Jorge Almirón’s response to the penalty that caused Boca’s defeat in Colombia against the Libertadores

The coach tried not to get into arguments Jorge Almiron minutes after the defeat in Colombia against Deportivo Pereira for the Copa Libertadores. Back to Mouth they charged him a fine finishedof those that can be discussed for several days. “I never saw him again, but he seems like a dubious play. I also know the forward: he’s a professional player. He wins his place in Figal and waits for him, it’s normal for the defender to touch him, by inertia. The same, now it’s there, nothing can be done. What I wanted at that moment is for the boys not to lose their heads because we have many games ahead of us. I was waiting for them not to throw someone out”Almirón stressed.

The location of Luis Advincula again as a right-back he caused surprise. Fans showed it on social networks. Almirón has chosen to put Briasco in place of Weigandt and place the Peruvian in defense and not as a midfielder or winger. It wasn’t a good edit, after all.

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“The match we thought was born. When they wanted to put us under pressure, we were ahead one-on-one. The problem is that we weren’t precise. The changes in the second half were due to physical problems”said the DT. And he continued: “We didn’t take advantage of the moments in the match. The process was balanced. In the second half, when it was under control, they scored us a goal. We didn’t deserve much more, but “The match was under control. This will surely teach us a lot. The match against Colo Colo is another final.”

The coach was questioned in a conference about the balls against which he was stopped. “I don’t see any weaknesses in the aerials: until now they hadn’t scored us with headers. We had to get the mark when they quickly cleared the crossbar. Afterwards, the center and the perfect header were well executed. They took advantage of that momentum of inattention,” he assured.

Meanwhile, Sergio Romero has been one of Boca’s high points. And that’s it Lowercase He again saved a penalty, the third of five since joining the cast now commanded by Jorge Almirón. The other two? Banfield and Central Córdoba from Santiago del Estero, for the local tournament; Vélez and River, with the execution of Miguel Borja in the last minute, were the ones who scored.

“We played a great match. I think we deserved to take a point, but we have to continue because this is a long one and we have to try to do our best in what comes next.”, highlighted the 36-year-old goalkeeper. And he added: “We have closed the last two games at home. We hope to get the three points in the first, which we need to qualify”.