Marathon he already knew the rival he will face in the round of 16 of the next one Concacaf Champions League. The verdolaga set will face the American Portland Timbers, Which was removed in 2014 by the Olympics of the current Marathon coach, Héctor Vargas, Being an extra motivation to ring the bell in front of the team MLS.
This was the crossing of the round of 16 of the CONCACAF Champions League 2021
The technician of Portland, The Venezuelan Giovanni Savarese, Commented that the Honduran team will be a difficult rival to respect a lot, but the aspirations of the Americans are to get the three titles they will play a year (US CUP, MLS CUP and Concacaf), So they will fight each game until they reach the goal. Savarence provided statements regarding the duel of the round of 16, which will be played before the start of the ‘gringo’ tournament.
What you know about Honduran football: “Personally I have knowledge of Honduran football, I am a person who likes to watch all the leagues and world championships, so I am on the target of the growth of the catrachos teams starting with Olympics in the previous tournament, so I can say that the increase in quality in Honduras is evident. I have a lot of friends in the country who know the atmosphere, with Venezuela I have traveled to places in this place and we know that they are difficult places, so the preparation in the mentality of the player will be fundamental “.
They will have a disadvantage by not being active. “It’s not the ideal situation, we would have liked to start the season in MLS earlier and not be stuck, contrary to the teams of Mexico and Central America as Marathon those who have the advantage of being active and rhythmic, we will have to prepare more. What we learned in 2020 is that we need to be positive and face diversity with a good mindset, we have a deep team with players competing in every position. The footballers and the rest of the locker room are psychologically strong, so they will understand that we will have to be at our best for this match. “
Hector Vargas sees it feasible to eliminate Portland: “MLS teams have a chance to win”
Portland will go for all the titles. “Portland Timbers it’s a team that will fight in every championship, as we’ve done before. We have to be very competitive always, especially now that we will play in this competition where the MLS has shown that he can face them against Mexican teams. The group is prepared in every way and excited by the start of the tournament, we respect all the rivals with whom we will play in this case in Marathon with whom it will be a difficult tie. We want to be the first team of the MLS to win the CONCACAF Champions League and represent the confederation in the Club World Cup“The only way to do that is to win game after game.”
Possibility to have fans on the return. “It’s very exciting, we hope it can be possible as it will be an extra motivation and an advantage in the mood. The previous year we only played two games with the public and it was hard, our fans matter a lot, they provide energy that the team needs in these types of duels “.
They will have all their arsenal. “We will have all our players available for the game against Marathon. With those that happened the previous year, we understand that we have a deep team with players competing in each position. We hope that Sebastián Blanco can participate, but it is something that we have to analyze, so far it has progressed well and we look forward to its return. I am very happy with the signings made in the market, we are ready “.