By Sergio Silva
Dec 10, 2023, 18:52 PM EST
The Águilas de América suffered a painful defeat against Atlético San Luis (0-2) at home, a result that, although it did not prevent them from winning the ticket to the final of the Liguilla of the Apertura 2023 tournament, did earn them the rejection of their fans at the Azteca Stadium where they fired the players amid loud boos.
After a forceful demonstration of their offensive power in the match corresponding to the first leg of the semifinals in which they won with a clear 5-0 The team led by Brazilian coach André Jardine was clearly surpassed on Saturday by the surprising San Luis who said goodbye with a good victory.
“For me we lacked rhythm, intensity. We were not as intense as we wanted defensively, at times we looked for possession and didn’t get it, but that is also a credit to Atlético San Luis.”acknowledged the Águilas coach in the press conference after the game that was defined with a double by Ángel Zaldívar.
The Brazilian strategist recognized the superiority that the rival had in Saturday’s duel but at the same time he placed part of the responsibility for the result on the changes he implemented in América’s eleven and in the players who were in the return with respect to those who They did it in the first leg, the result of which assured them classification.
“I’m not going to rush into the analysis, the pace of play was not the same for the players who came out as for those who came in, but it was important thinking about the final, we gained more players with pace of play, some others are fresher”continued André Jardine.
“For me we didn’t win the game, but we did win other important things for what will be the planning of the first game of the final”The DT commented that they will face each other in the decisive instance of the Apertura 2023 tournament with the winner of the series between Tigres and Pumas that is defined this Monday and that marches with a small advantage for the UANL team (1-0). .
André Jardine also assured that the result affected the dynamics that the azulcrema team had been showing but that in the end the goal of ensuring qualification for the final of the Apertura 2023 tournament of the Liga MX was achieved.
“We always get hooked on the game, we are very competitive, we always want to win, we still digest the game but we have to remember the objective”said the strategist who revealed that his plan after the game was to have a glass of wine when he got home.
“We try to approach the game as if it were open, but it is difficult to get the final out of the player’s unconscious, there are many factors that come into play against an opponent who has nothing more to lose. This weighed a little on me”considered.
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