The Barcelona Sporting Club coach, Diego López, spoke at a press conference about the draw reached at the Bellavista stadium in Ambato, against Macará by 1-1.
López expressed: “It was a tough game, it was what we expected, a newly promoted team that plays well. We had to run from behind, we tried from all sides, we had a chance with a shot from Joao. In the second half we adjusted some things, it was possible to tie, we already know how it works, it is not a good result since we came to look for the three points. “A great effort was made.”
“We had the strength to continue with the ball and find ourselves in some important situations, we had some important balls in the middle of the area and many times we had to be finer. The second half we were more focused on not letting them get a counterattack, we played in the middle of the field,” he said.
Regarding the score: “We are not satisfied with the result, but with the performance. Today was a tough game, sometimes performances are good and results don’t happen, two draws. Today what we came for did not happen, we have to be mentally strong. Today we are going to have a championship and cup, be focused, we have to have confidence and continue working focused, that is what we have to do.”
The next match that opens the way in Libertadores: “In the Cup match we are going to play at altitude, we will see how those who played this match turned out to go with everything to the Cup. We have to rest and then prepare for the start we have so longed for. We are very excited and looking forward to it. It is a tough but very nice group, the objective from the first day is to try to pass the group, we have the squad and mentality to pass this group, the objective is clear.”
🗣️ Diego Lopez, DT de #BarcelonaSCspoke about the draw against Macará and the team’s performance.
🔜 Now they will have to think about their debut in the Libertadores against Cobresal. pic.twitter.com/vIDjP2Htmk
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By: Cancha Ecuador