Panamanian midfielder Aníbal Godoy of San Diego (Major League Soccer) said on Monday that his team will eliminate Pumas UNAM in the Concacaf Champions Cup if they maintain the mental strength they showed in the first leg. 'As a Panamanian, I have played many qualifying matches in this country and I know it is complicated because it has a top league in Latin America, but we as a team are prepared for this challenge,' Godoy pointed out. Godoy acknowledged that the absence of his compatriot Adalberto Carrasquilla from Pumas due to a muscle injury will take away dynamism from his rival. 'We are not thinking about a single player. We know that Carrasquilla is fundamental for Pumas, but they have a complete squad, and if one player is missing, they will have another to replace him. We have to be careful with Pumas because they are very strong at their home,' he stressed. 'Beyond the physical, the mind plays a lot in these matches, so if we are strong mentally, as we were in the first leg, we are going to get the qualifier in our favor,' Godoy noted. San Diego will visit Pumas UNAM on Tuesday in the second leg of the first round of the Concacaf Champions Cup with the mission of confirming their good performance in the first leg, in which they won 4-1. Godoy, captain of his country's national team, knows the complexity of beating a Mexican league team because of the level the league has. 'We got a big advantage away, but it does not mean that we are already winners. Only one will win the Super Bowl'.
