Milton Casco Speaks Out After River Plate’s Argentine Cup Elimination

Milton Casco was the starter and after the elimination he was the only voice of River Plate (@RiverPlate)

After the elimination of River Plate and Temperley by the 16th round of the Argentine Cup, the only voice in the Millonario locker room was that of Milton Casco, who spoke at an improvised press conference. Martín Demichelis decided to leave in silence, something that is unusual, and it was the experienced defender who analyzed the defeat against the First National team on penalties.

“It has a very bitter taste. Temperley stood very well on the field and cut off the game circuits for us. We couldn’t flow like we always do. They found themselves with that goal at the end that allowed them to go to penalties,” acknowledged the left back.

“We needed to be a little deeper and find the spaces. It is to continue working and you have to have peace of mind,” analyzed the 36-year-old defender, who started on the field at the Malvinas Argentinas Stadium in Mendoza.

Barco’s great free kick goal against Temperley for the Argentine Cup

He argued that “we handle the ball for a long time,” although he acknowledged that “we didn’t find the spaces behind them and I think that’s what River usually does and we didn’t do it.”

In addition, he revealed that they did not rehearse penalties: “Everything was discussed and that was how the boys came out. They didn’t practice for this time and from time to time the boys start kicking, but not specifically for this game.”

Meanwhile, he told what Demichelis told them in the locker room: “He gave us peace of mind and that it was a hard blow that we did not expect.” Milton stated that “we have many things ahead of us and this is an institution that does not let you complain and we have many things ahead of us.”

Fernando Martínez de Temperley’s Chilean goal against River Plate for the Argentine Cup

Although he stressed that “we did not expect this result and important things are coming. We have to think about what is coming and refocus.”

Regarding whether they have more pressure with the two competitions they have left, he indicated that “they demand that we win all the time in this institution. Every game we play we go out to win, sometimes we can and other times we can’t. But the intention is to go forward and win them.”

“Any defeat is painful. Our idea was to fight the three tournaments that we had ahead of us. Today we had to be eliminated, but we have to put things on the balance and look forward,” he added.

Beyond being part of the starting eleven, he clarified that “I don’t consider myself a starter in any of them. I prepare every day to add. I told Martín that I am here to add and I show it every day in training. He is the one who makes the decisions and we respect them.”

Penalty shootout between River Plate and Temperley where Rago dressed as a hero and saved two shots

Finally, he sent a message to the fans: “We apologize to the people because it is a result that we did not expect. “We have good players, good people and a great squad to be able to play.”

After a 1-1 draw with two great goals from Esequiel Barco from a free kick and Fernando Martínez from a bicycle kick, the match was decided by penalties. In the round of 16 Temperley will play against Club Atlético Miter from Santiago del Estero.

River Plate will visit Argentinos Juniors this Saturday starting at 3 p.m. for the Professional League. While for the Copa Libertadores, they will close their participation in Group F on Thursday the 30th against Deportivo Táchira at the Monumental Stadium, starting at 9 p.m. With a draw against the Venezuelans they will secure first place in the area in which they are undefeated .

Demichelis’ reaction after River Plate’s elimination against Temperley in the round of 16 of the Argentine Cup
2024-05-22 04:52:00
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