After the draw against Nacional de Potosí, the Xeneize coach valued the great actions of several youth players who made their debut in the first team, as well as that of several members of the squad who had not been adding minutes.
Boca drew goalless on their visit to Nacional de Potosí, in the height of Bolivia, for the first date of Group D of the 2024 South American Cup and its coach Diego Martínez valued his team’s performance in the 4000 meters high and also highlighted his support for Darío Benedetto, who missed a penalty.
“We came with a group of players who did not have minutes and the calendar forced us to make the decision. I am very happy with how they performed. We talked beforehand that it was an opportunity for me to see that when I need them, they prove to be there for the team. “Today they showed that being up to the task of helping the team and wearing this shirt”Diego Martínez sentenced.
“It meant starting the Cup and I am very satisfied with what the group did. It is a positive point and I am very happy because the footballers represented me on the field. “We played a good first half with control of the game, trying to ensure that the team never split because we had interpreted that Nacional was dangerous in that aspect.”
And I add: “It is a great pleasure that reserve players have made their debut. I am satisfied with the entire game. “This is a football match, it has to be a party and luckily it happened that way.”
The coach detailed the different moments of the match: “The team achieved good control, created situations, played a lot in the rival field, adapted well to the speeds and the second we started well but then it diminished. The people who entered helped balance. Yes “The last part was completely open, the large number of points that Nacional put in forced us to go to the line of five if we were not at an inferiority. Maybe some fresh air would have been good for Darío Benedetto at the end.”
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Precisely about the penalty that missed Dario Benedettomentioned: “The penalty is a game situation. She had to hit the crossbar. The team didn’t feel it, they kept going and trying. The intention was always to see the rival goal. They make the height count by putting many forwards, but the team did not suffer from it.”
“Some issues have to be adapted, the ball travels at a different speed, efforts need more time to recover. That is why it was so important for the team to stand in the rival field. “We had to interpret the game plan and it made the coaching staff happy,” concluded Martínez when referring to the performance of the team in the height of Potosí.
Source: Ambito
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