The Chilean side of Independiente del Valle, Matías Fernándes Cordero, is already qualified for the final of the Copa Sudamericana. The faces will be seen with the powerful Sao Paulo, on October 1 at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium in Córdoba, Argentina.
A player who lives a excellent present in his sports career es Matias Fernandez Corderowho is in Valley IndependentEcuadorian club that reached the final of the South American Cup and that he will face on October 1st Sao Paulo In cordoba.
The side formed in Santiago Wandererslive your first experience abroad and is already qualified to play a final instance of an international tournament.
The player recently joined the cast of Ecuadorwho has become accustomed to playing international events, and since he arrived, He has not ceased to be part of the 11 starter of his team.
Already heading towards the final match, the 27 year old lanetalked with ESPN F 90where he took the opportunity to talk regarding his good sports moment and to send a message to the national championship clubs.
“It’s a much more physical football”
In the dialogue Matthias Fernandezhighlighted: “I still do not fall into what I am living. Obviously very happy. What surprised me the most regarding Ecuadorian football is the rhythm. It’s different, it’s much more physical. One can see it in the Ecuadorian team, the players are physically superior”.
“As for the club, I was very surprised. I don’t know if there are many teams that can do what is done here“, began mentioning.
He also highlighted the difference between the chilean leaguewith the Ecuadorian, where he points out that “when I arrived, I had to see a completely different reality, obviously they do not know that in Chile in several clubs they did not give us food, that there are more precarious things“.
“From what I have learned, most of the generation that goes to the World Cup are born in this club. There are a lot of soccer schools, They have many international championships. The facilities are crazy I wish that many of the teams in Chile would take the example of what is done here”he added.
In addition, he spoke regarding his adaptation to the country of Ecuador and the level that it represents for him, to be playing for Valley Independent. In relation to this, Fernández expressed: “My teammates have helped me a lot, here you live and play very differently. The level at which it is played demands you and automatically makes you raise the level”.
“In any team that one goes and is superior to the average, one raises his level and gets into his head that one must be a contribution”held.
Finally, he pointed out that his jump from La Calera Union to the Ecuadorian cast, it was a quality gift for his career and that he came to be part of something great. “I came to be a protagonist, earn the position and be a contribution. The mind helps a lot in that, in getting into what the club is, because it is a different requirement”.
“In a few years they have had great achievements, they demand that you be a protagonist and be a champion. One arrives and has to surrender, because if there are not many players and academy, and one can be lost, “he concluded.
“WHAT DOES #INDEPENDIENTEDELVALLE WITH THE MINOR SERIES, IT’S A HUGE JOB”#ESPNF90Chile Matías Fernández, CONMEBOL finalist #South Americanreferred to the great football development that exists in the Ecuadorian team. pic.twitter.com/D46BxKsq2Q
– ESPN Soccer Chile (@ESPNFutbolChile) September 8, 2022
Already the two finalists of the South American Cup is defined. Valley Independent of the Chilean, will face Sao Paulowhich left Universidad Católica on the road in the round of 16.
The duel is agreed to be played on 1 October at a time to be defined at the Mario Alberto Kempes stadium in Córdoba, Argentina.
