The Colo Colo midfielder expressed his full confidence in the work of his teammates while thinking about the duel against the Brazilians in the Copa Libertadores.
This Monday took place the draw for the group stage of the Copa Libertadores. Luck determined that Colo Colo will have to face Fluminense, Cerro Porteño and Alianza Lima .
The one who followed this draw very closely was Arturo Vidal. The Cacique midfielder reacted live to the ceremony and was provocative from the start, waiting for a rival with great potential.
And finally, it came true. Fluminense arrives at this edition of the Copa Libertadores as defending champions after beating Boca Juniors in the previous final, which was then managed by Jorge Almirón, current coach of the Albos.
Once the draw was decided, the king declared that “I liked this group. They are all equal. Let’s not go to Colo Colo anymore. Trust the guys “.
Of course, the footballer’s comments were not received in the same way by some of his supporters who saw a difficult group to qualify for the knockout stage.
“How do we shit? let’s not go into battle anymore », remarked Vidal. Then he faced pessimism with a message dedicated to Fluminense and one of its references. “I know them. I have several friends there like Renato Augusto and Douglas Costa. But wait. I already want to see Marcelo against Zavala or Bolados, I want to see him when they race alongside them “.
Then, regarding the demands that a duel of this level requires, the former Flamengo indicated that he was going to take advantage of the work with La Roja to reach these matches in the best possible way.
“Calm down people, we’ll get the machine for the Libertadores “, he stated.
I ignore Colo Colo in Brazil
The reaction of the Brazilian press once the Libertadores draw was concluded was rather calm. Indeed, regarding the Flamengo group, UOL columnist Julio Gomes wrote that “among the Libertadores, it is difficult to imagine that a Brazilian would be eliminated in the group stage. In fact, it’s hard for me to imagine any of them not being the first in their group. QOf course it could happen, but it would be a surprise. Even Botafogo, who was in pot 4, comes to the Libertadores as favorites to win the group “.
He then said that “Fluminense has a wonderful group to be first and achieve the best campaign in the group stage, against great teams from their country, traditional, but who are not rivals. », among them Colo Colo.
He also took the opportunity to see the prospects that other clubs will have. “Sao Paulo (Cobresal’s rival) is another who can smile with relief. The Flamengo group (with Palestino) is a joke on Tite’s team level “he added.
Lance, on the other hand, noted that “Fluminense escapes from the heights and faces an accessible group in search of the Libertadores “.
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