Mauro Pittón: “This really hurts, it’ll take us a few days to digest” | OneFootball

Unión captain Mauro Pittón spoke after the loss to Belgrano, acknowledged the emotional blow, and set his sights on 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 being knocked out of the Apertura.

“The feeling is one of sadness at not having been able to continue,” the midfielder summed up, still carrying the understandable frustration of a night in which Tatengue saw its hopes of fighting for the title fade away.

For Mauro, the match was far more evenly contested than the final score ended up showing. “It was a very tight match. At times they controlled 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 analyzed.

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

Beyond the blow, the captain tried to send a message of strength with what lies ahead 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 probably 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. If it’s now, we’ll prepare, and if it’s later on, we will too. It’s all part of this,” he concluded.

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