Diego Martínez: “I would have liked to never have to turn around a game again”

Boca, once again, started losing the game. On this occasion, for the second date of the Professional League Tournament They fell to Central Córdoba, in Santiago del Estero, 2-0 but ended up turning it around with two goals from Equi Fernández and another from Miguel Merentiel.

Diego MartinezXeneize coach, spoke at a press conference, analyzed the team’s performance, praised his players but he regretted having started losing again.

“I don’t know if it’s a sign of character to turn it around. Footballers don’t give any results by finishing. It’s great to have this group of footballers who can turn the result around, but I would have liked not to have to turn around a game again, that we have been better from the beginning and have not had to suffer or redouble our efforts. There is a part that is great and that identifies me a lot, and another that we would all like to not have to make such an effort,” he expressed.

Regarding the development of the match he noted: “We have to take one more second to try to make the best option. We quickly found ourselves with a goal against an opponent who has a very risky proposal. With that early goal the team continued trying, they had very clear approaches. The 2-0 was a strong and hard blow. At halftime we talked that we had to discount quickly and be calm. “We had to continue insisting and searching with our weapons.”.

“We were not surprised by Central Córdoba’s line of three, what they did do was make it permanent. When we adjusted, the team recovered many balls and had many approaches. We tied the game quickly, we started to be a little calmer And due to the amount of situation I think the victory is fair”, complete.

Injured

Due to the large number of injuries, Diego Martinez It included Mateo Mendía as the starter and had its premiere. In the first half, Luis Advíncula was injured and the coach had to improvise by moving Lautaro Di Lollo to the right side and Pol Fernandez in the central defense with the debutant. “I hadn’t worked on it with Pol, just like with Equi in Trinidense, but Pol is a very fast and very intelligent player, who can adapt. We changed in the second half to adapt to what we had trained in the week, not because it went wrong. , but because Kevin couldn’t find his position, he was quick to throw and the tandem with Lautaro didn’t come out on that side. That’s why we changed,” the coach explained. “We adjust what we train in the week, the position of Marcelo (Saracchi), who formed the tandem with Lautaro (Blanco) on the left. Although they did it well, “Kevin Zenón didn’t find much room to play and we returned with Marcelo as a winger and the one who gave width had to be either Langoni or Jabes Saralegui,” he added.

Regarding the number of injuries, he expressed: “There are multiple factors that we as CT ask ourselves, analyze, review and debate among ourselves about the reason for so many injuries. Our way of going out to propose each match can be a justification, we want to be protagonists and play in the rival field. Playing 50 meters from your own goal has its cost.”

He came out to clarify

During the week, information emerged that Pol Fernandez He will not renew his contract with Boca and will leave free at the end of the year. “We didn’t get anything from Pol, it must be something from the media. He trained normally all week, the club didn’t tell us anything. He played another great game, happy for him because he came out very applauded again, and that’s great. That “It speaks of perseverance, professionalism and how intelligent he is. By believing in personal and group work, he received this pampering that is very important for a footballer,” he said. Diego Martínez.

Finally he explained why he was not summoned Dario Benedetto: “I didn’t travel because I believed that the best option was those who traveled, who were going to represent better and were more available to play.”