The Paraguayan press highlighted the work of the Albos during their visit to Phase 3 of the Copa Libertadores. Despite this, they remain hopeful for the Triki ranking.
Colo Colo ended up salvaging a draw as visitors against Sportivo Trinidense for phase 3 of the Copa Libertadores, which rewards entry to the group stage of the competition.
Despite clear domination from the start of the duel, the Cacique had to start behind on the scoreboard and failed to reverse the situation. Now we have to look for the classification at the Monumental stadium.
The superiority of the team led by Jorge Almirón was highlighted by the Paraguayan media. D10, for example, began by indicating in his column that “Sportivo Trinidense faced Colo Colo, champions of the continental competition in 1991, whom they started by beating in the first half but did not resist in the second half. and ended up giving up the tie in the first leg of the third phase of the Copa Libertadores de América.
“The Paraguayan team presented itself without complexes against a rival with more pedigree and made a correct presentation. The result left the key open but Triqui will have to achieve a feat in Santiago, as he did in Quito against El Nacional in the second phase,” they added.
They also mentioned that “in the final stretch, Trinidense tried to use their weapons to reach the second goal, but they did not know how to take advantage of their few opportunities and had to settle for a draw.”
For its part, Versus wrote that “Trinidense drew 1-1 at home against Chilean Colo Colo and will be forced to go out and look for a ticket to the group stage of the Copa Libertadores next week in Santiago, Mexico. Chile”.
“The flow of the match was extremely marked: Colo Colo managed everything, the ball and the pace of play, and Trinidense defended in a low block, looking to take advantage of any quick exit they could get. “, they explained.
“The draw forces Trinidense to be more ambitious away and play a little more, which can pose a distinct danger. Despite this, in the previous phase they also got a 1-1 result in the first leg and ended up winning it as a visitor to advance,” they concluded.
The two teams must now prepare for the rematch which will be played this Wednesday March 13 from 9:30 p.m. at the Monumental stadium.
Almirón’s conformity
Once the draw was finalized, Colo Colo coach Jorge Almirón assessed the role of his players. “It was a close match, like all those in the Copa Libertadores, that’s how it reflected. The whole second half was ours, we played better, we arrived with more people. We generated more depth, more presence, we improved a lot. No one would have been surprised if we won. “, he noted straight away.
The coach added: “I like these kinds of challenges, we wanted to win, it wasn’t possible, but we leave with good feelings because we were closer to winning.”
And despite this, he did not miss the opportunity to talk about the next duel for the National Tournament in which the University of Chile will be host. “It’s a good result as a visitor, we have to close at home. We are locals, we will fill the stadium if the organization allows us. But we also have to have a good match on Sunday against the U, so that the people who go there see a great show. “.
“We wanted to win, it was clear that sometimes it is not easy, maybe we took the wrong path sometimes. We wanted to be the protagonists, but we conceded a goal in an isolated play. The team recovered, we equalized and we had to win. The feelings are good. We have good players », concluded the Argentinian.
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