“Our focus is on matching Venezuela’s biggest historic event”

Sports.- He Venezuelan midfielder Yangel Herrera assured This Thursday, July 4thon the eve of Copa America quarter-final match once morest Canada, that the group’s focus is on reaching the semi-finals to “match the biggest historical event” for the Vinotinto in the continental tournament.

“It has that incentive that We are 90 minutes away from matching what Venezuela has done in the history of the Copa América“, said Girona’s Herrera at a press conference at AT&T Stadium in Texas, where the match will be played this Friday, July 5. the tie.

“That’s where our focus lies: 90 minutes away from equalling the biggest historical date”the midfielder reiterated, referring to the 2011 Copa América, the only time in which the Vinotinto reached the semifinals of the tournament.

That is why Herrera, one of the leaders of this team led by Fernando Batista, said that the team, whose “emotional and mental state is incredible,” He has to jump into the stadium on Friday “with extra motivation.”

Despite Venezuela’s excellent first phasewith 3 victories in 3 matches played once morest Ecuador, Mexico and Jamaica, Herrera said the group feels “zero pressure” ahead of the qualifiers, starting with the match once morest Canada.

“It would be very sad to lose the next game, but our mentality is not there, it is not regarding losing.”said.

The Venezuela-Canada game will start at 9:00 p.m. at the stadium of the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL.

The team that makes it to the semi-finals will face the winner of Argentina-Ecuador which is being played tonight.