Grandpa Miranda, one of the Racing players who spoke after the elimination against Boca. Photo: Get a TV.
Boca Juniors beat Karera on penalties (6-5) at the Néstor Díaz Pérez stadium and earned a ticket to the Professional Soccer League Cup final. This victory left Fernando Gago’s team empty, having had a good tournament and outperformed Xeneize in heads-up play, but could not translate their dominance into goals.
Once the game was over, as the Boca players celebrated on the pitch, Leonel “Lolo” Mirandaone of the key midfielders in the Avellaneda team’s operation, showed all his pain in leaving without carrying: “They did nothing to beat us. The whole battle is ours. “launched the footballer.
The 28-year-old player, who has a past in Independiente and Defensa y Justicia, continued: “They have a lot of things to talk about but you can see our arrivals. They are the clearest. We had mastery in the game. It makes you angry, but hey, they have something that drives them to play like that and win. ”
Miranda, hot on the loss against Boca on penalties. Photo: Alejandro PAGNI / AFP
Grandpa Miranda continued to express his sadness on the edge of the playing field and showed all the pride he feels for his teammates: “Unfortunately, we are sad to leave. I think, throughout the championship we have done well things very well, we are not defeated .. But hey, we are going to be angry but proud of this group and this shirt. Hopefully good things come for the group“.
“We did everything. We attacked, we played, we scored, we controlled the game. But well, it must be for them surely, I don’t know … The truth is I have nothing to say. I am very sad, “the athlete added.
Miranda did not hide her sadness, but decided to hope: “Now to duel this fight, the truth is it is very hard to beat but we have a great group. Now we leave with a defeat on penalties but happy because the group left forever. “
Meanwhile, the footballer stressed the good tournament of the Racing Club, which ended unbeaten and became the leader in Zone A and left with great applause from his public at the Lanús stadium: “Now it has been seen. This group will remain in the history of the Race for how he plays, for what he gives of himself and for the great group we are ”.
Ang Xeneize Will have to wait for the winner of the duel between the Argentinos and Tigers for the decisive match for the League Cup to be held on Sunday, May 22. Meanwhile, the Races only have competition in the Copa Sudamericana. Next Wednesday he welcomes Melgar from Peru, who leads Group B.
Source: Clarin
