The Saprissa sporting director believes the offseason exits from his club made the difference in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal.
Saprissa sporting director Paulo Wanchope saw a Pachuca team that was clearly better than his side in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions League, but believes things could have been different for the Costa Rican champion.
Saprissa had four players move abroad during the transfer window, with midfielder David Guzman and defenders Francisco Calvo and Adolfo Machado making moves to MLS. Panamanian forward Rolando Blackburn moved to the Peruvian league, while defender Roy Miller is set to join the Portland Timbers after a 4-0 loss to the Liga MX side Tuesday knocked Saprissa from the competition.