Garnero: ‘Chile 2’ is our goal, although we wanted first place

Daniel Garnero acknowledged that Universidad Católica’s pursuit of first place has become difficult, but he said the club still has a clear target for the closing stages of Chile’s Primera Liga: securing “Chile 2.”

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Chile 2 is an objective we have. We did not want second place, we wanted first, but circumstances have made it very difficult.

“We did not want second place, we wanted first, but circumstances have made it very difficult,” the Católica coach said after his team defeated Everton 1-0 at Sausalito. The victory marked the club’s third straight win in the championship.

Garnero stopped short of declaring the battle at the top finished. Católica still has a tournament ahead of it, and the coach said the team intends to compete for and try to win it. Those objectives, he said, remain the priority.

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We have a tournament ahead of us that we can compete in and try to win. Those are the objectives, and that comes first, above all.

He also highlighted the team’s response during a demanding stretch of the schedule. Católica needed to make a change in attitude at this point of the tournament, Garnero said, and taking nine points from nine available had been particularly valuable.

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We are at a point in the tournament when we had to make that change, and taking nine points from nine available helps us a lot.