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Travel the steep path to clean mobility

The car charges it from his office, because the administration as a whole put him in trouble because they didn’t know how to charge the energy to his apartment. And it is there, in the lack of infrastructure to accommodate the electric ones, where Borda sees one of the main problems for its penetration.

“No building in Bogotá or the country is designed to support additional electrical loads beyond what each apartment contributes in its daily consumption. Under current conditions, if all homeowners bought electric and plugged in at peak times, the system would be overloaded and power would go out. The electrical network is a great river that has a flow. As companies and industries start to require more energy, they’re going to start sucking from that great river and it’s going to start to vacate,” he says.

From the brief tour we did, Borda is overwhelmed by the lack of standardization of minimal details, but essential for the operation of these models, such as the unification of the connectors that each vehicle has, because what has happened so far is that each importer Bring your equipment with different connectors, in the style of cell phones:

“As each importer has been bringing their own equipment without regulation, this causes a total disruption of the energy supply. There should be legislation that imposes a maximum of two types of connectors. This is the case in countries like the Netherlands, where they have two types of connectors by law”, says Borda.

As enthusiasm for electric cars takes off, the other big challenge comes with motorcycles, which are the dominant vehicle fleet in Colombia with 75 percent of total registrations in 2022.

For experts like Tomás González, a public policy is needed that aims at the electrification of motorcycles, but that is not happening: “if we do not electrify motorcycles, we will not get very far in our aspirations to stop registering vehicles by 2040 “, says.

Although in motorcycles there is already price parity between electric and combustion models, more electric motorcycles are not necessarily being sold, which today are only about 12 thousand out of 11 million motorcycles in total, according to data from Andemos given for this note.

“This shows that the problem is not only one of prices, but of the infrastructure of this type of transport. There are already seven and a half million pesos electric motorcycles that compete on price, but are not attractive to users due to the lack of power to move through mountain areas or because there are not enough charging points in the cities,” says Olivero. Garcia.

I spoke with Felipe Botero, a thirty-year-old from Bogota for whom the electric motorcycle has indeed been a profitable option. He bought a 12 million Wolf Husky that he used five times a week to go from the Bosque Izquierdo neighborhood, next to Macarena, to Kennedy, where he worked as a teacher.

“I used up 60 percent of the battery on that trip, so I had to charge it every night. The battery is removable, so I can plug it into many outlets. Normally the bike runs very well, with a top speed of 80 kms. It has never hung up on any climb or left me stranded,” he says.

Botero calculates that since he started using the motorcycle, his electricity bill has increased by 30,000 pesos a month, much less than what he would spend tanking with gasoline. “My reasons for buying it were of an environmental nature, and I am happy to walk without polluting. In addition, one saves good money ”, he says. Even so, he admits that he has the limitation that he cannot move it outside the city, since he does not find it very off-road nor does he believe that there are enough points to charge it.

Just outside the cities is where the other challenge of sustainable mobility lies, in the transport of cargo that moves between departments and from ports.

The last mile for electric trucks

If the challenge in the cities is that there is not enough infrastructure for electric cars to be connected, from cargo transportation the challenges are even bigger because the main roads of the country lack charging stations, which are the stations for charging vehicles. with electricity, and that would allow an electric truck to charge its batteries while traveling distances of more than 200 kilometers by road.

Today there are very few charging points on national roads, around 119 stations for all roads. Companies like Terpel have the project of installing 50 additional electric stations, with the idea that they charge 1,450 pesos per kilowatt/hour for charging, but they are disjointed efforts and investments that are estimated between 80 and 100 million pesos per charger for each electric station. .

“There should be a law that establishes a minimum number of chargers on the country’s main roads for every 200 kilometers, which is the autonomy that a cargo truck can achieve today. But that implies rethinking how these spaces that are now service stations are conceived as new places where many cars will come to charge their vehicles and in longer charging times”, says Oliverio García.

For Darío Hidalgo, the challenge is not only in the availability of the load, but in the incentives of the truckers: “charging a large battery, like the one a truck would need, is removing useful load from the trucks so that they carry their own battery or electricity. Since there is control at the scale, truckers would have to subtract it from the billable load. That is inefficient,” he says.

