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

El Muñeco spoke at a press conference after the Millonario’s defeat against Canalla at the Gigante de Arroyito and emphasized the need to be «smarter» to avoid expulsions.

River’s coach, Marcelo Gallardo, stated that «whoever speaks is sanctioned,» as a complaint about the refereeing of Yael Falcón Pérez in the 2-1 loss to Rosario Central at the Gigante de Arroyito, for matchday 11 of the Clausura. Regarding the expulsion of Juan Carlos Portillo in the first half, he stressed that they need to be «smarter».

«I’m not going to speak specifically about tonight’s refereeing. I won’t be the only one who always talks about this, you end up very alone. I prefer to be cautious about what I might point out, above all I think we have to adapt to the system. Because it happens to all of us. Many stay silent, others raise their voices, but the system is like this», said El Muñeco. In the match, in addition to the red card, the Millonario also had a goal by Miguel Borja disallowed for offside.

Visibly upset, he added: «So you have to adapt, stay quiet, because whoever speaks is sanctioned. Referees make mistakes, today for you, tomorrow for someone else, that’s how it is. But, systematically, I don’t like it, because otherwise everyone suspects everyone else. Beyond all that, I will stay focused on correcting the team, which is what interests me most. We took a step forward until the expulsion and played with one man down, which isn’t easy, and we were close to tying even with one less. I’ll take the positives from today».

On the other hand, El Muñeco referred to the development of the game: «I think in terms of attitude we were good, we started the match well, we were well positioned. We took the lead and I think it was our best moment in recent times. Because 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 hard here and anywhere in the world. We have to be smarter because this keeps happening to us but, in general, even with ten, the team had a good attitude and I can’t reproach the team for anything in that sense, they gave everything in that context«.

Regarding the team’s management in an adverse situation, the coach admitted they felt harmed in Arroyito and that the decisions favored the home team: «I tried to keep things calm. Emotions were running high. I was a footballer, and when you feel that on the field… it throws you off, it can unsettle you. That creates frustration and you have to calm down. Be smart, as I was warning».

He then elaborated: «Knowing, even though it’s difficult, to have composure and not let them get to you. You don’t need a penalty to be called against you, those of us who know football know. We have to ask the players to stay calm because we had been harmed, not because of Portillo’s expulsion but because of how the game was going. It’s uncomfortable to play with one man down and it makes us suffer the consequences».

Looking ahead to next week’s match against Sarmiento at the Monumental, El Muñeco anticipated the complexities of putting together the team due to the FIFA break, during which he will lose several key players. «The schedule was set like this in advance. It’s not good to play during the FIFA break because we’re the team that’s most affected, but it doesn’t matter, what we think doesn’t matter because it was set like this in advance. We’ll play with a squad depleted by players on national teams and other absences that do depend 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.