Kiana Palacios was one of the most talked about signings in the summer market, the Mexican forward landed in América Femenil after having been active with Real Sociedad, in the Spanish LaLiga First Women’s Division, where he was for the last three years, But coming to Las Águilas was something I didn’t want to miss, because I was going to be closer to the family and also because the azulcrema project has strong foundations to consolidate.
Last Monday, the forward was one of the most dangerous in America’s 2-0 victory over Pachuca in the Hidalgo stadium; Kiana left her right ankle injured, a sprain will have her out of activity. While recovering, in an interview with MILLENNIUM–Hobby, assesses what his foray into women’s soccer in Mexico has been.
“I’m very good here, one of the reasons why I came is that I wanted to be a little closer to home and they also spoke highly of Liga MX, I wanted to try something different. Mexico is like my second home, my family is from here and I always come with the national team, I am very comfortable. In these weeks that I have played I have seen that there are players who fight a lot; It is very different from soccer in Spain, here it is very aggressive and it is very different from the one played there.”the attacker pointed out.
In three seasons with Real Sociedad; Palacios accumulated 68 matches, he faced teams that dispute international competitions. The level of women’s soccer in Europe is more developed than that practiced in Mexico, but Kiana believes that the Liga Mx Femenil is also growing considerably.
“I do not think it is far, they are different styles of soccer, I think that here in Mexico it is growing much more And they are bringing in more players from abroad and I think that with that we are going to have a different football here too, and in a few years the football of Mexico will grow much more. There are some things that are different; For example, this year we are going to play all the games at Azteca, at Real Sociedad it is not like thatYou don’t play in the stadium there, the derbies (against Athletic Bilbao) are what you play in the stadium, but you play the other games at the club, those little things are different ”.
In four years of existence, the Liga Mx Femenil has begun to attract the attention of other players, not only of Mexican descent, as she confesses that some of her teammates in Spain were already talking to her about the Liga Mx.
“It’s growing, it’s a bit lacking, but the Liga Mx Femenil is getting higher, before coming here I was talking to my teammates in Spain and they told me that some of them watch the Liga Mx, and they told me that the League is growing a lot in Mexico and that it is very competitive. Here the players are very warriors, they are always fighting for the ball, they are very aggressive and I think they have much more love to fight and fight to win”.
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Kiana made her debut in the best way in the Liga Mx Femenil: at the Azteca stadium and scoring the first goal for the Eagles in the current tournament, something that filled her with joy. “I was very nervous because it was a dream, I was very happy and excited to be part of this team and who does not want to play for Azteca. Before I started, I already had in mind that I wanted to score, but I didn’t know if I was going to do it and when I did, I didn’t believe it, I was very happy, it’s something I’ll never forget ”.
His decision to come to Coapa was motivated because he has a good friendship with Jocelyn Orejel and Janelly Farías, with whom he has coincided in the Mexican team and they gave him good references from América Femenil.
“Jocelyn and Janelly spoke to me very well about America, that they treated them very well and that they like everything here, the fields and the staff that they have that is very professional and that helps us as players. Coming here and training, I think we have a very good level, we can do things well and be one of the teams that is fighting at the top”
Kiana is determined to make her career in Mexico prolific.“Hopefully I can score many goals, have many assists and win a cup with America., the first objective is that, to win a cup “he commented.
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