07/23/2021 14:04
Clarín.com
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Updated 07/23/2021 2:09 PM
This Friday at noon, while defining what will happen to Boca for the next dates of the local tournament, between the Professional Football League and the Government health authorities, Miguel Ángel Russo spoke from the hotel where he is isolated next to the campus of the club xeneize.
The DT made reference to the controversies left by the elimination of the Copa Libertadores against Atlético Mineiro and his claims to the VAR.
He regretted the image he left as an institution due to the incidents, although he remarked that
the images in which his footballers were attacked were omitted
.
"The elimination hurt us. In the two games we made merits to go to the round. It is something outside the football field, in that sense we showed many things. Most of the Argentine teams suffered not having competition, we did it for the VAR, which It was not at the level of an international tournament, "said Russo.
In that sense, in relation to the VAR, he commented: "You have experience and you see how things happen.
The VAR, in La Bombonera, is on the other side of where the banks are.
It is a space for them to handle themselves with total freedom. , without pressure and it does not happen everywhere. When they are near the substitute benches, a lot of things happen, as happened the other day in Brazil. That does not happen in Boca. I am satisfied that Boca was up to the task, we did what What we had to do to get through the round. They were mistakes that hurt us. "
A gentleman.
Russo was greeted with Cuca, the coach of Mineiro, who had already eliminated him in January with Santos.
Photo: AP Photo / Bruna Prado.
"We were left out of an international competition and our form hurts. We have gone through situations where we have lowered our heads and we took on the blame, as happened with Santos.
In this case it was very different,
" explained the coach.
Regarding the controversy of the bubble, the isolation and the alternative of playing against Banfield and San Lorenzo, Russo said: "
We did everything, we did not break the bubble no matter how many people say
. We have stayed 12 hours in a bus, We had the plane at 2 in the morning and we suggested that if they took one to the police station, nobody would leave. We respect the bubble, and what happens next? They made us wait a long time, first the Brazilians declared, they changed the prosecutor. We chose to say it when we returned to the country because we couldn't. "
And he added: "The images they sent are not the real ones, they
say that we attacked and it was the other way around.
I have a lot of experience in that type of matches in Brazil, I thought they had changed, that is the old Copa Libertadores. The president of Mineiro he had aggressive statements throughout the week, we had fireworks in the hotel, and every time I had a confrontation it was always with security personnel. We were attacked, we defended ourselves and then they show the images they want. "
Russo had already suffered the injustice of the VAR in La Bombonera.
Photo: Marcelo Carroll.
"I assume the blame (for the incidents), we cannot fight from any point of view. I apologize to the people of Boca, we represent a very important club. But we defended ourselves, we did not want to attack even the Referees or the players, we defended ourselves. We lost a semifinal in Santos, we bowed our heads and turned back, "insisted the DT.
The game with Banfield is played
While Russo was speaking at a press conference, the LPF confirmed that Boca's matches against Banfield (Saturday 24 at 8.15 pm) and San Lorenzo (Tuesday 27 at 21.00).
The decision to enable or not a health corridor depends on the National Government, through the Minister of Health, Carla Vizzotti.
That will depend on which team can put Russo on the court, the starter or one full of youth (who this morning played in the Reserve).
Or if they do not appear directly.
"We do not know anything about the party with Banfield. They told us to isolate ourselves and we do not protest, we respect the minister's decision as it should be. We know that we did not break the bubble, the consul and Conmebol are verifying that," Miguel replied, still without know the failure of the LPF.
More Russo Quotes
"I did not speak with anyone from Conmebol, ours was very clear. They were arbitration errors and the VAR in which you cannot be eliminated in something so clear. Nobody is going to give you anything back, each one has to take care of everything. What happened to us. There are forms and forms: that it happens once it can be, twice I think about it. "
"I am very happy with what has been done in sports, we can improve and surpass ourselves when we continue to play and have more competition. We were very up to par and deserved more for the 180 minutes we played. It is a new group, very strong. We do an analysis of what we did right and what we did wrong. "