“I’m not going to get involved with arbitration,” The Buenos Aires defender trained in River initially clarified.
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He did talk about the team and its performance in this Tuesday’s game. “I think that in general terms we played a good game, we went looking for it at all times, but we didn’t have that little bit of luck to put the ball in, and for the issue that does not concern me (arbitration), as I already said.
Although he could not be close to see one of the most important plays of the game, the penalty in favor of Independiente Rivadavia, which was initially awarded (after some musings) almost 42 minutes into the first half, and finally after consulting the VAR it was not validated , Francisco Petrasso stated: “Their (Unión) players told me yes, that I had hit him on the hand.”
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Regarding the influence of the controversial play that did not favor them and the subsequent penalty against them, Gerli spoke about the emotional impact. “We came with a good mood, we were looking for the game at all costs, and I think that after (the controversial plays), yes, because of the fever, arguing was complicated,” he said, and added: “There was – sorry for the word – a bit of a mess, and that takes you out a little bit. But then we had to get back to the game quickly,” detailed the poised 22-year-old player.
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This type of tournament leaves no room for long celebrations, much less for lamentations and duels. Knowing this, Panchito spoke about what is to come: “This does not end here, we must correct errors that we continue to have, because it wasn’t all good, but we have to get over this quickly and go back to training tomorrow, turn the page and think about Huracán.”
