Simeone: "I'm proud of the team because it has given its all"
Diego Pablo Simeone congratulated Sporting after the match and praised the effort of his players, of whom he said he could not ask more.
Our coach said in press conference, "First, I want to congratulate the opponent because they played a very good match. In the first half we controlled better but in the second, from 30 minutes, the rival pushed more and in the last 10 minutes we could hardly attack due to the pressure of Sporting. I am proud of my players. I can ask absolutely nothing else from them. They have made an effort, once again, a huge one. Up to the goal of the tie, the match was quite controlled. We don’t have to look for excuses. We leave happy because we have only one injured. That helps us to continue competing."
To finish, he noted that "The goal of the club is to finish third. And we work accordingly to achieve the goal of the club. In terms of numbers, with this defeat it is difficult to think of winning the championship. Beyond that, the match played by Kranevitter, Correa, Vietto, Lucas, will serve them in the future. I’ll say it again, I’m proud of the team because it has given its all and tried to win the game until the end."
