Héctor Almandoz spoke about what will be the first match of the 2023 National Championship against Colo Colo.
Colo Colo will open the 2023 National Championship against Deportes Copiapó as a visitor. The game does not have an exact schedule, but it will be played on the weekend of January 21.
Given this, Héctor Almandoz spoke with Radio Cooperativa’s Al Aire Libre and was happy for this game. “It’s a beautiful mental boost and doubles the anxiety for everyone, playing against the last champion and against a team with the history that Colo Colo has is something very nice,” he explained.
He also added that “we are going to prepare very well for this great game and challenge, our first game with this club in the First Division, I am happy, happy, and I have no doubt that we are going to be a strong, winning León de Atacama with a lot of personality this 2023”.
The coach also called for the personal brand that Juan Martín Lucero will have. “I know Juan Martín very well, he is a great scorer; you have to be attentive and focused, you don’t have to give him a meter, you have to eat the back of his neck well, because I know him, I appreciate him too and it makes me happy that he is doing well , but everything depends on that leadership, personality and self-esteem that Deportes Copiapó has in 2023,” he said.
Finally, he added that “I am very happy, I know Gustavo well, we have a nice relationship, we have known each other for a long time, we were lucky to play together and we were always in contact and talking, it makes me very happy that he is doing well how he he’s going, because he’s a great worker, a professional, he’s going forward, he’s a winner, we’ve already congratulated each other, we were lucky to be in San Lorenzo together on the squad”.
