Andrés Lillini to Mexico U-20s: If You're Good, Prove It All Day

Mexico's Under-20 men's national soccer team has secured its spots in the 2027 U-20 World Cup and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, achieving the set objectives with authority in the Concacaf Championship. Andrés Lillini, Director of National Youth Teams, conveyed his joy for the players, technical staff, and coach.

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Very happy for the players, for the kids who make a great effort, who have been working for almost two years in this process that we started, for the technical staff, for the coach, the staff... If there is no quality in all parts, it is difficult to achieve an objective, and I think today this is the product of that.

"Very happy for the players, for the kids who make a great effort, who have been working for almost two years in this process that we started, for the technical staff, for the coach, the staff... If there is no quality in all parts, it is difficult to achieve an objective, and I think today this is the product of that," Lillini stated. He highlighted that the team's success is a result of sustained quality and effort.

Lillini, who has led Mexico's youth categories for three and a half years, stressed the importance of continuous work, hunger, and the desire to transcend for the Under-20 team's success to extend beyond the Concacaf Championship. "I am competitive by nature. We go to sleep at three in the morning and now we are here, and we are already thinking about winning tomorrow. There is no other way, if you are good, you have to show it all day," the Argentine declared.

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I am competitive by nature. We go to sleep at three in the morning and now we are here, and we are already thinking about winning tomorrow. There is no other way, if you are good, you have to show it all day.

After missing out on the Paris 2024 Olympics, qualifying for Los Angeles was crucial for the project's continuity. Lillini, a former Pumas coach, believes the path forward is one of constant ascent. He added, "The players who differentiate themselves from the rest are those who never stop competing with themselves to grow, with the rival, with the teammate to earn a place, and that must be demonstrated day by day. That is how those who make history are made, that is how those who transcend are made, and we cannot stop."

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The players who differentiate themselves from the rest are those who never stop competing with themselves to grow, with the rival, with the teammate to earn a place, and that must be demonstrated day by day. That is how those who make history are made, that is how those who transcend are made, and we cannot stop.