Veljko Paunovic was dissatisfied with the advantage against the Pumas: “It could have been greater”

The Chivas de Guadalajara started the Liguilla of the Apertura 2023 tournament of the Liga MX on the right foot by achieving a narrow victory (1-0) against the UNAM Pumasa result that according to Veljko Paunovic could have been much larger taking into account the chances that the Sacred Flock wasted.

A bomb from the crescent of the area converted by Fernando Beltrán (m.43), after receiving the ball from the left from Cristian Calderón It was enough for Chivas to win the first leg of the Liguilla quarterfinals. However, the Serbian technical director considers that his team did merits so that the difference on the scoreboard would have been greater.

“It is an advantage, but it could have been greater. This is football, opportunities are missed, but in general I am very happy”commented Veljko Paunovic in the press conference after the match that took place on Thursday at the Akron stadium, where the Sacred Flock took another step in pursuit of its goal of continuing to transcend in this Liguilla.

Although for the Serbian coach there was a bit of annoyance at not having achieved an even more significant advantage facing the second leg match of this series against the Pumas that will be played this Sunday at the Olympic University Stadium in Mexico Citythere was also the satisfaction of having seen improvements in the game of his team.

“The team has been showing a very important improvement, but we will demand again because I do not feel completely happy because this result is very short”emphasized the strategist of the Sacred Flock, who remains one of the candidates to continue advancing in the decisive stages of the 2023 Apertura tournament of the MX League.

“While the game is running, I am demanding, encouraging and looking after scoring, looking for the next goal. After seeing the result one is left with “this was it”, but in the end I am left with the team’s mentality. In the second half we had prudence and defensive order”acknowledged the European strategist.

They made the most of the time without playing

The technical director of the Chivas de Guadalajara, Veljko Paunovic, assured after the victory against the UNAM Pumas (1-0) that they were able to make the most of the time they were without action between the end of the regular season and the beginning of the Liguilla among which the double date of FIFA matches was crossed.

“We knew how to use the time we had before the Liguilla very well to rest. “We recovered some basic concepts that the team has had in these two tournaments” The Serbian coach assured, highlighting the importance of rest to be able to take on the decisive stages of the Mexican championship.

Now, to finish defining their classification to the semifinals of the Liguilla, the Chivas de Guadalajara need to get at least a draw against the Pumas in the second leg, since a defeat by any result would leave them out of the race.

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