Sundowns coach Pitso admits big victory was a surprise
Sundowns have one foot in semis after thrashing Al Ahly
After the 5-0 demolition of Al Ahly in the first leg of the Caf Champions League quarterfinal on Saturday‚ Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane admitted he did not expect to win by that margin. The Brazilians overcame early jitters to hand the African club of the century one of their heaviest defeats in the competition and put themselves in a good position to get to the semifinals for the second time in five years. “If any one of us tells you they expected this result they will not be telling the truth‚” he said, voicing his respect for Al Ahly and their well-travelled Uruguayan coach Martín Lasarte. “It is important for me as a coach to have humility and respect for the opponent. “It is very rare for Sundowns to score so many goals in the Champions League. We are a small team only established in 1974 and we all know when Al Ahly was established and you can see the number of stars they have on their badge. When you have a win like this‚ it is history for our club and it wil...
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