“Now we have more demands, but also more confidence in the team,” says Ever Hugo Almeida, manager of El Nacional

Two wins, nine goals and the performance that leaves the coaching staff National This is the Creole balance after the first phase dispute Copa Libertadores.

Those directed by Ever Hugo Almeida they crushed Nacional de Potosí 9-2, 6-1 in the first leg and 3-1 in the second leg in Quitowith which they approach the next instance of the tournament, in which they will compete with Deportivo Independiente Medellín.

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“We have a team to continue, We cannot say that we have already complied with it, now we have more demands, but also more trust in the team“, pointed out the Kreola helmsman.

Almeida spoke about a rival who “plays well” but who “surprised in La Paz because of the dynamics we imposed on him”.

With the first game 6-1 at Hernando Siles Stadium, the series was decided in favor El Nacional, who smashed the home team again in the second leg with goals from Andrés Micolta, Madison Julio and Byron Palacios. Bolivia’s concession came with Gustavo Cristaldo, although the men from Potosi came close to taking more than the Atahualpa Stadium, given El Nacional’s defensive imbalance.

“there are always mistakesIt is obvious that we are not playing alone, there is a rival who is doing his job, but we are calm and happy. We had a seven goal difference and we won’t worry now, Already during the week, we have to start working little by little, thinking about a different opponent, with a different football and at a different level of football. I think we are in a good moment, with a good goal which is why we had a little problem last year,” said Almeida.

Creole’s next rival is Deportivo Independiente Medellín, at home on February 22 at the Rodrigo Paz Stadium, and as a guest on March 1 at the Atanasio Girardot Stadium.

“We looked at it a bitWe didn’t go into deep analysis because we wanted to finish this key, we had to play well and show that if we won it was because things were done well, that was our concern. The team gained experience in many aspects, there were also mistakes, but we scored nine goals in two games, I will be satisfied with two goals in each subsequent game and we will be fine”, the strategist pointed out. (D)