Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane says he expected the Champions League showdown with Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca to be highly charged and it met expectations at Lucas Moripe Stadium on Saturday. The Brazilians won 2-1 courtesy of two goals from Themba Zwane, but the match was marked by tension. “Unfortunately when we played them here last year we made mistakes‚ but this time we had ink in our system‚” he said. “The mentality was very good. We played the way they always play at home and let’s be honest‚ we were the better team on the pitch. “The score is not a true reflection of the game because we had so many opportunities to seal it and I was not happy because I knew it could come back to bite us.” It enabled the Brazilians to get their Champions League campaign back on track after a poor start to the group stages saw them lose 2-1 to Lobi Stars of Nigeria at Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu last week.“We want nice football to get people to the stadium and also to watch on tele...
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