Richard Ortiz Says Olimpia’s Draw With Guaraní Felt Like a Defeat

Richard Ortiz did not treat Olimpia’s point against Guaraní as a success. For the club captain, the draw carried “a taste of defeat” because the team had wanted all three points.

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It's like a taste of defeat, obviously we wanted to win, but I think we gave away the first half. There are many things to correct.

“It's like a taste of defeat, obviously we wanted to win, but I think we gave away the first half. There are many things to correct,” Ortiz said after the match.

He identified a lack of attacking depth as one of Olimpia’s main problems. The team struggled to find the unmarked player it had worked on locating in training, he said.

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We lack depth. At times it was difficult for us to find the free player we had practiced finding.

Olimpia also relied heavily on crosses late in the game. Ortiz defended that approach by pointing to the presence of forwards Gabriel Ávalos and Hugo Sandoval, whom he described as two target men. The urgency of the score, he added, pushed the team toward that option.

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Of course, we had two target men, Gabriel Ávalos and Hugo Sandoval, there, so we had to use them, and desperation leads you to that.

Ortiz said the players regretted ending their run of consecutive victories, but insisted that plenty of the season remained. He called for the squad to rest and quickly turn its attention to Sunday’s game against Sportivo Trinidense.

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We wanted to win, obviously we wanted to get the points, and that's it. There is still a lot of time left.