Mamelodi Sundowns defender Keanu Cupido addressing the media ahead of the CAF Champions League semi-final second Leg. Mamelodi Sundowns are on the verge of reaching back-to-back CAF Champions League finals, fueling strong belief within the squad that they can finally win the coveted crown this season. Sundowns will face Esperance in the Champions League semi-final second leg at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday afternoon (3pm kick-off).
The South Africans will head into the match high on confidence– they hold a solid advantage with a clean sheet and an away goal after a 1-0 win in the first leg in Tunis last Sunday. The Brazilians’ win, which came courtesy of Brayan Leone’s goal, was also historic. It was the first time they beat Esperance away in the knockout stage of the competition in three successive matches.
The initial first-leg meeting ended in a 1-0 win for the North Africans at home, as Sundowns lost the quarter-final tie 2-0 on aggregate. In last season’s semi-final first leg, the match ended 1-0 in favour of Sundowns at home as they went on to win the tie 1-0 on aggregate after a goalless draw in Tunis. Given all that, defender Keanu Cupido, speaking as one of the team’s representatives during their pre-match media duties at the club’s base in Chloorkop on Wednesday morning,revealed what reaching another final would mean for the club and the team.
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“I think it would be good for any player in the country to win the Champions League. Everyone dreams of winning the Champions League,” Cupido said. “Playing for a big team like Sundowns is really a huge opportunity for all of us. We are able to show our qualities.
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