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·29 January 2026

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

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Estudiantes coach Eduardo Domínguez spoke this Wednesday after the 2-1 win over Boca in the Torneo Apertura. The manager backed Santiago Ascacíbar’s decision to leave for “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 focus on what our neighbor should do and not on ourselves, and we point it out. We know what the fans’ passion means and the feelings at stake, and no one is exempt from making a hasty 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 shouldn’t be stubborn, and he felt he had to take another step. He already felt it at the end of last year, it wasn’t a decision made overnight.”

He concluded his explanation about the transfer, looking to the future of the squad:

“Things didn’t work out for him the way he thought, this situation came up at the last minute 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’s no longer here and Brian (Aguirre) and Tomás (Palacios) have arrived, we’ve closed the group and now we have more certainty day by day and about how we want to approach the semester. And the team showed the face it wants to have, one that isn’t satisfied and wants to keep growing.”

The clash over Marcos Rojo

Later, a partisan journalist interrupted him with questions about the still unresolved return of Marcos Rojo to the club, which pushed the coach to his limits: “I think I have my feet on the ground, I don’t live in La Plata and I don’t need to in order to know how people think.”

Visibly annoyed by the journalist’s persistence and gestures, Domínguez shot back: “Don’t make faces at me because I’m answering you seriously. Don’t pressure me because I will answer you 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 club’s position: “I don’t know what’s going to happen. The club has a position, it always welcomes back former players. The club is above the coach and there’s a board that is committed to opening the doors to former players. Don’t try to pressure me as if 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”, praising Estudiantes’ solidity despite the narrow margin on the scoreboard.

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

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