The Uruguayan driver of La Roja accepted the superiority of La Tri in Santiago.
The Chilean coach, the Uruguayan Martín Lasarte, said on Tuesday that he does not remember a match like today, marked by injuries and the expulsion of Arturo Vidal, after the 2-0 defeat by Ecuador.
“I played for 18 years and I have been directing for a long time and I don’t remember a game like that, where they score a goal, then they send off an important player, then two important players get injured and then another one,” said the Uruguayan strategist.
And he said that you have to “see reality”, because Ecuador was superior and read the game better, achieving victory.
“Ecuador is a good team and for something they have the points they have, with young and physically powerful people. We did not manage to draw and in the end, perhaps looking for and making decisions, we were too unprotected. Who can tell you that the game is going to be like this ”, added Lasarte.
One of the difficulties of the Red for this meeting was the absence of fundamental pieces of its midfield.
“Talking about absences seems like an excuse. You have to be fair. That you play a knockout match without Charles Aránguiz, without Erick Pulgar, without Luis Jiménez, plus all the vicissitudes that we had to live, is difficult. Even so, I want to break a spear for the young boys who are eagerly asking for a place, “said the coach of the Chilean team.
“There are games left, there are minutes left and that has to be saved,” he said.
After this result, Chile is sixth with 16 points, outside the qualifying zone. (D)
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