Miguel Russo on Frank Fabra’s return: “I trust him” | OneFootball

Colombian Frank Fabra returned to play for Boca after five months since his last match by decision of Miguel Ángel Russo, who backed his move for the match against Atlético Tucumán, even though the result did not support the team and they were eliminated in the 16th round of the Copa Argentina.

The coach referred to the return of the Colombian, who surprised everyone with his starting position instead of Lautaro Blanco: “I know Fabra well, we have spoken well. He's fine. Today for me he played a good game; important. He needs to keep growing,” he began saying at the press conference after the 2-1 loss to Decano and farewell from the federal competition.

Similarly, he added about the Colombian: “I trust him, as I trusted (Juan) Barinaga also from the outside. I think both had a lot of important things. Then Frank Fabra began to feel, I myself saw at one point that he had to be taken out because he had made a great effort. It's been a while since he played, but I talk a lot with him, he's fine with me, he needs to keep working, growing and looking.”

In the same vein, Russo added: “Today, the way Boca is played and the game on the wings is key. We have Advíncula, we have Blanco on the other side. We have people who ultimately look for other ways. The rivals increasingly get more behind us and it's normal. It also speaks of, at times, the good performance and control that Boca has of the match”.

Russo spoke after the defeat against Atlético Tucumán.

Russo avoided talking about Palacios

In another part of the press conference held in the room of the Único Madre de Ciudades stadium, the coach was asked about the absence of Carlos Palacios and was blunt: “I don't talk about the Palacios issue,” he commented. This fuels even more rumors of an off-field issue, despite the Chilean's discharge on his social networks.

Boca fell 2 to 1 and was eliminated from the Copa Argentina.

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