Gustavo del Petre with optimism for the Pumas to qualify for the playoffs

Carrying out a total exercise in self-criticism, the Argentine forward, Gustavo del Petre, pointed out that the current situation of the Pumas is not at all the one raised at the beginning of the tournament, emphasizing the multiple expulsions they have had during the 12 days; However, he mentioned that they can still straighten out the path in the remainder of the regular season.

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In the absence of a signature and priori, the official announcement by the board, the Pumas have already found the replacement of Rafael Puente del Río; while waiting for Antonio Mohamed to show up at Cantera. As a result, spirits were renewed within the ‘Auriazul’ team and fans, as they know that with five games to go, the club can still sneak into the qualifiers.

As already mentioned, one of the first to make self-criticism and point out the mistakes that the feline group has had, was Gustavo del Petre, who gave a few minutes to the media after leaving Cantera at the end of a training session. In addition to this, he also clarified that he did not know the ‘Turkish’ Mohamed in person.

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When asked about the possible arrival of the Argentine strategist to the technical direction of the club, Gustavo said he did not know anything about it; although recognizing his record that he has conquered in Mexican soccer. “The truth is that I never coincided with the Turk, I know him from what he has done here in Mexico, he has done very well. Hopefully it will be the best for the club and for everyone”.

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Hand in hand with the subject of the new coach in the team, Del Petre elaborated on the bad results that they have been dragging during the last days within the Clausura 2023, including the expulsion he received during the last match in Ciudad Universitaria where they lost 0- 2 against the Tuzos de Pachuca.

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“The truth is that it was a difficult week, what happened was very hard, we did not expect to be in the position we are in now, but hey, we are going to try to give everything to change the situation we are in,” said the former Estudiantes striker. of the Silver.

Gustavo left Pumas with one man less in the duel against Pachuca

Similarly, he showed his optimism after mentioning that they can still qualify. “We know that it depends on us, so we have to work hard for that (enter the playoffs). I am convinced of the team, as I said before, I trust this team and we can give more, we have also had many expulsions, but we are going to leave everything on the pitch.”

Later, he recalled how the expulsions throughout the tournament have affected them in the process of the matches. “We have to realize that we are not a team that has a lot to spare, so all eleven of us have to be on the pitch; It is the first expulsion I have in my career. I was shocked when it happened because never in my life have I made a foul like that”.

It should be noted that in the current tournament, the Pumas have been one of the most undisciplined teams with a total of six red cards and 26 yellow cards. In fact, four of their expulsions occurred in CU, where they failed to win in any of those matches, getting only a two-goal draw against Atlas on date 3.

Archive photo of Juan Ignacio Dinenno (9) during a match between Pumas UNAM and Everton. Orlando, Florida, USA. July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

Of the five duels that remain in the tournament, three will be against teams that are in the first four places in the championship (Monterrey, América and Toluca) and the match against the Diablos will only be at home.

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