July 26, 2024, 1:14 PM
July 26, 2024, 1:14 PM
Gabriel Villamil played the last minutes of the match in which Always Ready beat Liga de Quito (3-1) Thursday night. Despite losing, the Ecuadorian team advanced to the quarterfinals of the Copa Sudamericana. The Bolivian midfielder came on in the 82nd minute in place of Chilean Cornejo.
“It was a difficult match, Always played a great game and we are happy to have qualified. Now we have to think about what is coming and we are happy to get some minutes,” the Tarija native told the media in the city of El Alto.
The millionaires were very close to tying the tieas they had lost in Ecuador by 3-0, but their reaction was too late, the last two goals came in the 83rd and 87th minutes.
“In the end it got a bit complicated for us and we entered the locker room a bit upset, because whatMaybe we have conceded goals that we could have avoided.“, added Villamil.
He also referred to the appointment of Oscar Villegas as coach of the Bolivian national team and all minor divisions.
“Óscar is a teacher that I know very well, I had it when I worked with minor divisions in Bolívarwe hope he does a great job, I think he is a capable coach and we hope he gets good results for the national team,” he said.
He expressed his gratitude to the outgoing coach of the Verde, Antonio Carlos Zago, who called him up permanently during the period he was in charge of the national team.
“In the end, the leaders make a much more in-depth analysis. Maybe we see things in a good way and they analyze them differently, which is why they make the decisions they make. I will always be grateful to Professor Zago And obviously any coach who joins the national team must be supported and everyone must pull in the same direction,” he said.
Supports the processes, But he also made it clear that the best players should be called up to the national team, regardless of age.
