Marathon He has already met the rival he will face in the round of 16 of the next Concacaf Champions League. The purslane team will compete against the American Portland Timbers, which was retired in 2014 by the Olympiad of the current Marathon coach, Hector Vargas, as an extra motivation to ring the bell to the team of the MLS.
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The technician from Portland, the Venezuelan Giovanni Savarese, noted that the Honduran team will be a tough rival that they will respect a lot, but it is the Americans’ ambition to win the three titles they will play this year (US CUP, MLS CUP y Concacaf) so that they fight every game until they reach the goal. Savarence has made statements about the round of 16 duel, which will take place before the start of the ‘gringo’ tournament.
What you know about Honduran football: “I personally have knowledge of Honduras football, I am someone who likes to watch all the leagues and world championships, so I am aware of the growth of the catrachos teams starting with Olympiad in the previous tournament, so I can say that the quality improvement in Honduras is clear. I have many friends in the country who know the area, with Venezuela I have traveled to places in this place and we know they are difficult places, so preparing the player’s mentality will be fundamental ”.
They will have a disadvantage of not being active. “It’s not the ideal situation, we would have liked to start the MLS season earlier and not get stranded, unlike the teams from Mexico and Central America as Marathon those who have an advantage by being active and with rhythm we will have to prepare more. What we learned in 2020 is that you have to be positive and with a good mindset facing diversity, we have a deep team with players competing in every position. The footballers and the rest of the locker room are psychologically strong, so they will understand that we have to be our best for this game. “
Hector Vargas sees possible to eliminate Portland: “MLS teams have a chance to win”
Portland goes for all titles. “Portland Timbers It’s a team that will fight in every championship, as we’ve done before. We always have to be very competitive, especially now that we will be playing in this league where the MLS He has shown that he can compete against Mexican teams. The group is prepared and excited in every way possible for the start of the tournament, we respect all rivals we will be playing with in this case Marathon with whom it will be a difficult relationship. We want to be the first team of the MLS may the Concacaf Champions League and represent the confederation in the World cup for clubs, the only way to do this is to win game after game. “
Ability to have fans on your lap. “It’s very exciting, we hope it can be possible, because it will be an extra motivation and an advantage in the mind. The year before we only played two games with the audience and it was difficult, our fans matter a lot , they provide the energy the team needs in these kinds of duels ”.
They will have their entire arsenal. “We will have all our players available for the marathon game. With the ones that happened last year, we understand that we have a deep team with players competing in every position. We hope that Sebastián Blanco can participate, but it is something we have to analyze, so far he has made good progress and we look forward to his return. I am very happy with the transfers that have been made on the market, we are ready ”.