River drew 0-0 in Tucumán against Atlético and could not continue its winning streak in the League Cup. Despite this, he continues in first place in zone A. He spoke about the game Martin Demichelis. River coach first was consulted about the situation of the prison that Barco wasted twice, in what was the most striking play of the game, and also explained why he decided to change it at halftime, in an action that captured all the attention. He also referred to what the tie against the Dean left.
It was 18 minutes into the first half, in Tucumán, and the play occurred that took River out of the game. Penalty – well sanctioned – for the Millionaire for fouling Nacho Fernández. Barco kicked and Devecchi saved him. In the midst of the general chaos, the VAR warned that there was invasion. That she should kick herself again. There it was seen that Demichelis spoke with Borja and made an unequivocal gesture: that the author of the second penalty must have been the Colombian. In case it was not clear, nine fingers showed his hands, both very wide and clear: “the 9″. Barco refused again. And at 28 minutes, the penalty specialist sent the ball to the stands.
From there, Demichelis gave no further indications. He felt the blow to his authority, but when consulted he explained how everything happened: “Anyone can miss a penalty, in this case, two. Esequiel came out because I considered that I was not emotionally one hundred percentEsequiel is a great boy, he wanted to convert, he apologized to me because he is not egocentric, he does not think only of himself. In this case he did not want to give up the ball, you learn from everything and today you get a great experience from here.” About how the executor of penalties is defined, He clarified: “Either of the two are in charge of kicking and they decide, depending on their feelings. But when Esequiel made a mistake, I did participate and asked that it be Miguel, it didn’t happen and the outcome is the known one.”
About the decision of change he made at halftime, He also revealed why it was at that moment in the game: “(Barco) He is an unbalanced player, he had been doing well, after missing the second penalty there were erratic situations on his part and I thought it was not right. I knew he wasn’t going to be well, that’s why I sent Mastantuono to move and took him out at halftime to take care of him and also not to miss a window. There is no need to dramatize the situation,” he concluded on the subject.
Regarding the match, he explained that It cost his team a lot: “We did not feel comfortable in the game from the first minute, we were fortunate that we left without conceding a goal at halftime, what we tried to do was not reflected.” Then he generalized about what happens in Argentine soccer: “It doesn’t allow you to relax, any team will match you, it is competitive, this field is difficult, the rival showed aggression. When you don’t play well, you have to work, win duels and be intense. The rival did well. I don’t think it was a slap in the face, but it was a warning, even winning there are things to improve and this showed that we have to improve.”
Regarding the victories against Vélez and Riestra, the coach only the central couple changed and for this duel he chose the duo Bosseli and Funes Mori. When asked why he opted for them, he said: “Sebastián played in the final against Central recently and was one of the best. When he came from the pre-Olympic, I tried to get him to go back to bed, but he was training very well. Ramiro is one of the best centre-backs from the top, Seba also has a good aerial game. “I am the one who makes decisions and I chose what they had to play.”
There was another bad news for River. Miguel Borja He retired with an injury 10 minutes into the second stage and, taking into account that Banfield and the Superclásico against Boca are coming up, Demichelis told what happened to the Colombian attacker and what they expect in this regard: “Miguel asked for the change , it was not something tactical. He knows his body. We will have to wait for the doctors to tell us what he is for, rotations are sometimes necessary, today we wait until the last minute to confirm the team. We have to be optimistic for the weekend,” he concluded.
What’s coming for River is Banfield. The match will be played next Sunday at the Monumental starting at 7:15 p.m. Then there will be a week until the Superclásico that will also be played at the Millonario stadium, on Sunday, February 25, from 5 p.m. Demichelis will have time to recover some players and also have enough rest.
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