Fabián Estay, former player of America but with the heart of a Devil, advances scarlet triumph

MIGUEL ANGEL MUJICA

PHOTOS: MEXSPORT

sympathy for him Diablo is no stranger to Fabian Estay. The former midfielder, historical with the Scarlets, said he was eternally grateful for the way in which the hell opened the doors for him.

The Chilean spoke with THIS before the game before Americawhere his beloved red team will face another of the squads that opened the doors for him in Mexico, the Eagles.

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Fabian remembered how he got to hell. “At that time, before reaching TolucaI was in colo colomy letter was from Olympiacos, I had played a lot, we were playing the Liguilla to enter the Liberators and my representative calls me on January 1st and tells me that there were two possibilities of going to Mexico and that if I wanted we could go the next day, I traveled on January 2nd to play the following weekend.

«I arrived in 1996on Sunday we played against Santos in Torreón, the adaptation to the altitude issue was very fast, then I had problems with salmonellosis and well, then all the achievements came, I had to fight relegation, from January to June, then the achievements began , my other option was León, which is not the same as today it did not have the same infrastructure or seriousness in terms of leadership, I had asked Ivo Basay that he was my partner in Colo Colo, who was returning from Mexico, the chance he had and he told me he preferred Toluca, the rest was history”.

: Estay is considered a legend of the Red Devils.

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Already with his mind fully at that time, Estay emphasized why he is Devil. “The best moments of Toluca were the summers 98 and 99. Since I arrived in Toluca I always had a high performance, a physical loss due to salmonellosis, but I always felt very comfortable with the institution, with the fans, who always treat you like family.

«It is different from other teams, an institution full of values and greatness, that helped many of us grow, I am eternally grateful to the scarlet family, to the Diez familyfrom gift Nemesio who bet on me and on Don Valentín, Toluca was a before and after in my career”.

And while he’s grateful to the Eagles, he currently sees the Reds better. “Toluca on paper is a favorite, there is a difference in points, it has looked better away, being very effective, at home it has cost more, I bet on that situation, seeing that in history there are many games between America and Toluca that they have been very good, hopefully the one who makes the fewest mistakes wins, but I give Toluca the favorite because in this tournament, with Nacho Ambriz, he has rounded off the results and has achieved important points that has him above America” .

: Fabián never asked to leave Toluca and even less to get to America.

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That yes, man to man, according to Fabián, the Eagles would take hand. “There is a difference in the campuses, America’s is broader that the one from Toluca, understanding that this is soccer, on the field they keep the collective theme, America in the previous tournament with Solari suffered, it had the quality blow, which now no longer works.

«The team with six or seven incorporations is not as intended or as the fans intended, now with the interim it will have to improve America, I think they have a good squadhe needs to regain his confidence and we hope that it will happen, with three four wins he can get into the reclassification zone, which has not been the reality of America for many years, but hey, this start has not been good”.

Ignacio Ambriz has much to improve as scarlet. “Nacho has a squad that he accommodated by taking out Sambuezawho had already had problems with him in León and brings his trusted people, gets results from visitors more than from home, it’s unlikely, but it’s been a long time since what happens in Tolucalook flat in the upper area, very gray, we will see, with the possibility that Toluca can improve, understanding that they still do not get results playing well, they must have more lucid moments, both can grow, but America is the one that I feel that more can grow”, he sentenced.