Úbeda: Sad about boos, angry at refereeing after Boca draw | OneFootball

The Boca coach spoke at a press conference and addressed the match against Gimnasia de Mendoza.

Claudio Úbeda spoke at a press conference after Boca’s draw with Gimnasia de Mendoza at La Bombonera: he talked about the team’s current situation, Edinson Cavani’s injury, and the fans’ whistles at the end of the match.

“Throughout the entire match we controlled the game, maybe in the first half we lacked the verticality we had in the second half. The number of chances we had wasn’t reflected at the opponent’s goal, 8, 10 goal opportunities that we couldn’t convert, and that’s where our deficiency lies in not being able to win the match,” Úbeda stated.

He then added: “The feeling is one of anger and helplessness, not winning at home hurts a lot because honestly it’s a point that doesn’t help us, we should have won, we had to win, but I can’t dwell on that. I leave with anger and with the feeling that in the second half we were deeper and more vertical, as a result of the opponent’s fatigue.”

He then highlighted the current form of Tomás Aranda: “He had three chances to score that he could have converted, I’m happy that every time he comes on he does it the way he did today, the goals will come.” He also assured that his starting spot “will come soon.”

The Boca coach also commented on the controversy over the team’s second goal, which was disallowed for offside. “There was a defender’s leg keeping him onside. The strange thing is that the main referee didn’t go to see the VAR, but instead listened to what the VAR reported… That caught my attention a bit. For us, it wasn’t offside.”

Úbeda on the fans’ whistles

“The fact that the team left to whistles makes me feel anguish and pain. It’s logical for Boca fans to demand and to feel that we have to win these kinds of matches,” said the coach. “We’re the first ones who feel bad about not winning these kinds of matches, we have the obligation to win these games and we didn’t.”

And he concluded: “I understand the people who demand, here it’s every day and every day we have to respond with actions that show we’re getting better.”

Cavani’s situation: “He’s waiting for what the doctors decide”

Úbeda was asked about Cavani’s current situation, as he was not called up for this match and will be out for a few weeks: “I’m aware of everything, I spoke with him, he’s being bothered by part of the vertebra that was putting pressure and radiating into one of his legs, causing discomfort, so we decided to do more in-depth tests.”

“The doctors will see if they give him an injection to try to block it or if he needs something more significant, he’s waiting for what the doctors decide,” he concluded.

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