The coach of Vélez, Guillermo Barros Schelottohe demonstrated pure confidence for the second leg between the “Fortín” and Racing, After losing the first leg 1-0, stating that your team has “Virtues to turn the result”.
In addition, the 52 -year -old DT made it clear that “The series is open” and? “The second leg is going to be very even”.
With the defeat, Vélez fell by a minimal difference and must define the classification to the semifinal of the Copa Libertadores 2025 As a visitor. The second leg will be played next Tuesday, September 23 from 7:00 p.m. President Perón Stadiumthe “cylinder” of Avellaneda.
At a press conference in which he was confident and proud despite having lost, Guillermo Barros Schelotto He showed his most optimistic side for the second leg, for a place in the semifinal.
Ensuring that the series is still open since there was only one goal apart, Barros Schelotto He affirmed that his team “It’s always going the same” and that, beyond the obligation to win, it has to “Believe in that result”about a meeting that is certain that it will be “Very even”.
In addition, the DT commented that its directed has “Virtues to think about turning the result in Avellaneda” And what’s going “As with the attitude of the team” And with the fans of the fans once the game was finished, about whom they said that they gave “The step forward” With songs that motivated the team to go out “To win” The second leg.
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“People fired us accordingly, we tell them that we are going to leave everything … I am a bull in my rodeo and Torazo in the rodeo of others”
By Guillermo Barros Schelotto for Vélez fans after the defeat in the first leg against Racing pic.twitter.com/tjzdwdeihr
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On the course of the party, the “twins” said that until the expulsion of the defender Lisandro Magallán43 minutes from the first stage, his team had “Handling well” The game, with “Two or three danger situations”although he admitted that the red changed the game and “He matched the game”.
With his second defeat so far from the continental cup, and somewhat from the defender Aaron Quirós that was invalidated, Barros Schelotto He recalled that his team had lost in Bolivia, in view of San Antonio Bulo Bulo, “With a bad goal by the same arbitrator”although he said that this is nothing more than a “chance”.
Deepening on this issue, Boca’s former coach said he is “According to the VAR”although today I played “Against”and commented that they are “RACHAS”waiting for it to cut before the second leg.
As for the individualities, the DT declared that the situation of the striker Braian Romerowho did not play the first leg for injury, is not clear, and will be reviewed in the next few days, since he does not want “Give the advantage of putting a player who is not 100%”. In addition, he commented that the extreme Maher Carrizo must be presented tomorrow to train with the Sub 20 selectionfor what does not know “If you are going to be available in the rematch”.
“I am a bull in my rodeo and Torazo in Rodeo of others”the coach sentenced, with an appointment of the Martín Fierro that fills the Velezanos fans with hope and confidence, in the week before the rematch before Racing, in which the “Fortín” will be a visitor.
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