Gabriel Raimondi, coach of América de Cali.
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After the draw between América de Cali and Atlético Nacional 1-1 in Pascual Guerrero, the statements of the coach of the Red Devils, Gabriel Raimondi, marked the pulse of the classic.
The scarlet coach, questioned by the elimination in South American and the bad campaign in the League, was clear about his continuity: “Give up? No, because the boys are doing what we want to do,” he said firmly.
He also referred to the lost duel against Fluminense, in the round of 16, with a direct message to his critics: “I do not know what game they saw with Fluminense, if they saw that we were inferior in the first leg we have to sit down to talk about football. There it was different with a superior team and when it is time to go to Maracaná it becomes difficult and costs us in South America.”
When analyzing what happened to Nacional, Raimondi did not hide the self -criticism: “Today, before the national pressure we did not have the lucidity to play”, although he also highlighted the positive of the complement: “I rescued that it was a second half where the team showed character and knew how to create. At any time we could win or lose.”
On the mistakes that marked the development of the game, it was overwhelming: “Today was the first goal they make with departure. It was a simple ball to manage. It is easy to say that we lose for individual errors, but I do not share it. There are no bad students but bad teachers. We all have to do something to not commit them.”
The coach stressed that the only way to get ahead is insisting on daily work: “Working, transmitting tranquility. In the only way we can do it, at the time we start to add three the group will start playing calmer.”
Although he recognized the frustration of not winning at home, he made clear the importance of the classic: “Well it is not because we all told that this was the hinge match. We found a strong team, but we also had to win it, especially in the second half. We were not happy with the 1 to 1”.
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