U coach and duel against Colo Colo: “It’s our debut and I want to win”

The coach of Universidad de Chile, Santiago Escobar, anticipated on this day what will be the attractive crossing of this Friday with Colo Colo, in the premiere of both teams in a hexagonal in Argentina, stating that “it is our debut and I want to win”. Facing the match with the ‘archrival’ in La Plata, the strategist of Colombian origin declared in the CDA that “I feel calm, I know the responsibility I have. It’s a football match where we want to win. Above that situation, we are prioritizing the health of the players and that the team shows signs of identity.” Of course we’re going to go out and win. I want to win, it’s our debut and it’s important, very important. I want to convey to the boys that it is a very important match, without losing the north. I like teams that play well and win,” he added. To close the issue of the lawsuit with those of Gustavo Quinteros, the coach who has directed in his country, Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador said that “tomorrow we will determine which team will play. We must prioritize health and minimize injuries. All players are not going to play 90 minutes. The payroll will be known tomorrow after the technical talk.” Regarding the preseason work and the irruption of young figures, Escobar said that “some youth players have been training such as Daniel Navarrete, Marcelo Morales, who has already had matches, Bastián Tapia, Lucas Assadi, Darío Osorio. Within all those players we see great potential.” In addition, regarding the summer friendly tournament on the other side of the mountain range, the blue coach revealed that “some of the players who do not travel are Anderson Contreras, Thomas Rodríguez, Jeisson Vargas, who is recovering from an injury, Pedro Garrido, one of the youth goalkeepers, and Lucas Assadi who had a muscle problem.” Finally, the native of Medellín said that “we have taken advantage of the CDA very well. It is a privilege to have these facilities, from the props, to the last employee of the club. I liked staying in Santiago, getting to know the facilities and generating family ties.”

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