“The balance is obviously not good. It was a very close game in which there were very few chances to score and Racing ended up winning the game with counterattacks and aerial attacks. I don’t think we will find answers in a more in-depth analysis,” he said siphon.
He was then asked about the move by Zeballos, who left him his place Alan Velasco. The coach explained: “What we saw through gestures is that he was tired and that’s why we made the decision to take him out and if we look back at the three previous games, he only came out in the last minutes. He was very physically stressed since he was on the field and that’s why we made that decision.”
On the other hand, he referred to the case Edinson Cavaniwho actually wanted to come in, but couldn’t for physical reasons: “In Edi’s case, we sent him to warm up to make the change Milton Gimenezbut he told us that he was experiencing discomfort in his lower back and that’s why we didn’t make that change. And, for Other HerreraWe felt it was not time to make this change.
“We felt that it was a game that had a permanent back and forth route. We believed that one of the alternatives we had to get there was through the wings and that is why we felt that we would not make any changes. Carlos Palacios played a good game and that is why the only decision we made was Alan’s.”, He added regarding the changes he made.
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Questions about setting up the substitute bench: “The strikers were on the pitch and the possibility of Cavani coming into the game was our first option and we suffered the untimely injury he felt during the warm-up which prevented us from getting into the game.”
His future in Boca: “We will think and see how everything goes. The truth is that we will talk to them Novel (Riquelme) “With everything that lies ahead, we didn’t expect to end the season now, we always had the expectation of moving forward and now we will continue to plan for what’s to come.”
How do you explain defeat?: “When you lose there are few explanations, it hurts a lot to lose. We wanted to win this game and move on.” Santiago del Estero We have to play in the final and it hurts us a lot to lose this game because when we look back, the team has had a great development. “It was the only thing we wanted and unfortunately we couldn’t offer that to the fans.”
What were you looking for with Alan Velasco’s entry?: “I was looking for a quality in being right and playing on a different footing and giving air to the tired Exequiel, and for him to be able to move into midfield to have more control of the game, which is what we wanted because the game was divided into return trips, which is what Racing had suggested, and that’s why the change was made.”
Was the idea to give the ball to the rival? “Not at all, the idea was that because of the way Racing played the game we would be in control of the game for most of the game. We always tried to stay in control of the game.”
The arbitration process: “Talking badly about the referee after a defeat… We have to accept the defeat we suffered. Yes, there were some things that were wrong, there were mistakes. I won’t hide behind things that have to criticize the referee, not at all.”
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