Marathon He has already met the rival he will face in the next round of 16 Concacaf champions League. The pursuer’s team will face the American Portland Timbers, which was removed in 2014 by Olympics of the current Marathon coach, Hector Vargas, being an extra motivation to ring the team from MLS.
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The technician from Portland, the Venezuelan Giovanni Savarese, commented that the Honduran team will be a difficult rival that they will respect very much, but the aspirations of the Americans are to get the three titles they will play in the year (US CUP, MLS CUP and Concacaf), so they will fight with each game until they reach the goal. Savarence provided statements on the duel of eighths, which takes place before the start of the “gringo” tournament.
What do you know about Honduran football: “Personally, I know about football in Honduras, I am a person who likes to watch all leagues and world championships, so I am aware of the growth of catrachos teams since Olympics in the previous tournament, so I can say that the increase in quality in Honduras is obvious. I have many friends in the country who know the environment, with Venezuela we have traveled to places from this place and we know that they are difficult places, so the preparation of the player’s mentality will be fundamental “.
They will have a disadvantage in that they will not be active. “It’s not the ideal situation, we would have liked to start the MLS season earlier and not be stuck, unlike the teams in Mexico and Central America ca. Marathon those who have an advantage being active and with rhythm, we will have to prepare more. What we learned in 2020 is that you have to be positive and deal with diversity with a good mentality, we have a deep team of players competing in every position. The footballers and the rest of the dressing room are psychologically strong, so they will understand that we have to be the best for this game. “
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Portland will choose all the titles. “Portland Timbers It is a team that will fight in every championship, as we did before. We must always be very competitive, especially now that we will play in this competition in which MLS He has shown that he can withstand Mexican teams. The group is prepared in every way and excited about the start of the tournament, we respect all the rivals we will play with in this case at Marathon with which it will be a difficult equality. We want to be the first team of MLS may it be CONCACAF Champions League and represents the confederation in Club World Cup, the only way to do it is to win match after match. “
Possibility to have fans in your lap. “It’s very interesting, we hope it can be possible, because it will be an additional motivation and an advantage in spirit. Last year we only played two games with the audience and it was hard, our fans matter a lot, they provide the energy they need. the team in these types of duels ”.
They will have their entire arsenal. “We will have all our players available for the Marathon game. With what happened last year, we understand that we have a deep team of players competing in every position. We hope that Sebastián Blanco can participate, but it is something we have to analyze, so far he has progressed well and we look forward to his return. I am very satisfied with the transfers made on the market, we are ready “.