Rifle criticizes Junior and assumes his exclusion before Union

Watching the BetPlay Cup semifinals on television is not the only thing that makes Andrés Andrade uncomfortable. The last week left several negative feelings in him due to his expulsion against Junior, the strategy used by the rival to eliminate them and their exclusion from the group of travelers to Santa Marta for the match with Unión Magdalena for League II-2022.

Although several days have passed since the game with the shark team, the Rifle did not keep anything on the subject and criticized the presentation of those directed by Juan Cruz Real in Medellín.

before the question Was it a cunning Junior who came to stop at Atanasio? Andrade responded: “Too…too much. I even told the referee. I looked at the clock and it was 18 minutes and I told him ‘if we’ve played 3 minutes it’s been a long time’. We had the first goal play and they felt that we were on top of them, and they started shooting. I told the referee ‘at least caution Viera, who has managed the match’. I think that slowdown influenced us not being able to play our game and we entered the game of fighting for time”.

And he continued on the subject: “I hope that Colombian soccer changes in that. The effective playing time has to be much higher to be able to put on a show”.

His version of the expulsion for hitting Didier Moreno

About the play in which he was expelled, on the 10th he assured that his intention was never to hit Didier Moreno and he did not consider the red card fair.

“If they see the play, I never look at Didier. I never see it. ANDIt is a move that I have made several times in games when the ball is there. I was going to do a bicycle kick, I touched the ball and then I hit him. I know it’s a risky move, but it has to do with the intention. It was not with the intention of hitting him. I am not a dirty player nor do I fake fouls like many of them did”, assured the Valle del Cauca.

Despite seeing objections to everything that happened with the red and white squad, Andrade indicated that they already assumed that setback in the semester and that now they must concentrate on going for the two-time League championship, the only goal left for them.

“This time we had to lose, watch the Cup on television and not be able to fight for it. But we have a League, we want the 18th star and the pressure in Nacional will always exist, to win even if they were recently champions. That’s what we aim for,” said the flyer.

How did you assume not to appear in the list of travelers to Santa Marta?

After leaving the Cup and knowing the medical report, which specified that the only injured players were Yerson Candelo and Jhon Duque, coach Hernán Darío Herrera surprised by excluding Andrade from the call for the match with Unión Magdalena.

About that situation, Rifle was respectful and assumed that determination without drama. “I am a soccer player, a National worker and I am under the orders of Nacional. If at that moment the teacher did not want to count on me, they are his decisions and they must be respected. he is the coach“, said.

Now, the midfielder hopes to re-enter the coaching staff’s plans and face Bucaramanga on Saturday (8:00 pm) at the Atanasio to begin to recover ground in the championship. “We have to add three, more being local. We have to start climbing and qualifying as quickly as possible. The team is calm and hungry for victory. It’s going to be a nice match to show that we’re going to fight for the League,” said Andrade.