Santos' Gorriaran "We need to hurt Cruz Azul's chances in the final"
In an interview with Mexican outlet Marca Claro, Santos Laguna midfielder Fernando Gorriaran spoke about the upcoming Apertura 2021 final against Cruz Azul:
"It will be a special match, for me and for the whole squad: I believe we had a great tournament, we got past many adversities like many injuries and Covid-19. We have to enjoy the moment, we'll play a great team and we'll do it at home first; it will be a pleasure to play in front of our fans and I'm sure I'll enjoy it. We are not worried about their run of form, that's something that regards them, not us. I just know that they will be a very intense 90 minutes and we'll do everything in our power to hurt Cruz Azul's chances"
He added that he doesn't believe there are clear favorites in a final, as both teams have a 50/50 chance to win, but the media always likes to play favorites. On Cruz Azul he declared that "It is a great squad in all phases, they have great players but we are hungry for glory, as we have shown in the last few games and I believe in our qualities to hurt Cruz Azul and win the title"