The president of America assured that they will not go to the tournament in the area with their best team and stressed that the expenses generated are higher than the income of the contest.
the president America, Santiago Baños, attacked Concacaf and the tournaments it will organize at the level of clubs and national teams, emphasizing that they are poorly organized and that their performance affects the teams and, in this situation, specified that the last priority for the Eagles will be Liga Concacaf Champions.
In a press conference, Baños explained that the team will not go with all its stellar elements to this tournament in which it will participate in 2021 and accused that the clubs spend more to participate than to receive economic prizes.
“I don’t understand why the Gold Cup ended with the start of the League, if they have to organize a regional tournament all summer and that is not very important. First League, then the Olympic Games, because it’s summer, then the Golden Cup and finally the CONCACAF tournament. It is not a tournament that is at the level of CONCACAF teams “, he said in a conference.
In the same vein, the manager expressed that the priority for the Eagles will be the MX League, because Concacaf “leaves nothing and costs”.
“If priority is given, it has to be the league and then it would be a discount, because CONCACAF leaves nothing and costs, because clubs contribute to travel, hotels, flights and the prize for sports. The truth is that it is not related to the tournament. “There is nothing economic and it is not a priority and we thought of going to some matches with an alternative box. We have pressure to win and only the matches are reunited and we risk the players,” he said.
In view of this, Santiago Baños acknowledged that his team’s desire is to return to the Copa Libertadores, as they would have international frictions with the Conmebol teams and would receive better economic rewards.
“It’s no secret and we all want to go back to Libertadores and we’ve seen it. It’s a high level tournament. We would like to return for sportsmanship and economy. The prizes are attractive and useful. In sports, the boom in the Copa Libertadores and the confrontation with Argentina, Brazil or Colombia increases the quality of the competition. It would be great if we could come back in the short term and it would be good for everyone, “he said.