“I think the key is ‘don’t rush the moment’ as Sundowns players. You must starve them of the opportunity to counterattack. If you have the ball, you make sure that you use it to your advantage. Keep it as long as you can for you to be in control of the game.
“When you play a team like Magesi that wants to break, they’re waiting for that one moment when you make a mistake and then they counter you. I think the best thing is don’t give them the ball cheaply and make sure that when you’re in front of the goal take your chances.
“Sundowns have to make sure their rest defence (backline) is always on point because (Edmore) Chirambadare is quick, in the midfield (Samuel) Darpoh and (Deolin) Mekoa are doing an excellent job. I think it will be important for Bathusi Aubaas and Teboho Mokoena to stabilise that. Once they take charge of the midfield, they’ll easily win the match.”
Sundowns have won this competition four times, eight behind Kaizer Chiefs who have a record of winning it 12 times.