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Meralco's Trillo glad to face 'quality team' San Miguel in PBA Finals

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Kennedy Caacbay

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1718439349941PBA Images9.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Meralco coach Luigi Trillo. <em>PBA Images</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA – Amid fierce competition in the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Meralco coach Luigi Trillo is relishing the opportunity to face &quot;quality team&quot; San Miguel Beermen in the championship series.</p><p>San Miguel, which has 45 Finals appearances and 29 titles in its trophy cabinet, is indeed a powerhouse in the league since its entry in 1975 — an opponent worthy of tipping a hat, or at least, that&#x27;s what Trillo said after Game 5.</p><p>And true to his words, matches were close in this series as one team could go down as far as 10, but it would stage a comeback, just like the June Mar Fajardo-led Beermen did in Game 5.</p><p>&quot;These games are so close and both teams are being coached well, the players are stepping up,&quot; said Trillo who also gave credit to counterpart mentor Jorge Gallent.</p><p>It was the Bolts who eventually prevailed in Game 5 on Friday, 92-88, to move a win away from their breakthough title.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/6/14/maliksi-stars-as-meralco-inches-closer-to-first-pba-crown-1933"><strong>READ: Maliksi stars as Meralco inches closer to first PBA crown</strong></a></div><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/6/15/pba-finals-maliksi-meralco-refuse-to-celebrate-after-game-5-win-1408"><strong>READ: PBA Finals: Maliksi, Meralco refuse to celebrate after Game 5 win</strong></a></div><p>Trillo can&#x27;t help but appreciate the competition between the two current best teams in the all-Filipino tourney.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s nice to watch, it&#x27;s nice to be a part of it. One team gets a seven-point lead, the other team comes back and gets the lead. We really relish these moments,&quot; Trillo went on.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m sure San Miguel is saying this but we&#x27;re just also glad to be in the situation against a quality team.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/6/12/san-miguel-evens-finals-with-game-4-win-over-meralco-2148"><strong>READ: PBA Finals: San Miguel evens series with Game 4 win over Meralco</strong></a></div><p>Alongside that credit-giving comments, Trillo acknowledged the strengths of San Miguel which they have to be prepared to face—its scoring prowess and deep bench.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/6/12/june-mar-fajardo-is-best-player-of-2024-pba-philippine-cup-1919"><strong>READ: June Mar Fajardo is Best Player of 2024 PBA Philippine Cup</strong></a></div><p>&quot;San Miguel is a deep team. So last game, &#x27;di namin nakita, Vic [Manuel] and Terrence [Romeo] came out and gave quality minutes. They were able to score, they&#x27;re known as scorers. Alam namin &#x27;yon,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s one game, we know that we need to focus on that next one.&quot;</p><p>Moreover, later in the postgame interview, the Meralco mentor circled back to its main purpose in the Finals: to win.</p><p>&quot;Nobody remembers second place. You&#x27;ve got to win one to gain the respect. So that&#x27;s on our mind, that&#x27;s on our focus for Sunday,&quot; Trillo concluded.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KiOjJNzyA-0??si=S3yxq-B8esYGnH_K&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Amid fierce competition in the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Meralco coach Luigi Trillo is relishing the opportunity to face "quality team" San Miguel Beermen in the championship series.</p>

Amid fierce competition in the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Meralco coach Luigi Trillo is relishing the opportunity to face "quality team" San Miguel Beermen in the championship series.