For this reason, he believes that freight transport will be the last sector to be electrified, and that an intermediate transition to natural gas will have to take place before talking about one that can function efficiently in another way, such as with hydrogen. A point with which Juan Luis Mesa, from the BYD company, agrees.

“Competing in the long distance segment is quite unlikely because the solutions are not available. What currently exists is the possibility of carrying cargo in intermediate sections, that is, distances under 250 kilometers, such as Barranquilla to Cartagena, Bucaramanga to Girón or Bogotá and the municipalities of the savannah, ”he says.

But another is the image in shorter distances, where there is already a whole market created. This is what Andrés Cortés Parra believes, one of those who has his sights on the electric truck market. Forty-two years old, Parra is the national electric mobility manager for Auteco, a Colombian company that began selling motorcycles and today seeks to expand into the sale of electric vehicles in countries like Ecuador and Mexico.

Andrés’ business consists of advising large companies such as Bavaria or Alpina to help them electrify their vehicle fleets. Today they lead the market for electric trucks and vans in the country with more than 80 percent of sales.

In the truck sector, they divide the types of electric vehicles into two. There are the first-mile ones, which are in charge of moving large volumes of merchandise from ports to distribution centers and factories, and there are the last-mile ones, which handle the detailed distribution of merchandise within cities. Auteco has focused on this last segment with models created with its own engineers.

Cortés says confident that the technology already exists to cover 100 percent of the last mile distribution in the country, which consists of trucks that can carry up to 27 tons of weight. This year they plan to sell 2,000 electric vehicles, of which 90 percent will be for the transport of goods.

Costs vary by model, but the cheapest cargo van they sell gets 150 miles of range and a ton of cargo capacity. It is at 102 million pesos.

Education and health deteriorate in Mexico: CEESP

In recent years, access to basic services such as education and health have registered a significant deterioration, and it is only partly a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, indicated the Center for Economic Studies of the Private Sector (CEESP).

Through its weekly “Executive Economic Analysis”, the agency detailed that the public policies implemented in these sectors not only did not mitigate the effects of the global health crisis, but that in the last four years conditions have worsened.

Misuse of health resources

According to the advisory body of the Business Coordinating Council (CCE), public spending on health has increased in the last four years, however, it was not used well and was not enough to operate better and give greater access to the population.

The response of the federal authorities to the COVID-19 pandemic was to allocate 2% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), while nations such as Senegal, India, Brazil, Chile and Peru allocated resources that reached 7%, 10%, 15%, 15% and 19%, respectively.

The CEESP highlighted that the disappearance of Seguro Popular to give way to the Institute of Health for Well-being (Insabi) affected the beneficiaries on multiple fronts.

In the first instance, more than 20 million of the 54 million people who were served by Seguro Popular were left without coverage, since in 2020 Insabi only covered 33 million.

The consultations carried out are also going down, according to the data of the Ministry of Health (SSa). In 2022, outpatient consultations amounted to 51 million, while in 2018 they were 98 million.

On multiple occasions, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has denied the shortage of medicines, however, in 2018 95% of beneficiaries of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) reported having received all their medicines from the institute, while that in 2022 the figure was reduced to 79%.

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Impact on education

Although it is true that the pandemic caused a significant impact on education worldwide, in Mexico the closure of schools was one of the longest lasting, with a loss in learning equivalent to one year.

In the 2022-2023 school year, basic education enrollment was 1.4 million students lower than that registered in the cycle prior to the pandemic, detailed the CEESP.

The physical investment in education has registered a significant collapse and is a fundamental part of the lower learning in the generations that saw their studies affected by the health emergency.

Between 2013 and 2018, an average of 14,328 million pesos were channeled to this issue, while between 2019 and 2022 the figure dropped to 1,964 million pesos.

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Great Wall Motors is positioned among the market leaders

Great wall motors is positioned among the market leadersDuring the first half of the year, Great Wall Motors, the manufacturer of the specialist brands in trucks and SUVs -Great Wall and Haval- closed an excellent first half, after positioning both among the leaders of their respective segments.

During the first six months of the year, Great Wall sold 3,890 units, ranking fourth in sales in the coveted pickup truck segment, attaining a 10.1% market share.

