The Chivas They filled their fans with excitement with a possible comeback against the America at the Azteca Stadium; However, the extraordinary intensity and the two goals they scored in the first half were not enough to turn the tie around in the Concacaf Champions Cup.
Cade Cowell and Ricardo Marín made all the fans of the game dream Guadalajarabut in the second half, an own goal from Alan Mozo dampened spirits and Alejandro Zendejas reminded the group of Fernando Gago that they were facing an impossible mission
It was precisely the Argentine coach who explained the reason why they were eliminated from the Concachampionsbecause for a moment everything seemed to indicate that they could achieve an epic comeback at the home of their hated rival.
In accordance with Fernando Gago, Chivas He had an extraordinary game and said he was happy with the game his team played, an approach that warned the day before about Guadalajara's intention to seek goals quickly.
“I liked the game, it's the way we could have it, we played a good game, we had to go look for a goal, that's how it was,” said the coach of the Guadalajara Sports Club in the subsequent press conference, to later say the reason why they did not achieve the comeback.
“Unfortunately it wasn't enough for us, we had two mismatches, but we kept insisting, that's what's important about the team”
– Fernando Gago
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Despite the result, Fernando Gago He was proud of his team and assured that Chivas You must be clear that you always have to compete, just as the team did in the second leg. Concacaf; However, it was not enough due to the terrible game they had in the first leg.
“It's not just talking, it's work. Trying to reach the footballer in the best way, it's normal that when the team loses, they talk about the coach; today the players were those of merit“We played a game where we could hurt, the players understood it and that's how it was,” said the Argentine.
Now it will be time to recover physically and mentally to Chivasaccording to Gago, because this weekend another one is coming National Classic vs Americaagain in the Akron Stadium from Guadalajara.
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