The defender of
Atlético de Madrid José María Giménez considered this Friday that “the greatest strength” of the team he directs Oscar Washington Tabárez before the quarterfinals of the America Cup against Colombia is to wear “the shirt of Uruguay placed on the chest ”.
“I think the greatest strength is knowing that we have the Uruguay shirt on our chest and that all together, from humility, sacrifice, knowing what we want, we can do things well,” said the Uruguayan player at a virtual press conference offered by the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol).
On the eve of the clash between Uruguay Y Colombia for the quarterfinals of the continental competition, Gimenez indicated that the Light blue “It is a team that competes and will compete as much as it has to play.”
Regarding some criticisms received by the team led by Tabárez, the defender pointed out that Uruguay “was always good” and that they had “humility to correct those mistakes” after losing to Argentina and signing a draw with Chile in the first phase of the tournament.
CONFIDENCE
“I think we got on well. We have corrected quite a lot what we have done wrong and we continue to enhance what we have done well and that makes us a regular team and that we are ready to compete ”, he commented Gimenez.
On his rival in the quarterfinals, the defender Atlético de Madrid He pointed out that it has “very strong, very powerful players, sprinters” and that the challenge is to “take into consideration what their virtues are to try to overshadow them.”
Uruguay Y Colombia They will face this Saturday, at 7:00 p.m. (22:00 GMT / 00:00 CET), at the stadium Mané Garrincha, from Brasilia, for a place in the semifinals of the America Cup against the winner of the duel between Argentina Y Ecuador.