“Enormously harmed”: Restrepo exploded against the refereeing after the DIM defeat

The defeat of Independent Medellin facing Santa Fe In El Campín it left a strong reaction from the Antioquian bank. After the commitment, the technician Alejandro Restrepo did not hide his disagreement with the refereeing and pointed directly to the decisions that, according to his vision, conditioned the development of the match.

The coach was emphatic that the feeling of harm It is not isolated, but evident from what was experienced inside and outside the field.

“If you say it, it is because the feeling is clear. I believe that people who are watching on television come to see a show tied, 11 against 11. Beyond the fact that in 11 against 11 we are losing due to a foul that I don’t know if it is or not, for us from the bench it seemed that it wasn’t.”

Restrepo explained that, even before expulsionshis team competed on equal terms and generated options to stay in the game.

“In 11 against 11 we had arrived many times. The team competed, but the show cannot end like this.”

The technician’s annoyance focused especially in the arbitration criteria when sanctioning similar plays, something that, according to him, ended up tilting the development of the game.

“The first half had already ended and there is a situation where two players are arguing: yellow for ours, not for the other. very rare”.

These types of decisions, according to Restrepo, marked the path of a match that ended completely conditionedespecially after the expulsions that left DIM with nine players.

“We are left with ten starting the second half, there is a foul by Daniel Torres that is not yellow, and the foul by Alexis Serna is not yellow either. So distorts the game”.

The technician went further and spoke of a sensation repeated harmor, without focusing solely on specific actions.

“When a team is systematically harmed, it is very difficult. Today we do feel greatly harmed for the decisions that were made on the field of play.”

Despite the criticism, Restrepo avoided disqualifying the refereealthough he did question his management of the game at key moments.

“I told him: you are one of the youngest referees, you have projection, you are calling important games, but there are situations where, with the way you handle it, the game is getting out of hand”.

Beyond refereeing, the coach also He highlighted the reaction of his playerswho maintained competitive intensity even when numerically inferior.

“The equipment was delivered complete, left every last drop of sweat. With 11, with 10 and with 9, he sought to tie it at all times.”

He even revealed how the group found motivation within the field to not lower your arms despite the difficulties.

“They gave the message themselves inside. Being with nine, feeling that there are spaces that you don’t cover, balls that you can’t reach, and still bending the effort, trying to take advantage of direct play, of the stopped ball.”

Restrepo too took responsibility in specific decisions, such as Alexis Serna remaining on the field despite having a yellow card.

“I blame myself because perhaps in a game like it was, I had to take it out. We trusted that he could take care of her, but then in a foul that was not for yellow, he was sent off.”

Finally, the coach made it clear that, despite the circumstances, his team competed until the end and was close to getting back into the game.

“The team until the end He gave the feeling that he could tie it. But unfortunately today it was not enough for us with football.”