The technical director of Boca, Fernando Gagolamented the Defeat against River 2-1 And he acknowledged that he leaves “With anger for the result” and said that throughout the game his team had “chances and mistakes.”
“I will do the analysis later, I liked the 2T in what is seen in the game, the team He had the ball and generated the situationswe carry them in a low positioning to defend, 2-3 Clear situations to tie the game, unfortunately it did not happen, “said the DT.
In the first half, the Millionaire completely dominated the party -Mouth He achieved the 1-1 draw after an error in defense- and on the end of the meeting those led by Gago They managed to create clear opportunities although it was not enough to match the score. The changes, far from giving them answers, deepened the Confusion of a mouth that at no time had clarity in the game.
“Obviously I go with anger for the result. We came to try to win, play. In the 2T we had chances as well as errors, also in the 1T we had chances and errors. “
As for the lazy start of his team, the coach pointed out that “the referee conditioned the party“:” Three yellow in such a short time They left me in a situation of making changes for the second half“He launched.
In turn, he added that he tried to “counteract all the movements they could do and We have circulation inside, have control of the party. “
Gago remarked that the meeting was very different in each half: “In the first half We lacked a little more game, when we had it, we had situations. In the second we knew we were going to have more speed and control of the game, “he concluded.
On the other hand, at a press conference, he explained the initial approach he proposed with the 11th: “We tried to play with the characteristic of (Miguel) Merentiel, his positioning, not having (Milton) Gimenez and (Edinson) Cavani to fix the 2 centrals, we knew that we had to defend in an average area, and from there we have pressure to the game of them and hand situations. They to generate attack in that sector, “he developed.
River beat Boca 2-1 in the Monumental
With great performance in the first half and thanks to the goals of Franco Mastantuono and Sebastián Driussi, River He stayed with the victory in the Superclassic to Bocathat he had tied the encounter with a goal by Miguel Merentiel after a defensive error.
In the complement, the party opened a little more, with a Mouth forced to leave that never knew how to do it and a River That, although he also suffered some distractions, he had the luck and effectiveness on his side.
While in the Opening Tournament Both teams already had their places insured in the round of 16, the match served to measure where they were standing, especially in the case of Fernando Gagothat again left doubts when the context demanded more.
Boca, who arrived as the leader of his area and the Annual Tablehe opted for a conservative approach with a line of five defenders, conditioned by the casualties in attack. That decision ended up expensive: He took refuge too much, renounced the initiative and showed backs in the early stages, a problem that had already spoken inside doors.
Source: Ambito

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