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Olimpia coach dismisses crisis talk despite poor start
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Olimpia coach dismisses crisis talk despite poor start

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Olimpia's coach, Pablo 'Vitamina' Sánchez, stated he does not see a crisis despite the team's poor start to the Paraguayan league season.
  • The team has lost three of its four Clausura 2026 matches, sitting ninth in the standings.
  • Sánchez believes the team has the ability to reverse their fortunes ahead of their Copa Sudamericana match against Vasco da Gama.

Pablo ‘Vitamina’ Sánchez, head coach of Paraguayan club Olimpia, dismissed notions of a crisis within the team, despite a troubling start to the Clausura 2026 season. Olimpia has suffered three losses in their opening four league matches, leaving them in ninth place in the standings, seven points behind leaders 2 de Mayo.

Sánchez acknowledged the poor start, stating, “I don’t understand it as a crisis, if I understand it as a bad start, not desired at all.” However, he expressed confidence in the squad's potential, adding, “I see from a sporting perspective that the team has the response to, hopefully, reverse this situation that for you is a crisis and for us it is not.”

The team is preparing to face Vasco da Gama in the Copa Sudamericana on Thursday. Following this continental fixture, Olimpia will host Sportivo Ameliano on Sunday. Sánchez’s comments come amid pressure from fans and media, with rival club Cerro Porteño also experiencing a similar difficult start to their season.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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