The first of the three Clásicos de Mexico that we will be witness to in the next two weeks is coming up, the curtain rises this Wednesday with the first match of the Round of 16 series of the CONCACAF Champions Cup 2024 and both Fernando Gago and Alan Mozo shared their impressions and how the Rebaño will face the series of matches against the Águilas.
What did Fernando Gago and Alan Mozo have to say at the press conference?
Fernando Gago
"I know what it's like and what it feels like in a derby of these characteristics and even more so in the knockout phase. There is the illusion of the fans, and those things lead to a level of concentration, of enthusiasm before the match. You live it, you feel it beforehand to get to the game in the best way possible".
"It is very difficult to talk about what can happen. We know that we have three games in a very short time, I think we should take it one game at a time. They are separate games, we have to correct and have the self-criticism of the previous game to compete and win it. We will see what happens next".
"If we started this eliminatory in control, why not think we can do it in 180 minutes? We are clear that it is a back-and-forth match, there will be aspects that go in our favor, others in their favor and we will try to win it on that basis".
"We know what América is able to generate, what it is, and based on that we will work on our virtues to go for the match."
"It depends on the opponent's movements. There are games where we start with a line of 4 in defense and end up with a line of 3. Being a team that seeks to have the leading role in the game, we seek to adapt that part."
Alan Mozo
"They are a strong opponent, we know them. We are focused on what we can do; we are at home and we will go out looking for the match".
"We know the role we play here. It's an important match, but it's a two-game series. We are nobody's victims and we are going to prove it."
"The advantage is given by the scoreboard, not where you close the series. Tomorrow we have to take advantage of our home advantage, it's 180 minutes, so we can't go crazy".
"These are always special matches, with which I grew up with the ideology that you can't lose".
"The pressure here is present every day, we represent not only a team but also the ideology of playing with pure Mexicans".
