“SABEMOS LA RIVALIDAD QUE EXISTE ANTE EL CLUB LEÓN”: JULIÁN VELÁZQUEZ

Tijuana, Baja California._ Los Xoloitzcuintles se
preparan para recibir al Club León el próximo domingo 5 de agosto en el
marco de la Jornada 4 de la LIGA MX-Apertura 2018 (18:00 hrs PST). Un
duelo con tintes históricos por la rivalidad deportiva que se ha dado
entre ambas escuadras en la última década.

Este miércoles, la Escuadra Fronteriza llevó a cabo una práctica en las
instalaciones del Estadio Caliente. Posterior al entrenamiento, el
defensor Xoloitzcuintle, Julián Velázquez, habló ante los medios de
comunicación en conferencia de prensa, en la que reconoció al acérrimo
rival del Club Tijuana, y destacó la importancia de hacer valer la
localía.

“Tuvimos un partido difícil el fin de semana, pero vamos a dar vuelta a
la página. Esto apenas comienza, tenemos que volvernos fuertes de local
para que los puntos se queden en casa. Nosotros nos enfocaremos en hacer
nuestro juego, en ser verticales y convertir”, señaló.

El ‘2’ Rojinegro espera un duelo intenso ante los Panzas Verdes. “Será
un gran partido. Sé la rivalidad que existe ante León, ojalá que este
domingo se pueda ver ese Tijuana que propone, que crea situaciones de
gol, así que trabajamos para seguir por ese camino¨, concluyó.

Los Xoloitzcuintles retomarán actividades este jueves por la mañana en
el Mictlán.

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TURNING THE PAGE, FOCUSING ON CLUB LEON
Xoloitzcuintles defender Julian Velazquez speaks about Week 3 match

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TIJUANA (Aug. 1, 2018) –Julian Velazquez is new to Club Tijuana. He
came here as an off-season signing this summer. But the Argentine
defender well knows what a game against Club Leon means for his new
team.

“I know about the rivalry,” Valazquez said during a news conference
Wednesday at Estadio Caliente. “I know about that rivalry that exists
and I know that it will be a great game on Sunday. And I hope that
Tijuana can do what it wants to do, which is create scoring chances. We
continue to work to be on that path.”

Club Tijuana is on a path to host its long-time rival Club Leon in a
LIGA MX Week 3 match at Estadio Caliente. It is a match that always
brings a different feel during the season. Facing the “Panzas Verdes”
means there is no room for error against an arch rival.

Velazquez wants to face that rival, focusing only on that upcoming
match, putting behind the loss against Tigres UANL last week.

“We had a difficult game last weekend but we are going to turn the
page,” Velazquez said. “This has just begun and we need to be strong at
home so that we can keep the points here. We are focused on doing our
work, our game and we focus on being vertical and scoring.”

Velazquez said he sees a Xoloitzcuintles team that can be fluid on
offesnse and stout on the defensive end against Leon. He said the team
must take advantage of opportunities and play the game play as set by
coach Diego Cocca. There might be more emphasis in completing the tasks
at hand with more focus. After all, it is another Leon week, another
extension of the rivalry between the teams that go back to the Mexican
second division.

Club Tijuana will continue to prepare to face Leon with a training
session Thursday morning at Estadio Caliente.