The players of Once Caldas, before the duel against Independiente del Valle.
Photo: EFE – José Jácome
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Once Caldas gave a coup of authority in Quito and beat Independiente del Valle 2-0 in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the South American Cup. With a double of Dayro Moreno, the Manizaleño team is excited to play an international semifinal again after two decades.
The victory, which was celebrated by a group of fans who traveled to Ecuador, left the white target with a key advantage to define the series in the Palographic next week.
At the end of the game, Hernán Darío “El Arriero” Herrera, coach of Once Caldas, highlighted the collective effort and the impact that the fans had on the performance of the team.
“I feel very proud to be Colombian, today we played for Colombia. We came here to play well, to handle the game almost 90 minutes. You have to give it very much thanks to the fans of the eleven Caldas, it was very influential to show very good things. We saw the sacrifice they made to come to Ecuador, that they had to walk by road and that they could not enter. You have to highlight the team today, he played very well,
Herrera also explained that the preparation was fundamental to obtain the result. “I have a staff that evaluates everything. I know Independiente del Valle a little, I have come several times to the facilities to play some tournaments. I know what is independent of the valley, the team it has, it is a very long process that they have. I have my assistant, my physical trainer. What we did to come here, everything came out as we wanted,” said the strategist.
The coach highlighted the evolution that the team has had in recent weeks and how it has found a stronger performance in all competitions. “The eleven has been doing very good things, in the league it has been uploading its level. This team is a process of two years ago, we put several players who adapted quickly like Luis Sánchez and Kevin costs. We are in a good performance, we have not won, the goal of us is to continue moving forward. We have 90 minutes in Manizales, independent of the valley is a great rival who has been twice champion of the Cup. He added.
Finally, the “Arriero” insisted that the success of the team is not reduced to individualities, although Dayro Moreno has been the great protagonist of the night.
“This is a team, it is not individualities, it is not just Dayro Moreno. In the week we concentrate five days to come here, it is a very united team, in the individual part and in the group part. He knows what he does and does not fear playing in full stadiums, they know what it is to play on international courts and in the Palogrande,” he concluded.
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