Alejandro Abode: “Danubio was a rival to a rival candidate to win the cup”

Alejandro Abode, Danubio's coach, spoke in a press conference in which he analyzed La Franja's defeat by Atletico Paranaense, 1 to 0, at Centenario Stadium, in the third round of Group E of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana Championship.

“We are in a team like Danubio and the defeats hurt us more, but I think the team was competitive against a rival candidate to win the cup. In the second half they did not score, and apart from the fact that we lacked a little depth and did more in attack, these guys showed that they can play.” On an equal footing against anyone. We managed to subdue the opponent during the second half, almost all the time, and they were there and practically did not attack us, and the opponent in front of us was not just anyone, they played as well, we faced a great team,” commented the Danube coach.

At the same time, Abud also highlighted the way the Curva de Maronia played and lamented that the mistake cost them so dearly that they left the Centenary Stadium empty-handed.

“We have peace of mind because the players gave a tremendous effort and were fantastic in defense. Unfortunately, we made a mistake and paid for it dearly with the defeat, but I am grateful for the effort made by our players, who wore the Danubio shirt the way it should be worn. We made a great effort today because we went to the opposing pitch to apply pressure.” “The players are definitely feeling very tired, and they felt it.”

Finally, Al-Turki pointed to Danubio's chances of competing to qualify for the next stage of the tournament, and stressed that the marginal player has strong arguments for dreaming of qualifying in the continental tournament.

“We have a very good group, when they wear the Danubio shirt, they defend it with their hearts. Danubio is a team that has competed in every competition it has played. We are here to qualify and fight for a place. I think these players are qualified. Yes, I am sure they will feel the rhythm of the matches, but as long as We are playing every game well, they are ready to achieve it. We have to overcome our remaining rivals and we have to play to win. Paranaense has already taken off a bit, but we have a chance to reach second place and we will fight for it.