Samuel Caballero is recognized as one of the best defenders of Honduran football and Olimpia, where he led the white defense and achieved this historic pass to the 2001 Club World Cup, which in the end failed to play .
Prior to the meeting of the Lion, this Wednesday against America in Mexico, the former meringue captain took advantage of his presence in Honduras to discuss with DEU what could happen in this duel of the round of 16 of the Concachampions.
Dressed in a black shirt and cap, the former defender was reserved for the result at home that Olimpia had and how hard it is to visit the Aztec stadium.
“I was watching the first game and Olimpia played a great game, they lost 2-1, but the result is misleading. A rival like America who came to pose very well here in Tegucigalpa and now has to face Mexico “.
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While having a coffee, Samuel added: “It’s not that it’s not possible to get a good result, but it looks uphill for Olimpia to reverse a result against America, which plays much better at home and is playing a great local tournament “.
Despite his time in the United States, Samuel Caballero has not lost his footing to the lion of Pedro Troglio, where he believes that some young players are excelling.
“I’ve been able to really see the team, it has a good squad and it fits in locally, it’s still international. They still need this pitch. The truth is that they are young and it’s good that they have this experience and for the future you can have a good group. planted on the field. Olimpia is planning for the future and has interesting players from smaller U-23 teams and that experience served them. Olimpia has better amalgamate a team in Mexico, otherwise you can take a thrashing. “
From the perspective of “Sammy”, the meringue set must leave behind the pressure and think more about making a strategic match to try to give an Aztecazo.
“He has to play calmly, without pressure. America came here to plant well, with ease and Olimpia when he scored the goal was better. I think he has to play like these last minutes that he was pushing for the pace of the Mexican teams and be careful in the defensive zone and with fast players “.
After several experiences in the Colossus of St. Ursula, Cavaller makes it clear that it is not the stage itself that marks the pressure on rivals, but the greatness of the rival.
“It’s the local, it’s not the stadium. I think America with great footballers, where Mexican players are five, the others are from other countries and very heavy, but in this type of instances of the Concachampions, these teams “We face these Mexican teams and it was not easy.”
Of his experiences at the Azteca Stadium: “They were very good and sad memories. I remember we had a chance to win the Japan and Korea qualifier, we used a good first half and unfortunately with the changes we lost “.
He also considers that Olimpia has a good roster of talent: “We see players with a great future, this generation is different and I hope they can follow the line of these players that we have left and that can lead the team to not only winning local titles, but people expect a lot in these international tournaments. “
ORGANIZES LEGEND GAMES TO HELP DAMAGES
The presence of Samuel Cavaller in the country is no coincidence, as the former captain of the meringues comes with a social task, where he comes to lend a helping hand in solidarity to certain sectors of the country.
“We will be organizing charity matches for people affected by Hurricanes Eta and Ota. Dressing up a children’s shoe aid from the club where I work in the United States.”
And he adds: “This weekend we will do it in Guaimaca, Talanga and the other week in Choluteca with my fellow legends we played in 2002 and bring that joy to these people who have suffered.”
After this tour of certain sectors of the country, Samuel Caballero and the legends of Honduras await a great tour of the United States.
“We are going to the United States to continue raising funds and bringing aid to our country. We have an old school chat that really invites us against other veterans of Mexico and right now we will have a series of games with the Guatemalan team. We will be playing on Friday, May 7 in Atlanta, on May 8 in Nasville, then the following weekend, on the 14th and 15th we will be in San Francisco, California. “