The president of America assured that they will not go to the tournament in the area with their best team and pointed out that the expenses generated are more than the revenue from the match.
The president of the America, Santiago Baños, attacked Concacaf and the tournaments it will host at the club and national team level, pointing out that they are poorly organized and that their performance affects the teams and in this situation he made it clear that the last priority for the Eagles becomes the Concacaf Champions League.
In a press conference, Baños explained that the team will not go to this tournament with all its great elements in which it will participate in 2021 and accused that clubs spend more to participate than to receive economic prizes.
“Gold Cup I don’t understand why it’s over with the start of the League, when they have all summer to organize a regional tournament and that’s not so important. First League, then Olympics, because it’s in the summer, then the Gold Cup and finally the Concacaf tournament. It is not a tournament at the level of Concacaf teams, ”he said at a conference.
In the same vein, the manager said the priority for the Eagles will be the MX League, as the Concacaf “leaves nothing and costs”.
“If it has to be a priority, it has to be the league and then it would be a toss-up, because Concacaf leaves nothing and costs because the clubs contribute to travel, hotels, flights and the sports prize. The truth is, they don’t. related to the tournament. Economically there is nothing and it has no priority and we have been thinking about going to some matches with an alternate box. We are under pressure to win and only matches are put together and we risk players, ”he said.
Therefore, Santiago Baños acknowledged his team’s desire to return to the Copa Libertadores as they would have international friction with the Conmebol teams and receive better economic awards.
“It’s no secret and we all want to go back to Libertadores and we’ve seen it. It’s a tournament of a different level. We would like to come back for sporty and economical. Prices are attractive and useful. In sports, the boom in Copa Libertadores, and against Argentina, Brazil or Colombia, increases the quality of the competition. It would be extraordinary if we could return at short notice, and it would benefit everyone, ”he said.