Great wall motors is positioned among the market leadersAdditionally, Great Wall positioned three of its models among the 20 most commercialized trucks in the country, highlighting Poer in fifth place with 2,161 units sold to date. Model that since its introduction in 2020 has become a benchmark in its segment and one of the favorites of Chilean consumers, also receiving very good reviews from the specialized press, who chose it as Best Truck at the Los Mejores awards. 2021, being the first of its origin to receive this award.

Haval, meanwhile, was positioned among the 15 most sold brands in the SUV segment (12th) and in second place in hybrid vehicles, thanks to the great reception that its new hybrid line made up of the H6 Hybrid models has had. and Jolion Hybrid.

Both models were launched in May of this year, achieving a very good reception both from customers and from the specialized press, placing both in third and fourth place in sales in the hybrid vehicle segment, respectively, with a share of market share of 9.7% in this segment.

“We are very happy with the results obtained by both Great Wall and Haval during the first half of 2023. These demonstrate not only the quality of our vehicles, but also the trust they generate in our customers, which in turn allows us to looking optimistically at what lies ahead for the future, for which we have several surprises prepared for them and that, without a doubt, will allow us to continue positioning ourselves among the market leaders”, said Fernando Maldonado, manager of Great Wall Motors.

Recoletas advances in the construction of a new high-tech hospital in Salamanca

Recoletas Red Hospitalaria continues with its development plan in Castilla y León and, specifically, in the province of Salamanca, where it is already working on the construction of a High Technology Hospital in Carbajosa de la Sagrada.

The hospital group has already begun the initial project for the future hospital center, which will be built on the P-5 plot of the T2 sector of Carbajosa de la Sagrada and will occupy an area of ​​4,554 m². The land was acquired by Recoeltas from Aliseda (owned by the American fund Blackstone) in 2022. The basic project, which will be presented to the Carbajosa City Council throughout the month of September, contemplates a 11,752 m² building buildable, distributed over three floors on the surface and another four floors below ground and which will house the central services of the hospital, as well as an underground car park with capacity for 120 vehicles.

The future Recoletas hospital in Salamanca will have 60 individual rooms, 7 operating rooms7 ICU, REA, URPA posts, 5 Emergency boxes, one of them for CPR, 24-hour emergency service for adults and pediatric emergencies, pharmacy, pathological anatomy and 43 external consultations of different medical specialties. The hospital center will also have a laboratory service and another diagnostic imaging service, which will be managed directly by Recoletas.

The care model in Salamanca will be similar to that of the Recoletas de Valladolid and Burgos hospitals which, today, offer some thirty medical specialties and also have specialized medical institutes, such as the Neurovertebral Institute, the Digestive Health Institute , the Ophthalmological Institute, the Urological Institute, the Oncological Institute, the Cardiovascular Institute and the Otorhinolaryngology Institute. Regarding the equipment planned for the future hospital, a Da Vinci robot stands out for the robotic surgery service and a PET-CT for the nuclear medicine service.

“We are firmly committed to this project, which will guarantee a top-level private health care offer, similar to the one we have managed to develop successfully in Valladolid and Burgos,” said the President of Recoletas, Amando Rodríguezwho also highlighted the opportunity of this action for Salamanca, which “will benefit from the synergies of being part of a hospital group specialized and experienced in hospital and health management and with a professional career of 35 years.”

Recoletas currently has hospitals in Valladolid, Burgos, Palencia, Zamora, Segovia, Ponferrada, Cuenca and Ourense, as well as twenty medical centers, 11 diagnostic centers that it directly manages, as well as laboratory services, specialized medical institutes and units, and reproductive medicine clinics in Valladolid, Zamora, Seville, Zaragoza and Murcia. A year and a half ago, Recoletas arrived in Salamanca, a province where it has three medical centers (former Barromarco centers, Clínica Campoamor and Clínica Dermatológica Cristóbal).

New method to produce fuel for nuclear fusion

A team of scientists from the University of Rochester has achieved an important milestone in the field of nuclear fusion. They have developed an innovative methodology that simplifies the process of producing fuel for nuclear fusion reactors.

New way of producing fuel for fusion

Nuclear fusion has historically been lauded as a safe and clean form of energy. However, the transition of nuclear fusion from the laboratory to a large-scale commercial context has presented obstacles. The main one has been the preparation of nuclear fusion fuel.

