Marcelo Allende: Mamelodi Sundowns' Star Confident PSL Giants Can Win Against Fluminense

• Marcelo Allende has shared his thoughts about Mamelodi Sundowns' last group game against Fluminense at the FIFA Club World Cup
• The Chilean international also commented on the Brazilians' unfortunate defeat against Borussia Dortmund despite scoring first in the game
• The Premier Soccer League giants will need a win against Fluminense for them to secure a place in the Round of 16 of the competition

Mamelodi Sundowns star Marcelo Allende has talked about the Brazilians' clash against Fluminense in their last match of the group phase at the ongoing FIFA Club World Cup.

The Betway Premiership champions won their first game against Ulsan HD before losing to Borussia Dortmund in their second game on Saturday evening.

The Brazilians need a win against Fluminense to stand a chance of securing a place in the Round of 16, with a draw not being enough, as Dortmund have an edge over them on the head-to-head rule.

Allende speaks on facing Fluminense

According to iDiskiTimes, Allende, while speaking to the media, claimed Sundowns gave everything against Dortmund, and admitted that they made some errors in the match.

“I think we gave it everything,” he said. “We knew the level of this tournament and the quality of the team we were up against. We fought until the final whistle. Yes, we made mistakes, but that’s part of our game, our identity. We stayed true to our style right to the end.”

Reflecting on the result, the Sundowns midfielder admitted that they could have done more in the match, but he remains proud of the team, and they will keep on fighting.

“Of course, there’s always that feeling we could’ve done more. But I’m proud of the team. Even after the mistakes, we kept playing, we kept fighting, and we scored two more goals. That’s something to take forward. Now it’s about recovery and getting ready to fight again, this time against Fluminense.”

Looking ahead to the crucial clash with the Brazilian giants, the Chilean midfielder acknowledged the challenge:

“It will be a great game against a very good opponent. Fluminense are a strong Brazilian side that enjoys playing attacking football, it’s going to be a good contest.”

On lessons learned from the Dortmund defeat, the Chilean midfielder admitted that the mistakes they made cost them the match.

“Against a team like that, you can’t afford to make mistakes. At this level, if you give them even one chance, they’ll take it, and that’s what happened.”

“But we’ll stick together, recover over the next few days, and prepare for what’s next. We’ll fight, absolutely. Can we still do it? A big yes.”

Williams explains what led to is error against Dortmund

Briefly News also reported that Ronwen Williams gave a detailed explanation about what led to the error he made during Mamelodi Sundowns' defeat against Borussia Dortmund at the FIFA Club World Cup.

The Bafana Bafana goalkeeper was left devastated after costing his team a lead against the Bundesliga giants.

Source: Briefly News