Boca Juniors Suffers Tough Defeat in Copa Sudamericana, Complicates Group Standing

Boca Juniors suffered a tough defeat against Fortaleza 4-2 in Brazil and complicated their goal of finishing as leaders in Group D of the Copa Sudamericana. After three rounds, Xeneize is second with four points, five behind the Brazilian team that has a perfect score.

“I think the opponent took advantage of both starts of the game in the first half and the second half and that made the difference. They got the advantage, the team continued with the approach and managed to tie. We finished better, but it cost us the start of the complement. Fortaleza took advantage and that difference was too wide. I highlight the team that tried, because these players gave us the feeling that they could put themselves in the game,” Diego Martínez analyzed in the press conference after the match.

“It is a result that we did not want, that we did not come looking for. The balance beyond the difference is that Fortaleza is a fair winner. He was able to take better advantage of the approaches he generated and that made an important difference. I value the effort of the boys, of never giving up and wanting to be in the game all the time and manage to score a goal. We have to rest and tomorrow we will focus on the very important match against Estudiantes,” he added. The coach mentioned the game that Xeneize will play next Tuesday in Córdoba against Pincha, for the League Cup semifinal.

“Fortaleza is a team with a lot of work time, which has many variations in its training and functions. What’s next for us now will be to get the nine points we have left and from there see if it’s enough for us to qualify first or second and go to one more round,” continued Diego Martínez, with some optimism. It is worth remembering that Boca Juniors will visit Sportivo Trinidense from Paraguay on the next day and will close the last two dates in La Bombonera against Fortaleza itself and Nacional Potosí from Bolivia.

At the end of the press conference, the coach received a question that surprised him and that had to do with the conflict that Nicolás Valentini has with the institution. The 23-year-old central defender has not yet reached an agreement to renew his contract that will end next December and that is why he was separated from the team, although he regularly trains with professional footballers. “Nicolás is part of the squad, but he has a personal situation with the institution, which has decided that until it is resolved we will not have him.”

Chiquito Romero was the Boca Juniors footballer who also spoke after the defeat in Brazil. His most notable phrases.

“We knew that the first 15 minutes of both halves were going to be complicated because when you play away they are the critical moments. We deserved more in the first half, we had many opportunities and we played better, but it’s football and sometimes these things happen. You find a quick goal and they automatically get up.”

“We have to think about what is coming. It won’t be so difficult because we already play at altitude, we have to go to Paraguay and then we close at home. We have to do our homework well and get the nine points. (Students) It is a different game and we have to be prepared.”

“Things that happened today are painful. We must apologize to the people who came today because they made a significant effort to be able to come here and we missed important points for what is to come.”

“We didn’t come to take a defeat on this court, obviously. They took advantage of it at the beginning of each half and the difference in the game was made there. We continue thinking and we want Boca to do well, that is the important thing.”

2024-04-26 03:42:00
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