Alfredo Arias, the coach of Santa Fe, was frustrated and hurt after his team’s second consecutive draw as a visitor, this time, against Golden Eagles (2-2).
The reds, who came from equalizing by the same score against La Equidad, They were greatly affected by the decisions of the VAR and the central referee, Éder Vergara. First, they annulled a play that ended in a goal by Wilson Morelo, due to a supposed foul.
Later, Marco Pérez equalized in the substitution, in a much-discussed action, for possible offside.
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“It is not easy to speak in this conference, with the feeling of having left the victory. We improved the other day. We face a team that has its own. We overcame a goal against, we made the goals, football is like that”, said Arias.
Arias’ strong criticism of arbitration
However, the Uruguayan was very annoyed by the work of Vergara and Nicolás Gallo, who was in charge of the VAR. “They are decisions, it is not here, it is in general. There are people who have never touched a ball and decide the match. The last goal scored against us is offside: in the football that I knew, at first glance, it is advanced. Anyone can put the line where he wants,” he stated.
Arias was upset with the result. “The players are hurt, it was a result that escaped us. It’s over, we have to train and prepare for the game. Apart from the variables that cannot be controlled and those that we can control, we must train them. You have to improve what was done well and correct what was done wrong. On that path we will be on target. After the long run, enter at eight”, he assured.
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The errors in defense that mortify Arias
The coach also pointed out that mistakes and misunderstandings that have cost him points must be corrected. “If we concede two goals and convert two, we have to adjust. How to avoid those two goals, plus the last one, on time. You have to learn it. In football you win, you learn. Today we lost two points, we must learn from that, how we do things that are within our reach, so as not to be exposed to an erroneous decision by a human being,” he said.
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