Tiago Nunes asks for “calm” for Gary Medel and plays with the mystery about the position that “Pitbull” will occupy: “He can play in three or four positions”
Tiago NunesDT of Catholic University, He left satisfied last night after the victory against Atlético Tucumán in the Río de La Plata Series, in Uruguay. The “crusaders” won their two friendlies in Uruguayan soil and will now return to Chile to continue their preseason work.
After the victory over the Argentine team, the UC coach spoke with ADN Deportes and ESPN, and noted: “I am left with good feelings. Obviously, there are situations that happen during the game, such as the goal we conceded, but it is the risk that is taken by trying a more elaborate game. We are increasingly getting more rhythm so that the team finds consistent form.”
In addition, the Brazilian coach referred to Gary Medel, who failed to gain minutes in Uruguay. “Gary is in a process of adaptation, we have to go slowly. He is a guy who has a motor memory and a physical load that sustains him to play, but “It is a matter of adaptation to our idea of the game,” Indian.
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Regarding the place that “Pitbull” will occupy on the court, Tiago Nunes played a mystery: “We are going to evaluate him day by day to see where we are going to occupy him, because he can play in three or four positions.”
He also had words for Eduard Bello, another of the reinforcements who arrived at UC for 2025. “Eduard is a player that we were following for a while. He has the ability to associate, he can play as a second striker or as a winger, he has a goal, presence in the area, and he can even play as a center forward at times. He is a player polyvalent”, the DT of the “crusaders” highlighted.
Finally, Nunes anticipated the clash against Palestino for the preliminary phase of the Copa Sudamericana. “It will be a very tough duel, because it is a single match, it has a very complex emotional characteristic, But we have a lot of confidence in our team, we are assuming an air of important protagonism, something that we have not managed to maintain during the last season”he concluded.
