🎙️ Diego Raimondi pleased with the draw in Bahía | OneFootball

The coach of América de Cali spoke after the tie achieved in the first leg of the playoffs to qualify for the round of 16 of the CONMEBOL Sudamericana.

América de Cali rescued a valuable tie against Bahía in the first leg of the playoffs for the round of 16 of the 2025 CONMEBOL Sudamericana, a positive result away from home in an early cycle under the command of Argentine coach Diego Raimondi.

The scarlet team defended themselves in a great way and managed to achieve a 0-0 draw that leaves the series open, which will be defined next week at the Estadio Pascual Guerrero.

Diego Raimondi, in the press conference, valued the work of his pupils: "It's a step forward, I think we played in one phase, we developed very little of our game. I'm proud because 15 days ago we started working, we have players with few minutes in their legs and they've made an incredible effort."

"It was a game where we wanted to be more forward, the rival forced us to be behind and at one point we felt comfortable. I rescue that we all suffered, we fought, we were 23 soldiers fighting for this point and winning the series there", he added to the press.

Finally, Diego Raimondi assured that the strategy will be different in the return match: "We will play the game in Cali with much more protagonism and in a different way, and above all, generate more chances, if we don't score it will be difficult to pass in the series."

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