The Avellaneda classic according to the coaches: from Costas’ tears for Racing’s victory to Tevez’s self-criticism for Independiente

The phrase circulated on social networks as soon as Avellaneda’s classic finished and indicated that there could be no one on earth happier than Gustavo Adolfo Costasthe coach-fan of racing. The academic coach did not hesitate and was expelled from his bench when Facundo Tello marked the end of the duel and the victory of his team. Costas forgot to say goodbye Carlos Tevez because at that moment he stopped being a coach to dress as a fan. Then he ran, jumped and sang along with his followers, who hugged him as they watched him mixed in with the crowd. “A minute of silence/for the Red who died”It escaped this fanatic that he could have removed the thorn of defeat Independent like DT.

“I’m happy because my people are happy. It was a game we had to win. And we did it by playing well,” Costas said in the conference with tears in his eyes. And he continued: “The classics are championships apart. Analyzing the match is difficult for me now, to be honest. You can play well or badly. , but you have to win them. I think Racing managed the match and they played by throwing crosses and hitting balls to Ávalos.”

“We need to keep our feet on the ground and continue working. There is still a long way to go before the tournament ends. We have become champions, I said it from day one. I put the stone in my backpack. The team leaves everything on the pitch and the fan feels represented”, continued Costas. And he closes: “The numbers say that history has changed a lot, like the clubs. Independiente was a luxury and we, humble, didn’t even have a field to train on. We shouldn’t have fallen, but we started again.”

The opposite side of Costas was that of Carlos Tevez, whose team once again left doubts. Rojo’s first few minutes went from good to very good, but his fire went out too quickly. Furthermore, he defended poorly for most of the duel, leaving too many spaces between goalkeeper Rodrigo Rey and the central markers. Bruno Zuculini’s pass into that sector was a dagger that Adrián Martínez completed with a beautiful finish.

“This match taught me many lessons. As a coach I’m not a phenomenon: I’ve been coaching for eight months. Obviously we don’t like losing a classic”, are Tevez’s words. And he assures: “We are all very hurt. From mid-top we finished abusing the ball towards Ávalos. We didn’t have the patience to find spaces and play underneath.”

Finally, Tevez referred to the alleged sanction of Facundo Mura. “I’m not talking about the referee. We lost, we have to take responsibility. You were already talking about it this week. We know what he means.”