The DT analyzed the defeat against Boca Juniors in a press conference, where he lamented the gross mistakes of his managers and explained the delay in the changes.
Colo Colo had a night to forget and suffered an unappealable 2-0 defeat at the hands of Boca Juniors at the Monumental Stadium, thus losing the opportunity to be the sole leader of Group F of the Copa Libertadores 2023.
The game quickly began uphill for the Cacique after a great goal by Luis Advíncula and at 65′ a bucket of cold water would arrive after a rude mistake by Maximiliano Falcón that was taken advantage of by Sebastián Villa who made it 2 to 0.
After this painful defeat against Xeneize, Gustavo Quinteros faced the microphones at a press conference, where he lamented the gross mistakes of his leaders and was clear in pointing out that they conditioned the match.
The annoyance of Quinteros after the fall of Colo Colo
In the first instance, the DT maintained that “we gave away the second goal with a play that was childishwhere you had to burst the ball and We give the rival the opportunity to play 11 against 10. These parties They do not give you the possibility to reverse those things y childish mistakes make what happened happen“.
Along the same lines, he stated that “after the expulsion it is impossible to analyze. Boca played much better, was in all spaces, maintained possession. What was left is that they don’t score any more goals against us. Sometimes, when you make these childish mistakes in international cups, what happens to you happens to you, and even more so with rivals of this hierarchy”.
Asked about the delay in his changes, the strategist did not hesitate and assured that the players on the bench are one step below the starters. “We don’t have players who are ready to play yet. Those who were at the bank today, like (Matías) Moya or (Darío) Lezcano, were not in good condition. The changes were not performance-enhancing,” he stated.
Subsequently, the white coach highlighted what was shown in the first half, where they managed to generate great scoring chances. “What we can rescue is that we played well in the first half and at times we got better. We generate two clear situations. They scored a mid-range goal for us, but in the game we were no less than the rival. Then yes, by giving away a goal and staying with one less player; it becomes much more difficult and almost impossible to reverse the situation, ”he said.
Praise for Damian Pizarro
Finally, he praised Damián Pizarro, who was the only highlight of Popular. “We create situations. Damián Pizarro played very well, he is a young kid who generates situations on his own and is important for the team. I have no doubt that at some point he will open the bow. He always stays with Walter Lema who is in charge of all the offensive movements of the team. Before games I always tell him the same thing, that he doesn’t feel responsible for making the team win, that he’s not the only one who has the responsibility of scoring goals. I think we lost the game because of the innocent mistakes we made, ”he closed.
