“The key? Never give up”

Fernando “Bocha” Batista, after advancing to the quarterfinals: “The key? Never give up”

He heaped praise on his goalkeeper, Rafael Romo, whom he congratulated for his brilliant performance, which included stopping a penalty from Orbelín Pineda five minutes from the end and performing several miracles that allowed Venezuela to add the three points.

Sports.– The coach of Venezuela, the Argentine Fernando “Bocha” Batistasaid on Wednesday that the keys to qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Copa America in the United States They have been “order”, “sacrifice” and “never give up”.

The coach also praised his goalkeeper, Rafael Romowhom he congratulated for his brilliant performance, which included stopping a penalty from Orbelín Pineda five minutes from the end and perform several miracles that allowed Venezuela to add the three points.

“Archers are there to stop, and he saves“Batista said when asked about the large number of opportunities the Mexicans had.

In this regard, he highlighted the “great level” of the goalkeeper from Universidad Católica de Ecuador, something that does not surprise him “seeing how he trains on a daily basis and how he works.”

“He has had some good moments, and others he has had to wait. Today he is the starter and he is doing very well. (…) I’m very happy about the moment Rafa is having,” he concluded.

On points to improve in the future, Batista mentioned trying to “have a little more game” and “not losing the ball so quickly” to avoid surprises at the back.

Looking ahead to the final match against Jamaica, already eliminated from the Copa America, the coach called for not relaxing.

“We have to play every game like a final. We can’t relax at all and we’ll go and play Jamaica as if it were another final. They know I like to play at 100%. We’re not going to relax at all,” he reiterated.