Conventional approach vs new method

The conventional method of preparing fusion reactor fuel requires the isotopes of hydrogen, deuterium and tritium, to be frozen into a solid spherical shell. But researchers Igor Igumenshchev and Valeri Goncharov have come up with a radically different approach, called dynamic shell formation.

Instead of freezing hydrogen isotopes in a solid shell, this innovative approach uses liquid droplets of deuterium and tritium, which are injected into a foam capsule. This capsule is then bombarded with lasers, forming a spherical shell that collapses and initiates the fusion reaction.

Advantages of the new approach

The main advantage of dynamic shell formation is that, unlike the conventional approach, it does not require the cryogenic layer of hydrogen isotopes. This significantly reduces costs and makes scalability possible.

Although the researchers used a plastic foam sphere for their demonstration, instead of hydrogen isotopes, they managed to show experimentally that the method is feasible.

This innovation promises to change the way we produce energy in the future. The next step will be to check if this new approach can be applied efficiently in a real environment and under the right conditions. Still, this finding is a huge leap toward massive energy production from nuclear fusion, a goal that could completely redefine our relationship with energy in the coming decades.

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Artificial intelligence to determine the suitability of sheep and goat meat and the detection of diseases


Quality Lambs Project

Intercompany deed 07/17/2023

The Operational Group ‘Artificial Intelligence for Sierra Morena Quality Lambs’ -whose acronym is Quality Lambs-, is developing an innovative technological system based on the use of technologies such as artificial intelligence and Machine Learning for the categorization of sheep and goats, capable of determine the meat aptitude and the quality of the carcasses, in addition to the early detection of sick animals.

CorSevilla, dedicated to the extensive production of sheep and goats in the meadows of Cazalla de la Sierra, integrates more than 600 farms in Seville, Huelva, Córdoba and the south of Badajoz (Extremadura). For this reason, achieving an efficient, objective and, above all, agile classification, is vital for the viability of this cooperative, which also needs to improve communication of the processes between the cooperative and the associated farmers.

The device is based on the use of the Internet of Things (IoT) to create a network of interconnected devices to measure different parameters in animals (weight, temperature, health, sex, meat aptitude, etc.). These data will be analyzed, in real time, with digital image processing algorithms and artificial intelligence, thanks to the installation of scales, cameras, connection and anchor elements, automatisms and microprocessors.

With this prototype, the livestock cooperative takes a decisive step in its digitization strategy, being a pioneer in the investigation of artificial intelligence techniques applied to the sheep classification system and in assuming a management consistent with animal welfare and with the requirements of the markets, since this new system will make it possible to market a meat offer with homogeneous quality, which, ultimately, translates into a price in line with the quality of CorSevilla products.

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Digital rendering of the image of a lamb.

This new system can mean a notable improvement in the classification of sheep for sale, which has the main bottleneck in weighing. In addition, the fact that meat aptitude must be carried out by people can introduce subjective variables into the classification result. On the other hand, streamlining the typing process reduces stress on animals and improves productivity.

These are the improvements that are intended to be achieved thanks to the innovations of Quality Lambs, which digitizes and optimizes the classification of sheep, achieving a technologically cutting-edge system that modernizes the one usually used in the sector.

Project execution

This project is financed through the European Agricultural Funds for Rural Development (EAFRD) and co-financed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development of the Junta de Andalucía in the call for the Operation of Regional Operational Groups of the European Association for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability Innovation (EIP AGRI) 2020.

Led by the CorSevilla livestock cooperative and with the participation of Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de Andalucía, the Andalusian Association for Research and Industrial Cooperation (AICIA) and the Sierra Morena Sevillana Rural Development Group, this consortium has completed its first year of work the two planned execution exercises (July 2022-July 2024).

In this year, the documentary phase has concluded, with the study of 46 bibliographical references on tests of livestock identification technologies and methods used in the typification of sheep. In addition, the prototype has been designed and assembled and laboratory tests have begun. The next step is the installation of the system in the Sierra Morena livestock cooperative in Seville, which will take place in the coming weeks, with which the artificial intelligence system will be trained by capturing and labeling images.


