The coach of Colo Colo, Jorge Almiron, spoke in the preview of the duel against Fluminense, at home for the fourth date of Group A of the Copa Libertadores. El Cacique comes from drawing 2-2 with Cobresal and one of the things that made noise against the miners was the absence of Vicente Pizarro in the midfield.
Gonzalo Castellani had been confirmed as a starter, but he was injured in competitive work and Almirón had to send Esteban Pavez to the field. The fact raised doubts considering that many wanted to see Pizarro again,
“Pavez was not going to play. Castellani is injured in the warm-up and Pavez is the captain. Vicho came from playing. In the holding midfielders I don’t have that much replacement, the idea was to add Castellani to have more rhythm for this match. He hurted himself. Pavez is the captain, he came with rhythm and I thought it was important for him to play because Vidal and Gil were not available,” explained the coach.
Almirón adds that “if you divide the game into segments you find that: we went to press higher, they came out of that pressure, we went back and the goal fell. They waited a little further back, we scored a set piece goal. I understand that you want to reach a broader explanation, it is 90 minutes where the players have already seen, and there are patterns that we must pay attention to.”
Damián Pizarro y Cabral
Likewise, the coach addressed Damián Pizarro’s new goal: “football is like that. It’s for moments. He had not played, he had to play and scored three goals in two games. He is very confident, for a forward scoring two goals is extremely important. We have to take advantage of it on Thursday, I hope he has a good game.”
Finally, Almirón, like coach Gustavo Álvarez at the University of Chile, avoided referring to the possibility of signing Luciano Cabral for Cacique.
“The truth is that I am focused on Thursday’s game. I have a team that I represent, I have players. I can’t deal with footballers from other clubs. If there are negotiations or something, that is part of the directive. I am not specifically talking about this case or names. I can’t say much more, I have to focus on Fluminense and continue, the tournament continues. I can answer for the players I have, for those I don’t have I can’t. “They are all hypotheses, I cannot speak of assumptions,” he stated.
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When is the next Colo Colo match?
After drawing against Cobresal for the National Championship, Colo Colo returns to action this Thursday, May 9, at home against Fluminense, for the fourth date of Group A of the Copa Libertadores. The duel will be played at the Monumental stadium from 8:00 p.m.
