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Diego Martínez's harsh sentence on Boca's performance in the defeat against Unión in Santa Fe

2024-03-07T01:45:42.955Z

Highlights: Boca lost 1-0 to Unión in the Copa Libertadores on Wednesday. Coach Diego Martínez was not worried about the future of the team. Xeneize will play Racing in the quarterfinals on Sunday at 9:30 p.m. local time (9:30 a.m., ET) Boca lost their chance to enter the qualifying zone for the quarterfinal after a draw in the first leg of the last-16 tie in Santa Fe.


"It was difficult for us to generate goal situations," was one of the phrases during the Xeneize coach's press conference. In any case, the coach assured that he was not "worried but busy" about the future of the team, which is out of the question. classification.


For

Diego Martínez

, the scenario is clear:

“We played our worst game

. ”

Out of absolute sincerity or because the reasoning is undeniable, the

Boca

coach drew up an analysis of the match against

Unión

, which returned the team to Buenos Aires empty-handed.

Does that have you worried?

“Not worried, busy

,” he admitted this Wednesday at the beginning of the press conference after the defeat.

“We played the worst game: the team lacked fluidity, freshness

,” he listed.

Diego Martínez tells what worried him most about his team's performance.

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“Today it was difficult for us to generate goal situations, but throughout the Cup we have generated a lot.

There were changes planned before the game, because many minutes of play have been added,” he admitted before focusing on the game played in Santa Fe.

It was difficult for Boca to reach the rival goal, beyond the eight additional minutes, the period in which they most stepped into Nicolás Campisi's area.

"We faced a rival who proposed duels to us and in those duels it was difficult for us to resolve. Unión was superior in the first half and in the second it was a bit even, but we were never able to play as we would have wanted," Martínez was sincere.

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In any case, the coach considered that due to the development of the game indicated, Unión did not seem to have a chance of getting, as it finally did, the three points.

“Although because of what was done in the second half it was more even, it seemed that it was going to be difficult for both of us to convert.

In general I feel that it was our worst game and when you don't play well, if you lose, it's good to feel that way,” he highlighted at the conference.

Xeneize interrupted a brief streak without losses in San Fe, with a draw and a victory in their previous appearances.

In this way, they lost their chance to enter the qualifying zone for the quarterfinals.

He will have that chance on Sunday, when he will host Racing at 9:30 p.m.

Source: clarin

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