Palavecino regretted the gesture that caused the scandal in River vs Boca: 'I generated something that there was no need'

It was the gesture that provoked the papelón. The reaction of Agustín Palavecino celebrating River's goal in the face of Nicolás Figal preceded one of the most important scandals in the history of the Superclásico of Argentine football. Less than 24 hours after what happened at the Monumental stadium, the midfielder rehearsed an apology to his Boca colleagues for his attitude and acknowledged that he generated "something that there was no need".

"First happy with the win, which is very important for us. But watching the videos and how crazy it was, I kind of regretted what I did, I generated something that there was no need. Then when I dropped the chip in the locker room, when I saw the celebrations and could not leave because of the expulsion, there I said 'for what?', he said in statements to TyC Sports.

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