Romero fires at Palavecino after intense brawl

After the defeat of Boca Juniors for the river plate by the score of 1 to 0, in a new edition of the Superclássico, the goalkeeper Sergio Romero gave a press conference and told details of how the pitched battle between the players was generated. It all started as a result of the celebration of palavecino after the home team’s goal.

“I told Palavecino and all the River boys to their faces. With the previous coach they had achieved something, which everyone spoke highly of them. And this boy, instead of celebrating the goal with his teammates, he starts screaming in our players’ faces, it’s a terrible lack of respect. I told him, Enzo (Pérez), the trainer (Martín Demichelis)“, revealed Romero.

🗣️ Chiquito #Romero assured that Agustín’s excessive celebration was a “lack of respect” #Palavecino in the face of futbolistas de los futbolistas de #Mouth. https://t.co/de1sweKz3e

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And then he added: “Instead of going with his teammates, he stays with our players. I won’t attack him or hit him, just grab him around the waist and tell him ‘what are you doing?‘ In this sense, the Xeneize goalkeeper also questioned Dario Herrera about evictions. It should be noted that the referee expelled three from Boca Juniors and one from River Plate.

“Palavecino, instead of going with his teammates, gets in front of two of my defenders to shout the goal in their faces. I ran to yell at him, ‘What are you doing?’ My teammates thought I was going to fight and they came after me and then River’s“, explained Romero.

Finally, the goalkeeper sentenced a reflection on the coach’s cycle Marcelo Gallardo: “In previous years, they had achieved something that was very important, which was to be respected by everyone, not just because you have a good team or won a title, but because you have conduct on and off the field of play. was forgotten today“.

* Text originally published and translated from the 442 Perfil website.