Fortaleza loses in Libertadores, and Vojvoda vents

Vojvoda tried to calm the mood Strength after the defeat in liberators. Last Thursday, the 9th, at Arena Castelão, Leão de Pici faced Cerro Porteñobut was defeated by the score of 1 to 0. The Paraguayan rival was precise when he had the ball and saw Tricolor create clear chances, but he was unable to turn all these opportunities into goals.

The issue of finishing, by the way, was one of the subjects most discussed by Vojvoda during the press conference. The Fortaleza coach highlighted that his team created a series of opportunities and valued the way in which these chances originated. He highlighted that Cerro Porteño also responded to the Lion’s attacks and pointed to the number of submissions during the confrontation.

“The important thing is that the team attacked, the team created goal situations. I think it created over 15 endings, of which three or four were very clear. The opponent also created situations, but in a context where our team was very open because we had to score the goal. The series is open and 1-0 is a score that has yet to be decided. I believe in the players, the team and the entire squad.”he stated.

Vojvoda understands that Fortaleza left something to be desired in some respects, but tried to keep hope for a classification: “I think the first half was good. We had good associations and many submissions. We had one-on-one with the goalkeeper. They are Copa Libertadores matches. I don’t quite agree that Quirks didn’t work. They are very complicated matches, very difficult, and there are players who had a good level“.

“We have to improve certain defensive aspects, because there we have to score a goal and defend well too. Knowledge about the opponent will help in this. I don’t know if compaction, but some defensive mistakes, both collective and individual, that always happen. We have to be very concentrated, because these are Cup matches, the opponent also has quality”, he completed.