Santos’ Muricy Ramalho not convinced in spite of 1-0 win in the first leg – Copa Libertadores News
Brazilian outfit, Santos, and the Paraguayan outfit, Cerro Porteno, locked heads in the first leg of their Copa Libertadores semi-final on Wednesday, May 25. Santos edged past their opponents by a 1-0 margin that gives them a slight edge going into the second-leg
of the tie next week. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santos-c32532 coach, Muricy Ramalho, has revealed that his team are by no means in a stronger position and will have to perform out of their skins during the return fixture.
The 55-year-old mentioned that the Cyclone were really up for it and in spite of losing in the group stages, they seemed a unit which was hard to beat. He also praised the opponent’s back four, who stood firm but also acknowledged the efforts of his team
who made one special move to dismantle Porteno http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Defence-c38904.
Brazilian, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Leonardo-c22056 Astrada’s side. The coach enthused that 1-0 is by no means a commendable position and the Cyclone would certainly come hard at his team. He urged
his team not to relax and desperately wanted to win to add silverware this year.
The Brazilian added, "It is difficult to talk about an advantage, because advantages are created by scoring a lot of goals. [Cerro] are a strong opponent, they are experienced, balanced and they will need to chase the game in the return match,"
Ramalho further enthused that the Paraguayans were outstanding on the night and admitted that he is a bit scared of the backlash expected during the second leg. He mentioned that he could not believe the way the opposition launched an onslaught on his goal.
The manager was left shocked and admitted that his team, though leading at this stage, would be under pressure going into the return fixture.
He concluded by saying, "The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cerro-c38773 team has changed, they changed their playing style and look much stronger. At home though they will show much more football, they will come out to win and we can play in the spaces they leave.”
Both teams will lock horns again in a week’s time to decide which team would play the final of the competition.
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