Gallardo fumes after River’s controversial loss to Rosario Central | OneFootball

The Doll spoke at a press conference after the Millonario's fall against Canalla at the Giant of Arroyito, emphasizing the need to be "smarter" to avoid expulsions.

River's coach, Marcelo Gallardo, stated that "the one who speaks is punished," as a complaint about the refereeing of Yael Falcón Pérez in the defeat against Rosario Central by 2-1 at the Giant of Arroyito, for matchday 11 of the Clausura, and, about the expulsion of Juan Carlos Portillo in the first half, he emphasized that they have to be "smarter".

"I'm not going to specifically talk about tonight's refereeing. I'm not going to be the only one who always talks about this, you end up very alone. I prefer to be cautious with the topic of what I can warn, especially it seems to me that we have to adapt to the system. Because it happens to all of us. Many are silent, others raise their voice, but the system is like this", the Doll shot. In the match, the Millonario, in addition to the red card, had a goal by Miguel Borja disallowed for offside.

At the same time, visibly upset, he added: "So we have to adapt, shut up, because the one who speaks is punished. Referees make mistakes, today for you, tomorrow for another, it's like that. But, systematically, I don't like it, because otherwise everyone suspects everyone. Beyond everyone, I will continue focused on correcting the team, which is what interests me the most. We took a step forward until the expulsion and we played with one less man which is not easy, we were close to drawing even with one less. I take away the positive things from today".

On the other hand, the Doll referred to the development of the game: "I think that from the posture we were fine, we started the game well, we were well positioned. We took the lead and I believe that at our best moment in recent times. Due to the fact that we came to play decisively and we were in the game until the expulsion".

And he emphasized: "The expulsion conditioned us, playing with ten is difficult here and anywhere in the world. We have to be smarter because it keeps happening to us but, in general, even with ten, the team had a good attitude to go for it and I can't blame the team from that place, they gave everything in that context".

Regarding the management of the team in the face of an adverse scenario, the coach confessed that they felt aggrieved in Arroyito and that he leaned in favor of the home team: "Try to bring calm. The pulses are at a thousand. I was a footballer, and when you feel that on the field... it takes you out, it can unsettle you. That generates helplessness and you have to calm down. Be smart, what I warned".

Then he elaborated: "Knowing, although it is difficult, to have temperance and not to let them get you out of control. You don't need to be awarded a penalty, what we know about football we know. We have to ask the players for calm because we had been harmed, not by Portillo's expulsion but how the game was going. It's uncomfortable to play with one less man and it makes us suffer the consequences".

Thinking about the match next week against Sarmiento at the Monumental, the Doll anticipated the complexities in the task of assembling the team due to the FIFA Date, for which he will lose several key pieces. "The calendar was like this in advance. It's not good to play on a FIFA date because we are the team that is most harmed but it doesn't matter, what we think doesn't matter because it was like this in advance. We will play with a squad decimated by the absences of players in national teams and other absences that if depends on us, expulsions or injuries. We have to face whatever comes", he concluded.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.