Head Coach Poyatos: "I think the game itself was very evenly matched throughout. I really felt once again that Urawa Reds is a great team, and a threatening team. However, I think Gamba was able to show good defense against such a team in the first half, and we predicted that the opponent would push back hard at the start of the second half, so we were able to hold out with good defense at the start of the second half, and gradually bring the game to a balanced state. It's true that our possession rate was low overall, and in that respect it turned out to be a development that I didn't like, but considering the opponent, I think that this kind of development can happen. However, I think it's very important that we were able to win in such a difficult stadium, and I think we were able to erase the feelings of disappointment we've had in recent years, especially last year. "

Q: "In the 27th minute of the second half, WELTON was substituted by moving to the right, and he was being held back quite tightly by Urawa's number 4 player, so he took the ball to the opposite side, and it seemed like his strengths suddenly came out, so I think you could say that the substitution went well. Please tell us what you were thinking about that, and how you felt about it."
Head Coach Poyatos: "In terms of our aim to change sides, I thought that we could attack Watanabe with Shoji TOYAMA, and since there were several scenes where it looked like we were going to switch places, I thought we could attack the opponent's left side, and I also felt that Hoybraten was gradually getting tired, and I had the impression that Scholz was holding up better defensively, so I brought WELTON to the right side and placed a more powerful player on our right side to give us more momentum. It's true that in terms of possession, we didn't have much overall, but I thought we could aim for a switch between offense and defense, and Urawa's center backs were solid and we couldn't break down the ball in the ideal way, so I aimed to aim for a switch."

Q: "I think that Head Coach Poyatos wants to play good football, but in the recent match against Yokohama F･Marinos, Gamba was overwhelmingly better, but in the end we lost. Today, the opponent was rather good, but we won. As a Head Coach, how do you plan to use the fact that you didn't play a very good game but you still won to improve next time?"
Head Coach Poyatos: "Well, as a Head Coach, after this result, it's a bit like thinking about what if, but I think every moment in a match is important, and in terms of today, I think it was great that we were able to hold on when we needed to. In terms of the amount of energy the opponents had, especially Ito and the other midfielders, I think it was amazing that they had the ability to run without stopping, and I think the fact that we were able to hold on in that situation is something to compare with the match you mentioned earlier."