Michelle Salas took to the Dolce & Gabbana fashion show the stilettos that you can wear to the office

Michelle Salas embraces its Italian roots in Puglia in the purest dolce vita style. The influencer was one of Dolce & Gabbana’s special guests to sit in the front row of their Alta Moda 2023 show. Accompanied by other celebrities such as The Nanny, Fran Drescher, Kim Kardashian, Karla Martinez de Salas, Head of content for Vogue México and Latin America and AnitaThe Mexican dressed in a handmade embroidered dress that could not be more perfect to be the best dressed wedding guest.

Michelle Salas wears a swimsuit with an elegant kimono in Puerto Vallarta

Fernanda Perez Sanchez

Michelle Salas has given lessons on how to elevate your swimsuit with the help of a basic garment for beachwear.

Between the fancy dresses The most recent that the businesswoman has worn is the glamorous Pronovias design with which she evoked the divas of old Hollywood in Cannes. It is more than clear that when it comes to making a red carpet, Michelle Salas, 34, is a professional. But beyond the satin dresses and sequins, the model has a particular weakness for floral dresses. Well, within the framework of the renowned Film Festival, she also wore a pink design with colored floral motifs and Tous jewelry. That one was perfect for a daytime event and now she shows us how to wear the trend at night.

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How to wear black stilettos and an elegant dress like Michelle Salas

When we talk about historical stilettos, the black ones with a triangular tip are a true classic. Not for nothing are they one of the only pairs that have been able to transcend the passage of time. those of Michelle Salas they are so sophisticated that they look good to go to a wedding or to the office for your 9 am meeting.

The influencer combined them with a midi dress adorned with exquisite flower embroidery, signed Dolce & Gabbana. As an accent, she wore a silver belt with the initials of the Italian firm. To complete her whole look, she carried a clutch bag with silver glitter and a flower crown. she left the hair natural loose and in her eyes she wore a feline cat eye (Sophia Loren style) that lengthened her gaze. He finished with a pair of heart-shaped pearl earrings and several thin gold chains.

The dangers that threaten coral reefs

The Coral reefs They are one of the most diverse and fascinating ecosystems on the planet. However, these fragile ecosystems are under increasing threat due to a number of natural and human factors.

One of the main dangers facing coral reefs is climate change. The increase in seawater temperature due to global warming causes the phenomenon known as whitening coral. This process occurs when corals expel symbiotic algae that provide them with nutrients and color, resulting in coral bleaching and eventual death if conditions do not improve. Coral bleaching has increased significantly in recent decades, putting the survival of these delicate organisms at risk.

Another major danger is ocean acidification. As the oceans absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, they become more acidic, negatively affecting coral reefs. Acidification makes it difficult for coral skeletons to form and weakens their structure, making them more susceptible to other stressors and damage.

Coastal pollution is also a significant threat to coral reefs. Plastic waste, agricultural chemicals, and nutrients from agriculture and industry can enter the ocean and wreak havoc on reefs. These pollutants can obstruct the sunlight necessary for symbiotic algae to photosynthesise, depriving corals of their main food source and weakening their resistance to disease.

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Destructive fishing and unsustainable exploitation also pose a serious danger to coral reefs. Blast fishing and trawling can destroy coral habitats in a matter of minutes, and overharvesting of key fish species can upset delicate ecological balances within reefs.

It is crucial to take urgent action to protect and conserve coral reefs. This includes creating marine protected areas, adopting sustainable fishing practices, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and promoting public awareness of the importance of these fragile ecosystems.

The survival of coral reefs is not only crucial for marine biodiversity, but also for humanity. These ecosystems provide a variety of ecosystem services, including coastal storm protection, employment generation in tourism and fisheries, and contribution to the health of the oceans.

China and the United States resume climate dialogue

The two biggest polluters in the world have sat down to talk about the global warming. Cooperation against a common existential threat should not be newsworthy, but environmental protection has not emerged unscathed from geopolitical friction.

The visit to Beijing by John Kerry, special envoy for climate affairs, recovers the dialogue that was broken last year following the visit to Taiwan of the then Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi.

Kelly is the third White House emissary to host Beijing in a month. Before that, the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and the Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen, had arrived, and the Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, is still missing. Kerry is helped by the fact that he is pragmatic, oblivious to the most inflamed speeches and manages the area with a greater margin of cooperation. With Xie Zhenhua, his Chinese counterpart, he has shared summits for years.

