translated from Spanish: Luca Marcogiuseppe and the debut in the Liberators: “We are ready to compete”

Union coach La Calera, Luca Marcogiuseppe, anticipated what will be tonight the debut of the ‘cementer’ box in the Copa Libertadores 2021, receiving from 22:00 hours to Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito.Consulted by the rival to face in the ‘Nicolás Chahuán’, the technician of Argentine origin declared that “he has a lot of prestige, a tremendous history in leagues and cups , with significant potentials, deserves a lot of respect.” We come from four games and they arrive with another shoot, but we trust our work and are ready to compete. We will try to neutralize them, our team has the potential to make a match from equal to equal,” he added. Regarding the attitude of his players to face the coup debut, the red-frame strata stated that “such a competition injects an activation that is perceived in the players and technical staff. It’s a mood to want to compete and demonstrate the work of the team that’s been getting good results.” I don’t conceive of facing a rival thinking I’m not going to beat him. Regardless of condition and team, I always try to prepare a strategy to achieve victory. We compete for wins and every match is different,” he added. Unión La Calera will play for the first time in its history a group phase of the maximum continental club tournament. In addition to LDU, it must be measured with Vélez Sarsfield and Flamengo by Group G.

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