04/26/2024
The great Medellín’s 2-1 victory over Defensa y Justicia It restores his hope in the Copa Sudamericana, and also means motivation for Sunday’s crucial match against Envigado.
This is how the Rojo coach portrayed him, Alfredo Ariaswho reported after the match against the Argentines that “Yesterday we took a nice step forward in the Copa Sudamericana and that gives us mental strength.”
Medellín will face Envigado this Sunday at 5:00 pm at the Sur Sports Center, and Only victory is useful if you want to dream of qualifying. In addition, they need Millonarios, Junior or Once Caldas, one of the three, to lose their match.
Those led by Arias left many points along the way and now they are paying for it. “Unfortunately, Because of our own sins we do not depend on ourselves. But it is up to us to go, give everything and win”assured the Uruguayan.
Injuries in the Powerful?
The coach suggested waiting until tomorrow to give an opinion on who can play or not. This Friday, in the first evaluation, they saw “some more fatigued than others, also some injuries “We’ll see if we can recover it.”
He mentioned names that have been repeated in the starting 11 in recent weeks. “Yesterday we tried to rest a couple of them, Brayan (León) who was making a great effort. There are several of them who have been repeating practically all the games”.
Praise for Monsalve
The youth of the Mighty One, Miguel Monsalve, at 20 years old, was the figure on the night of the Copa Sudamericana, in which he scored a goal and took over the midfield.
“It doesn’t surprise me that he plays these types of games because he shows it in training, in some moments when he came on, although he had not been given a performance as round as this“, he stated about the young man’s performance.
Then he was full of praise: “I told him yesterday, It may have been the best individual performance by a striker since I’ve been here., for my taste, because in his position he did everything well, everything well. On top of that he arrived in the area and converted.”
Will he return to the youth team?
The young people who saved Red in the middle of the semester are also an option, before the calendar that can be tightened in a hypothetical pass to home runs.
“In certain case, most of them have been starters and have been alternating”Arias argued, giving them support.
But he doesn’t want to put too much pressure on them. “I don’t want them to be the saviors. of a moment that is difficult for you, but rather that they contribute their youth, the freshness that they can give to the team.”
On Sunday Medellín will be played for much of the semester, and the fans at 5:00 pm will have their eyes on three other stadiums waiting for the miracle.
