When Darío Herrera scored the end of the game, Fernando Gago He hurried his steps to enter the field, closed his hands, stretched them down and clenched his fists tightly. It was a picture of relief, Safe. And it is precisely that at the end of the first half, with the 0-2 suffered, the future of the coach was questioned by the fans who took over Tomás Ducó. But Racing reacted and Gago had a lot to do with this: spoke loudly at half time for the team to change their attitude.
“There are situations that are said and remain inside the locker room. I wasn’t comfortable with what we were doing in the first half and the guys had the ability to react. In addition there was a lot of commitment with the second half and with the game, as well as having the patience not to despair beyond the partial disadvantage and then, to want to seek victory when we managed to equalize “, explained Gago, in a press conference, a few minutes after the victory.
This time, Gago was right and a lot in the changes and in the reading of the match. He didn’t make the mistake of eliminating both wings again and stayed with Carbonero until the end, even though the Colombian wasn’t having a great match. But he escaped in one and served Hauche the goal. The Devil’s entrance was productive because Romero would need a lane for the centers that would come from both sides.
The coach also did well to oxygenate the center of the field for extra time. I am very convinced of what these players have done all year and now we have a final ahead of us to try to end the football season we have had in the best possible way. We are a great institution and we are obliged to win all the tournaments we compete in. And this team has bet on it from the beginning, “said the coach. And he expanded:” Our goal was to play a final again and we have achieved it. Now what I can assure is that this group of players will give up on all to try to win a new title for the club ”.
Everything that happens in Argentine football is so unstable that the feeling after the first half ended was that it would be difficult for Gago to continue in Racing. But the team reacted and is now in the final. In any case, it should be clarified, the president Víctor Blanco had warned in the previous that the coach’s stay did not depend on a result. “We renewed Gago’s contract without hesitation. We are identified with this project and the projects need time. You have to bank. We have planned a 2023 with the Copa Libertadores. We don’t have to drop our arms and try to be all together, ”Blanco said on ESPN F12.
Racing will have a rematch on Sunday in San Luis. It will be – again – against Boca, the very club where Fernando Gago grew up, the coach who wants to crown all the good things he has done in the year with a title. And the illusion of academics will travel to the province of Cuyo. “The fans were impressive, but it was no different from what they’ve shown us since the beginning of the year. The encouragement and support for this group was always there. And it will be ”, closed the DT.
Source: Clarin
