On August 23, Boca Juniors lost 7-5 to Cruzeiro in a penalty shootout. Manager Martínez was very angry after the game, after all, they received a red card in the first minute of the game and were forced to play a man down.
Talking about the players’ performance
Martínez: “We got a red card in the first minute of the game, and it was really hard to face this situation. I’m proud of my players’ performance, they showed their spirit. We had chances to score, but we were a man down…”
Talking about the feelings after the loss
Martínez: “I’m feeling a mix of emotions right now, sadness, helplessness, anger. We wanted to go further, but unfortunately, we didn’t achieve it.”
Talking about being eliminated
Martínez: “This is really unfair! In fact, both of this year’s important matches have been unfair, one was the League Cup and the other was today’s game.”
“It will be hard to sleep tonight, but we will bounce back and get the championship back on track. Losing always hurts, the only remedy is to work hard, let’s look to the future.”
Talking about the atmosphere in the locker room after the match
Martínez: “I saw everyone was sad, but there were also players who were rational, and gave high praise to the tactical aspects of the game. I saw a strong locker room, a locker room with brains and personality, a very manly locker room, we are united as one.”
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