Corinthians drew an important point away from home in the South American Cup. On Tuesday night, the team led by Ramón Díaz drew 1-1 with América de Cali, Colombia, for the second round of the group stage of the competition.
Despite the difficulties in the first half, the coach left the Pascual Guerrero stadium pleased with the team’s reaction.
“Not losing was important. If they won, they would get six points. It was interesting as we attacked and were deep, as we created situations, two or three more. It seemed fair to the draw,” Ramón said.
During the match, names like Yuri Alberto, Breno Bidon and Carrillo began on the bench and were only fired in the second half of the duel. He has not even traveled to Colombia, preserved with an eye on the classic against Palmeiras, scheduled for Saturday, at 18:30 (from Brasilia), in the Barueri Arena.
Even in the face of the need to run the cast, Ramón made a point of reinforcing his commitment to continental competition.
“We talked to the players that we would try to win. If you do not have, at least not to lose. There are many games to play. Everything is open, and we will continue competing until the end,” he said.
With the scenario still undefined in Group F, the return to the field in South American on April 23, against the National of Paraguay, in the Neo Chemistry Arena.
