, Paulo Pezzolano , used the players who have obtained the classification against America in the game for the quarterfinals.

After finishing the match, Pezzolano commented at the press conference which will be the strategy of the Tuzos to reach the final when they meet on Saturday’s second leg at the Azteca stadium: “We are going to work on the second leg, but we don’t have to go crazy. We must be smart. ”

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It hurts balanced in the Hidalgo stadium

Both Tuzos and celestes were neutralized in the first leg. The few opportunities to break the arc opponents were wasted either by mistakes of the attackers or feat of the defense and goalkeepers.

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The marker did not open in the Guardians semi-final first leg 2021 between @ Tuzos and @ CruzAzul in the Hidalgo Stadium💥

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Faced with the inability to score a goal at home, Pezzolano commented that positive equality to zero goals: “We are one goal away and Cruz Azul two, because if he scores one we will have options h until the last moment; It is going to be a game like today and we must try not to make mistakes because they are lethal at the top ”.

Differences from the quarterfinals

“It will not be the same as against America; then the rival had to look for the result and now Cruz Azul is not going to give away; I hope he attacks and leaves spaces, but he will not do it, “he said.

The winner of the Cruz Azul-Pachuca series will face the best between Puebla in the final and Santos Laguna, who will play the first leg tomorrow.