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·29 January 2026

Domínguez in tense clash with journalist: "Don’t push me"

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The coach of Estudiantes, Eduardo Domínguez, spoke this Wednesday after the 2-1 victory against Boca in the Apertura Tournament. The coach supported Santiago Ascacíbar's decision to leave for the «Xeneize» and had a heated exchange with a partisan journalist when asked about the possible return of Marcos Rojo.

Regarding the departure of «Ruso» Ascacíbar, Domínguez analyzed the fans' feelings and the player's career:

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«Many times we live with what the neighbor has to do and we don't do it ourselves, and we emphasize it. We know what the passion of the fan means and the feelings at stake, and no one is exempt from rushing a statement. Ruso gave a lot to the club, he was sold twice, brought in a lot of money, and many people identify with him. But there are many more popular clubs in the country, we must not be stubborn, and he felt he needed to take another step. He felt it by the end of the year, not overnight.»

And he concluded his explanation about the transfer, looking towards the future of the team:

«The situations he believed in didn't materialize, this situation happened at the last moment, but we knew it was going to happen. We have to rebuild as a group, it was very difficult in the previous match to play with those uncertainties, today he is no longer here, and Brian (Aguirre) and Tomás (Palacios) have arrived, we closed the group and have more certainties day by day and how we want to approach the semester. And the team showed the face it wants to be, that it is not satisfied and wants to keep growing.»

The clash over Marcos Rojo

Later, a partisan journalist interrupted him with questions about the still undefined return of Marcos Rojo to the club, which got the coach upset: «I think I have my feet on the ground, I don't live in La Plata and I don't need to to know how people think.»

Visibly annoyed by the insistence and gestures of the interlocutor, Domínguez retorted: «Don't make faces because I'm answering you seriously. Don't pressure me because I will respond and I will look at you.»

While the journalist continued shouting from the back of the room, the coach tried to calm the situation, clarifying the institutional stance: «I don't know what will happen. There is a stance from the club, which always welcomes former players. The club is above the coach and there is a management that bets on opening the doors to former players. Don't try to pressure me into thinking the decision is mine.»

Finally, when analyzing his team's victory, the coach was blunt about the defensive performance: «Boca practically didn't shoot at our goal»

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

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