Carlos Acevedo lauds Santos team mate Juan Brunetta
The La Laguna goalkeeper recognized the quality of the Argentine midfielder, who has helped the team aspire to winning the league.
Santos Laguna remain alive in the Apertura 2023, after eliminating Mazatlán in the play-in round and now face León for a place in the quarter finals One of the team’s top performers this season has been Juan Brunetta, who tops the assists ranking.
Laguneros first choice goalkeeper Carlos Acevedo made it clear that the Argentinean is one of the most important players at the club. “He is the person who generates the most, he is the person who assists the most, and he scores goals... Obviously very happy to have him at Santos and I hope there will be many years of us playing together,” he commented.
Brunetta’s impressive numbers
Acevedo’s compliments didn’t stop there, he added: “Since he arrived, Juan Brunetta’s quality has always been on display. Maybe now people realize just what he brings to the team - his numbers are scandalous. With the quality of players we have, we are going to play a great game against León which is exactly what we want as an institution”.
The winner of the Monday’s game between Santos Laguna and León will face América in the next round. The Águilas finished the regular phase top of the table on 40 points. The Apertura 2023 quarter finals will get underway mid-week with the first leg matches to be played on Thursday, with the return leg to be played next weekend.