Frank Fabra spoke for the first time about his expulsion in the Libertadores final, which Boca does not forgive him

Time has passed, but fans of Mouth they are still suffocated by the seventh Copa Libertadores which was not the case, due to the defeat against Fluminensewho also had the expulsion of Franco Fabra this was recorded by the fans as one of the explanations for the lost final.

“I made a mistake like the expulsion, the penalty hurt me more and from there my argument with the referee begins. I take responsibility for my mistake. We will continue to work to improve”, said the Colombian after the match, chosen by television as a figure.

The left winger spoke after more than two months, given that he made no statements after the setback in the Cup. In that match Fabra complained of a foul inside the area for which he claimed an unsanctioned penalty.

Then, when the Brazilian team was left with 10 men due to John Kennedy’s expulsion and Boca had to equalize to force penalties, Fabra also saw red. So, he went from hero to villain and it’s a stigma that still can’t be removed.

“I never liked talking. As my teammates know, I was focusing more on the penalty and with their player telling me: ‘don’t go black’ and things like that. So I focused on that, nothing happens, I take responsibility for my mistake”, concluded Fabra.

Before breaking the silence, the Colombian made the news because at the beginning of the preseason he gave one of the team’s props the motorcycle he had received as the best player in the 2022 League Cup final, played by Boca against Diego Martínez. Tiger, now Xeneize coach. The motorcycle arrived for his performance, which included a goal, but at the time of delivery there was no statement other than a photo next to the vehicle and Nelson Genez, the recipient of the gift.

A good performance in the goalless draw against Platense brought him back to Boca de Todos, amid rumors that he will end his career at Xeneize after eight years at the club.

Since arriving at Boca in January 2016, after having worn the shirts of Envigado (he made his professional debut on 22 July 2010 in a match against Cúcuta), Deportivo Cali and Independiente Medellín, the player born in Nechí has ​​played 224 games and scored 14 goals with the Auriazul jersey. Although it was difficult for her to take over the position in her first semester (Jonathan Silva was the starter at the time), once she got it she became a permanent fixture.

He celebrated nine titles, but the arrival of Lautaro Blanco from Rosario, of the Spanish Elche, and Diego Martínez’s preference for the Uruguayan Marcelo Saracchi seem to pave the way for the departure of the left back, wanted by the Portland Timbers, of Major League Soccer .