Venezuela goalkeeper Rafael Romo mentioned his crew had been “underestimated” after their 1-0 Copa América win over Mexico on Wednesday, criticizing what he mentioned was “conceitedness” and “ignorance” from Mexican media forward of the conflict.
Romo, 34, saved an 87th minute penalty from Mexico substitute Orbelín Pineda — after Salomón Rondón had earlier given Venezuela the lead from the spot — to make it two wins out of two as they topped Group B.
Venezuela are actually assured of a spot within the Copa América quarterfinals forward of their final group sport towards Jamaica in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, whereas Mexico might want to beat Ecuador in Glendale, Arizona, to progress.
“Mexico are an incredible crew, who play effectively,” Romo informed TUDN. “Now we have the humility to acknowledge our opponents. We do not have that conceitedness, that ignorance that a number of Mexican journalists have, who underestimated us.
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“We got here right here to do our jobs, and we acquired three factors that are very useful for us.”
Venezuela had did not beat Mexico in 13 matches going into Wednesday’s sport at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
Earlier than the sport, the entrance web page of Mexican sports activities newspaper File featured the headline “Venezuela, I’m your father” — with a picture of Darth Vader — highlighting Mexico’s “absolute dominance” in earlier conferences.
Venezuela have been eradicated on the group stage on the 2021 Copa América, ending backside of their group, whereas in 2019 their have been overwhelmed by Argentina within the quarterfinals.
They’ve been in spectacular type in current months, and have misplaced simply as soon as of their final eight aggressive video games.
“I am pleased that we have been capable of give some pleasure to the folks in Venezuela. We performed for that,” Venezuela coach Fernando Batista mentioned. “However we have to stay calm and preserve our ft on the bottom.”
