"Tiny" Romero apologized to the fans for Boca’s defeat in Brazil

The defeat against Fortaleza in Brazil (4-2) hit Boca hard, which had been on the rise after the victory that had allowed them to eliminate River in the quarterfinals of the Professional League Cup. The setback complicated the chances of the “xeneize” of staying in first place in the group and qualifying directly for the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana, since the Brazilian team took five points ahead of them with nine left to play, so that Boca no longer depends on itself to achieve this goal.

Although the “xeneize” kept several headlines thinking about the semi-final of the League Cup against Estudiantes and therefore presented a mixed team, the goalkeeper Sergio Romero He was self-critical after the defeat and apologized to the fans, especially those who traveled to accompany the team at the Castelao Stadium.

“Those things that happened today are painful. We have to give the necessary apologies to the people who came to accompany us because they made a great effort to come here and we missed important points for what is to come,” said “Chiquito.” .

“We knew that in the first 15 minutes of both halves it was going to be complicated. Obviously when you play away they are the critics. We deserved more in the first half, we had many opportunities and we played better. But this is football and sometimes these things happen , where you find yourself with a quick goal and automatically get up. We have to think about what is coming, we have good things ahead of us and we hope to move forward,” declared the 1.

However, he clarified that in the team no one thinks about anything other than continuing to think about fighting until the end. “We already play at the height, we have to go to Paraguay and then we close at home. We have to do our homework well and aim to get the nine points,” he warned.

If they qualify second in the group, Boca will advance to the next stage, but will have to go through an extra round of 16 bracket against one of the third-placed teams in the group stage of the Copa Libertadores.