Mauricio Isla apologizes ‘for the big goal error’ in the fall against Sao Paulo

It was not one of the best days for Mauricio Isla. The Universidad Católica winger ended up regretting the 2-4 loss to Sao Paulo in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana Round of 16, especially after an error in his play allowed his rivals to score the partial 0-2.

“Personally, I apologize for the big mistake in the goal, but I would like to thank the fans of Universidad Católica for supporting us until the end of the game. “Wrote the player crossed on his official Instagram account.

“We will continue to work and fight to achieve our goals. Go team. Sunday we have another opportunity to improve and show that we can continue to improve. ”, closed the Huaso.

With the score 0-1 conceded, and after a long clearance from the visitor goalkeeper, Mauricio Isla ran after the ball and managed to take a position on Calleri. Then he clung towards the center of the box and lost his balance after slipping, a situation which was used by the rival striker to kick the ball towards Luciano. who appeared in the center of the box to face Sebastián Pérez, who could do nothing to prevent the visit from widening the gap in the 28th minute.

After the match, Isla himself admitted his mistake in the game. “We are up against a very tough team. It is clear that there is our responsibility, for certain errors that we have made, in particular mine, and which cannot be attributed to the rival “, he assured.

For his part, Ariel Holan ended up defending him at a press conference. “Isla’s move was conceptually not a mistake. He slipped on the playing field. The game made sense, he could walk out while playing “, assured the technician of the Catholic University.