Luis Ángel Malagón, who is celebrating his second and a half tournament As the undisputed holder of America’s goal, he had no qualms about highlighting the great camaraderie that exists in the American team and that is why when someone goes headlong for a teammate, “It is a sign that you can never consider America dead.”
In the session with the media, prior to the first leg for the title of the 2024 Clausura Tournament against Cruz Azul, The goalkeeper of the Águilas, Luis Ángel Malagón was clear in his presentation that there are no problems inside the locker room as has been repeatedly speculated in the media, especially due to the mistakes in which they have been involved due to their program in social networks, Kevin Álvarez and Igor Lichnovsky.
Without giving names or allusion to anything in particular, both the media Like America’s own goalkeeper, he highlighted that the unity and camaraderie in the group allows us to think and establish that the American team can never be considered dead.
“I have always said that we see more of each other than we do with the same family, and that, at the end of the day, you know that you have to do your best for your teammate, and especially in this team, that things get bigger. You can’t consider America dead, today the players that we are, maybe we don’t love each other or love each other, but we pull evenly and there is no broken locker room, we all respect each other, we all admire each other and today what keeps us here is seeking the title,” commented the Águilas starting goalkeeper.
Facing the two final duels against Cruz Azul, Malagón recalled that the path in the current tournament has not been smooth sailing and recalled the details that surrounded his elimination against Pachuca in the Concachampions. and then being on the verge of being left out of the league again at the hands of the Tuzos.
“I remember what happened and you have to eat it especially in this team, where things get bigger, simply when Pachuca eliminated us in the Concachampions it was screwed, it hit us and then facing them again was also a difficult issue, because it is a very screwed rival, I think that team is very well worked by the teacher, but I think that the way things happened the minute Julián came in and scored the goal, it made us stronger. Then the Clásico came and we moved forward, that’s why I say that you can’t consider América dead. I insist, we respect each other, we all admire each other, and I think that today what keeps us here in the union of the group,” he highlighted.
Finally he recognized that without the support of his parents he might not be living these moments of success. with America, especially because of the distractions that fame brings and that at the end of the day the family is the only refuge where you can find peace in this profession where the adrenaline runs at a thousand miles an hour.
“I think what has kept me most along the way is the support of my parents. My dad has a disability and my mom suffered a heart attack, seeing them almost lifeless activates you, reactivates you, you draw strength from where there is none and today, thank God, that the two no longer work and are with me.
I am not married, I do not have children and the only thing that moves me are my parents, they are always here with me, many say that maybe I have mastitis, well maybe I do, because I was away from my mother for so long and now that I have the blessing of having that dish at home that is never missing, I think that is what keeps me here, especially because fame can distort many things, it can make you dizzy and “Always, even if the cameras are here, I can say that my dad has always told me: boy, this is the way, not there,” he concluded..
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