Chicago (USA) – Brazilian Carlos Zago, coach of the Bolivia national team, said on Friday that if his team achieves a good result against the United States in the Copa America, he will have options to play for a place in the tournament. Final day of the group stage with Panama, after a 0-1 friendly loss in Chicago to Mexico.
“The teams in our group are strong, we played against the host country the United States, which is a very difficult match. Then we have Uruguay, which is one of the best in South America. If we get a good result with the United States then we can compete,” Zago said in the post-match press conference. “Panama”.
Bolivia fell 0-1 at Soldier Field in Chicago with a goal from Efrain Alvarez.
He said: “I think it was a good match. The two teams are trying to play football. We met four days ago, because many of the players played Libertadores matches. The others could not attend because they also played cup matches.”
He added: “We did what we had to do. In the attacking phase, we made a little mistake, and we did not succeed in the last pass. We will make the decision on Sunday, relying on the entire team.”
Of course, he admitted that he could not be completely satisfied.
“I'm not very satisfied because the result is important. We didn't have time to do anything practically, but we can always do more,” he admitted. Evie
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