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Héctor Pinto and end of 2004 with the U: “We found Cobreloa with a shirt that said ‘champions'”

Of all the titles he has University of Chile in its showcases, one of the most remembered is that of the 2004 Apertura. On that occasion, the blues prevailed in penalties before Cobreloa and they got their 12th star.

Héctor Pinto, technician of the student cast for that campaign, recalled what happened exactly 16 years ago and revealed the great motivation they had just before the duel began. “When the team went out to warm up, we found the Cobreloa players warming up with a shirt that said ‘champions’“he began explaining to the club’s official site.

For the DT, the attitude of his managers changed at that time. “That bothered the players a lot, they came to the dressing room with an outrage that they later showed positively on the court“.

For the 2004 Apertura title, Johnny Herrera was in charge of kicking the penalty that would crown the U champions. Photo: File

In addition, Pinto highlighted the inmate of the squad during that campaign. “What led U to become champion was that we became more than a soccer team, but rather a great group of people and players with very common goals. The coaching staff impregnated all the players who did not have a blue past, with all the characteristics that were characteristic of the U player. For this the emblematic players of the U, such as Johnny Herrera, “Lucho” Musrri and Rivarola, helped us a great deal.“.

For the DT, there was also another fact that motivated them to reach the title. “When we realized that we could reach the championship, it was when we classified this league as the best loser. We were considered at that time as the ugly duckling, and there we swore that this ugly duckling, we were going to turn it into the beautiful beautiful swan“.




Finally, Pinto appreciated the importance of Apertura 2004 in his life. “Personally, that title meant a lot to me, it confirmed all the confidence that I had in myself, to carry out a challenge as important as leading the U. It was demonstrated to me that I had the skills to carry out any position, by far superior and very difficult it was“.

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