Santiago Solari led América to the final of the Concachampions

Nine months after taking the reins of Club América, the Águilas technical director managed to lead the azulcrema team to the Final of the Concacaf Champions League, the first in the last two years for the El Nido team, becoming one of the the strategists who arrive sooner to the dispute of a title for those of Coapa.

“We love this tournament, the players, representing CONCACAF in this Final, I have had the honor of representing the area in a Club World Cup; It has grown a lot and you can see it in all the clubs that are fighting very hard to reach the Final, the American clubs have grown a lot and plant very tough battles like in this game, we only overcome the obstacle here, because we were focused and we knew what we had what to do", explained Santiago Solari.

Santiago Solari: The most effective coach of those who led America to the final

- Ricardo La Volpe: 

17 matches, 44% of effective, with 8 won, 3 lost and 6 draws.

- Gustavo Matosas:

18 matches, 50% of effective, with 9 won, 5 lost and 4 draws.

- Santiago Solari: 33 matches, 69% of effective, with 23 won, 5 lost and 5 draws.

Santiago Solari: What does he expect for the final?

“In a final, there are always two candidates. The two who arrive have had to overcome many games to get there, many trips, many concentrations, very tough confrontations, not only there, but to qualify for the tournament and we are happy to represent our club in this beautiful competition in a Final , of course. We are happy", he anticipated.

Santiago Solari: The victory that gave him the pass to the final