Hernán Torres, DT of Tolima was upset with fans for not supporting Libertadores

Not everything was rosy in the victory (1-0) of the Sports Tolima in front of Valley Independent of Ecuador, last Wednesday, for the fourth date of Group D of the Copa Libertadores 2022. Beyond the agonizing and comforting triumph, the coach from Ibaguer Hernan Torres Oliveros He was annoyed, because in his opinion the people did not accompany their leaders in this game as he expected.

He did not leave the veteran helmsman satisfied that only 9,522 spectators attended the stands of Manuel Murillo Toro from Ibagué, for what was this transcendental appointment in the cup competition. Especially because of the rival that his team beat, a direct one in their fight to reach the round of 16 of the competition, in what could be a historic achievement for the club, after multiple setbacks in history.

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“There is an important human group. Too bad, too bad that people didn’t come to see this cute spectacle of the football game. They were left without seeing a beautiful spectacle. We played against a great rival, who was strong, who had the chance to score. It was a game of give and take, typical of Copa Libertadores”, expressed the coach at a press conference, with a certain air of claiming the fan.

“Unfortunately, the people who didn’t come missed a good football show. But well, thanks to God, to our players who made an effort, fought “added the coach, in the middle of his statements about the functioning of the team, which was one win away from being able to secure itself among the best 16 teams on the continent, in its ninth cup presence.

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In the same direction they seem to have gone the statements of the extreme Andrés Felipe Ibargüen: who at 87 ‘was in charge of giving the ‘tribe’ the three points against the Ecuadorians. The ‘Piki’ has already made a clear request to the fans with a view to what will be the crucial match next Wednesday, May 18 (7:00 pm) against América Mineiro from Brazil, for the fifth date of the contest.

“Let the stadium be dense, not have a single chair left over. In these international tournaments, the locality makes a lot of difference. We feel that the people who came supported us and gave their best. Thank everyone who is believing in us. Today it is not only Tolima, but we are representing an entire country”, stressed the midfielder, nicknamed the ‘Miracle’ in the tournament.

As the next contest in ‘Eternal Glory’ arrives, the ‘tribe’ will go out to defend its leadership in the BetPlay 1 2022 League this Sunday (6:10 pm) against Millonarios, as a visitor, for date 19. A game in which he will have his stellar payroll in favor of extending, in addition to the streak of games without losing against the ‘Ambassadors’, that already reaches 12 duels, his good numbers as a foreigner.