Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro believes his staff had been the higher aspect towards MC Alger in each legs.
The Buccaneers claimed a 1-0 combination win over the Algerian aspect regardless of taking part in to a goaless draw within the second leg at Orlando Stadium on Wednesday. The Soweto giants will now play Egyptian isde Pyramids within the CAF Champions League semi-final.
“Orlando Pirates was the higher staff I believe in the course of the two video games,” stated Riveiro on SABC Sport.
“So congratulations to the boys, to the membership, to our followers. This can be a improbable second for all of us and now we have to essentially benefit from the second. There’s nothing that may change the truth that we’re within the semi-finals.
“Oh, it’s a troublesome staff to play towards lengthy balls one after the opposite. It doesn’t matter you can’t press them, you can’t have possession of their half after urgent as a result of they may kick the ball as quickly as they see just a little little bit of ball possession.
Riverio stated Orlando Pirates management the second leg
“They’re good within the second actions. They’re a robust, good aspect, so that they have the capability not less than to take you there for 2 or extra occasions after the lengthy ball. However I don’t suppose that we suffered a lot in these actions”.
“I believe the sport of our back-five, back-three was wonderful [Thalente] Mbatha and [Makhehleni] Makhaula within the second balls Rele [Relebohile Mofokeng]. The way in which that Dion [Hotto] and Deano [Van Rooyen] helped us to run away of the urgent within the first half it was wonderful.
Jose Riveiro will depart Orlando Pirates on the finish of the season. He might nonetheless depart with three extra titles having claimed the MTN8 earlier this season.
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