Legacy’s try: “We felt way too comfortable”

Legacy AWPer Santino “try” Rigal linked the team’s fall from second to 13th in the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) to complacency, an illness-related absence and a roster change.

Legacy reached second early in the season before captain Andrei “arT” Piovezan missed about two weeks while sick. The organization later benched Vinicius “n1ssim” Pereira and added Italo “ksloks” Meinberg as a stand-in for the rest of 2026.

The changes limited Legacy’s preparation. The team could not practice with its full lineup while arT was unavailable and had only one day to train with the new players before IEM Beijing, where it finished last.

“We felt way too comfortable when we got to the top,” try said during the BLAST Rivals Season 2 media day. “We are always hungry to win, but I guess we got way too comfortable with the position we were in.”

Try also connected his own frustration to his recent performances. “I was getting a bit too angry when I was playing, and it was affecting my game and the team,” he said. He has since worked on controlling his reactions and discussing problems with his teammates.

The team held a meeting it calls “emptying the bag” to address its issues. Players raised their concerns and discussed what they wanted each teammate to improve.

“We are a really strong group. We like each other, so I guess it’s just as easy as that,” try said. “Talking with each other and just helping each other.”

Legacy’s recent losses to Nemiga and The MongolZ were close matches, according to try. Both teams later reached tournament finals, and he said Legacy had been one or two rounds from winning each series.

Before the end of the season, try wants Legacy to improve and win matches it is expected to win. He remains open to joining an international roster, though moving to Europe could be difficult because of legal requirements for Argentine players.

For now, try remains with Legacy and does not expect to join an international team in the near future.

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Reviewed and fact-checked by Alex Panasenko on November 10.