Iván Delfino after Colón defeat: “The goal was wrongly disallowed” | OneFootball

Colón once again came away empty-handed and suffered its third straight defeat in the championship. After the 0-2 loss to Godoy Cruz, Iván Delfino analyzed the match and highlighted his team’s strong first half, although he acknowledged that there is still a lack of attacking depth.

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“I think the match was totally under control, and we did have a very good first half. I think the disallowed goal would have helped us keep it that way,” said the Colón coach. He also explained that the first goal by the Mendoza side came after two consecutive mistakes: “On their goal, I think we made two mistakes in a row and it cost us the goal.”

Delfino was emphatic when referring to the controversial play that ended with a disallowed goal for Colón. Asked for his opinion, the coach replied: “Wrongly disallowed, wrongly disallowed.” Although he clarified that from his position he could not see the play clearly, he agreed with the complaint made by club president José Alonso.

The coach also questioned some refereeing decisions that, in his view, ended up affecting the team. “It wasn’t number 6 and the yellow card, they broke up my team. There are little things you shouldn’t dwell on, you shouldn’t feel like it’s some kind of karma, but it’s happening to us,” he said.

As for the course of the match, Delfino felt that Colón was superior for much of the first half. “Until the goal, we were better than them, without much depth, but we were better,” he said. However, he admitted that the team once again showed difficulties in creating danger: “As I said last week, we lack depth. That’s all we have. We rotated everyone; from midfield forward, we rotated everyone.”

For the second half, the coach tried to change how the team was functioning with a few adjustments and ended up opting for a more attacking side. “We moved one piece there and pushed him inside, I think we had a couple of chances. Then we went with the two big forwards, but without much depth,” he explained.

The defeat also left the locker room shaken, as Delfino acknowledged. “Down. Nobody likes losing, much less three matches in a row, so we have to turn this around,” he said. Even so, he expressed confidence in his players’ ability to respond: “It’s a group of players with pride, so next Sunday will depend exclusively on us and on them.”

Looking ahead, Delfino made it clear that the objective remains to fight for the top spots. “The goal now is to finish among the top four. I said it last week. We talked about it with the players, we’re not stupid, it’s obvious. We have to think about getting out of this as quickly as possible,” he said.

Finally, the coach pointed to one positive aspect despite the defeat: “I think we had a few more chances than in other matches, that’s what I liked.” Colón must now recover mentally and try to end the negative streak in its next match.

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