Colo Colo knew how to get up in the best possible way from the hard fall against Fluminense in the middle of the week. El Cacique defeated Audax Italiano 4-1 in La Florida, a result that allows them to climb valuable positions in the National Championship and arrive with renewed energy for the duel with Alianza Lima on Wednesday.
Jorge Almirón declared to the media after the victory that he was “obviously happy with the result and the team’s performance. It was a difficult field and we came thinking about playing a good game. “There was a certain risk, but luckily everyone finished well physically and we hope to recover for Wednesday’s game.”
In that sense, the coach valued Damián Pizarro’s double, stating that “he took advantage of the opportunities he had, the team did well and created chances. The forwards are like that, they are there to score and he is having a great moment. The boys love him and are happy for him.”
In addition, Almirón had good words for Cristián Zavala, who contributed two assists and a goal to the victory after quite difficult days. The forward, a starter with the Argentine in 2024, was one of the most criticized after the defeat against Fluminense last Thursday.
“We all spoke to him, he is very generous and does a lot of work for the team. It’s a weapon because of the speed he has. To be good players you have to overcome difficult moments. Today is a good step, he played a great game and we are happy for him,” he stated.
The match against Alianza Lima
Already pointing to what the match against Alianza Lima in Peru will be, coach Albo made it clear that “for us it is a final and we see it that way. It will be a difficult game, on a complicated field and against a strong team, but we are good, with a lot of confidence. We know that it will be a battle in every play, as are the Copa Libertadores matches, the team is adapting to that type of matches.”
“I see the team getting better and better, so let’s hope for a good result. There are expectations in us, in the people, and we want to correspond to those expectations by bringing us a victory,” concluded Jorge Almirón.
Zavala contributed with two assists and a goal to Colo Colo’s 4-1 victory over Audax Italiano. | Photo: Photosport.
When will Colo Colo play again?
Cacique’s next match will be against Alianza Lima this Wednesday, May 15, starting at 8:00 p.m. at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium. This duel will be valid for date 5 of Group A of the Copa Libertadores 2024.
For their part, in the local tournament, the albos will play again against Palestino on Sunday, May 19 at 5:30 p.m. at the Monumental Stadium.
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