Mauro Pittón: “This hurts badly, it'll take us a few days to take in” | OneFootball

Unión captain Mauro Pittón spoke after the loss to Belgrano, acknowledged the emotional blow, and turned his focus to the Copa Argentina clash.

The elimination hit hard in Unión’s locker room, and one of those who spoke after the defeat to Belgrano in Córdoba was captain Mauro Pittón, who made clear the pain the squad is going through after missing out on the Apertura.

“The feeling is sadness over not being able to keep going,” the midfielder summed up, still with the understandable frustration of a night in which Tatengue saw its hopes of fighting for the title fade away.

For Mauro, the way the match unfolded was far more even than the final score ended up showing. “It was a very tight match. At times they managed the play better, and at others we did. They found the goal, and from there we started leaving spaces. These are matches decided by details, and this time it didn’t go our way,” he said.

The midfielder also highlighted the opponent’s individual quality and understood that one of the keys to the series emerged there. “We knew they had players who could make the difference, and they found space out wide. Until the first goal, everything was very balanced, and whoever took advantage of a chance was going to gain the edge,” he explained.

Despite the blow, the captain tried to send a message of strength with what comes next in mind. “Now we have to swallow hard, process this defeat, and focus on the Copa Argentina. This hurts us a lot, and it will surely take us a few days to come to terms with it, but this goes on,” he said.

Regarding the upcoming Copa Argentina clash against Independiente, Pittón played down the uncertainty over the date. “Whenever it is, it is. If it’s now, we’ll get ready, and if it’s later on, we will too. It’s all part of this,” he concluded.

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