The Tuzos of Pachuca They achieved the unthinkable: they accessed the Final of the Copa Intercontinental 2024 after defeating 6-5 on penalties against Al Ahly. In a match that had opportunities for both teams, those led by Guillermo Almada They came from behind from the maximum penalty charges and managed to obtain the victoria.
Now, the next synod of Pachuca It will be nothing more and nothing less than Real Madrid: current champion of the Champions League and one of the best teams in the entire world. Therefore, Guillermo Almada He said that it will be an extra motivation for his boys to face players like Vinicius Jr, Jude Bellingham, to mention a few.
“We maintained defensive security in the game and that is to be recognized, although we lacked weaving from the midfield upwards to generate scoring opportunities,” he stressed. Guillermo Almada. ”Before him Real Madrid It will be a very complicated game due to the football marathon we had today; “We are going to seek to recover to face this momentous match for the institution with all the motivation.”
Guillermo Almada accepted Pachuca’s fatigue from the game against Botafogo
The Tuzos strategist accepted that the game against the Brazilian team was extremely complicated, especially due to the physical issue; However, he mentioned that the motivation to face a team like the Real Madrid It motivated them to give the extra that was needed in the penalty shootout.
Now with only four days of rest, taking into account that they played 30 more minutes against Al Ahly, the main objective of Guillermo Almada will be to recover the footballers in the physical matter to face, in the best way, the entire team. Real Madrid in the Copa Intercontinental 2024.
“We were a little exhausted by the intensity we required in the game against Botafogo. Happily we achieved this pass with a marathon penalty shootout, but in the end what matters is the character shown for this victory, which is very important for us,” he explained. Guillermo Almada.
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