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On Sunday night, in a rare act in high diplomacy and even more unlikely in the Chinese-American arena, they dined alone. More than fifty times they have metXie calculated this morning. And at her ages, 73 and 80, they are presumed to be more interested in leaving a better world for the next generations than in geopolitical pettiness.

The context also underscores the urgency of its mission. Beijing suffers the hottest summer in the last 60 years, China strings of torrential rains and droughts and another typhoon is looming. There are alerts for heat strokes in Japan, rainfall has left 40 dead in South Korea and floods continue in India. The American continent is not calmer.

It is unlikely that Kerry’s four days in China will make headlines because this pilgrimage is only being asked by both parties to agree to the dialogue and stop the deterioration. Beijing and Washington are united by environmental interest, already buried the calamitous times of Trump, and lead global investments in renewable energy.

Priority to green energies

The Paris agreements of 2015 speak of their locomotive effect, a milestone in the global environmental struggle, which only went ahead after both bury their selfish arguments about who should cut first their emissions.

Dissensions arise in the fine print. Yellen already asked Beijing last week more funds to fund the global energy transition and that is where Kelly will surely persevere. China counters that the biggest historical polluters, not newcomers, should foot the bill.

Kelly has highlighted three issues on his Beijing agenda: deforestation, coal consumption in China and cutting methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas that emanates from oil wells. Beijing will protest planned taxes on its steel and aluminum industries and ask why, if green energy is a priority, tariffs on its solar panels remain in place.

Clean energy by 2030

Experts rule out bolder commitments. They will arrive, in any case, at the UN climate summit to be held in Dubai in November. China already fulfills its own at a good pace: reach peak emissions in 2030 and carbon neutrality in 2060.

Last week it was learned that it will achieve the clean energy production promised by 2030 five years in advance and has already deployed more solar panels than the rest of the world combined. China is known for realistic promises in which the president, Xi Jinping, pledges his word, and there is an underlying feeling that he does more than his share. He also fears that Trump or surrogates will again nullify the commitments of the United States.

A successful outcome this week, experts say, would be a calendar of meetings on the environment. It would not be shortly after a year of silence and its tune would instill optimism at the Dubai summit.

Chivas: Pauno, motivated by the presentation of Guti and Alexis

The “Guti” appeared with Chivas before his fans, after being absent in the MX League to get into physical condition, while Vega returns from injury

After defeating Club Athletic de Bilbao and incidentally winning a penalty shootout to take the Gernika Tree TrophyProfessor Pauno, technical director of Guadalajara ended up happy with the official presentation on the field of midfielder Érick Gutiérrez and the return of Alexis Vega, who saw their first minutes in the chiverío shirt this semester.

“Guti” appeared with Chivas before his fans, after being absent in Liga MX to get in shape, while Vega returns from an injury that even cost him to be with the National Team in the Gold Cup.

“We present Guti who had a fantastic game, contributions to what we want to be as a team when it comes to having the ball and without having it, when pressing. Happy with Alexis, who has created scoring situations for himself, it is his hallmark that he has shown ”.

But it was not only these two players who introduced themselves, but also the goalkeeper. Oscar Whalleywho played just over 65 minutes, leaving his place to Raúl “Tala” Rangel.

“The people who have been and who have not had many minutes, had arrivals and defended well with important players. The defense is very good, happy with Óscar, with Raúl and there have been many thingsThe truth is that we have fulfilled many tasks that we have pending as a team that aspires to be a good team and after two failed attempts, I won a trophy at home, this trophy is important for identity, for the Vergara family, the fans and has It has been a very productive afternoon”, said the Serbian Pauno.

Chivas players will enjoy a couple of days offto later return and watch over weapons and thus arrive as well as possible to the United States for their participation in the Leagues Cup, where they will face Kansas City and Cincinnati.

“We have a couple of days off, there are people who have discomfort or fatigue and need to recover, that is the first objective, then return to work, focusing on the rivals, I plan to go see the first match between Kansas City and Cincinnati, then we will have work to see the weapons, prepare for the match and focus and think about competing”, commented Pauno