Pedro Troglio: "I feel cheated by the Cantolao match, I won't congratulate Alianza Lima"
He left feeling upset and with the sense that he was played dirty. Pedro Troglio, coach of Universitario de Deportes, couldn't hide his annoyance after the defeat against Cantolao in the last match of the Clausura Tournament and avoided congratulating Alianza Lima for the national title.
The merengue trainer expressed that the year was very difficult for them and that "only a miracle" would allow them to fight for the national title because "when they put so many obstacles in your way, it is very difficult to be in the fight," he said.
Universitario de Deportes lost 1-0 to Cantolao and will settle for the Copa Sudamericana.
But he didn't throw the stone and hid his hand. The coach of Universitario de Deportes complained about being "the only team among those who were fighting at the top that had to play on Thursday. That was the last obstacle they put in our way. That generated this result. Everything was set to end the year like this and it worked out well for them. It was a miracle to have reached the last match with a chance to fight for the title," he said.
Regarding Alianza Lima's national title, Pedro Troglio avoided commenting with "guys, I only talk about 'U'. See you, thanks" and left with the idea that his team could have done much more but they played dirty.
Marcelo Grioni: "We were robbed of the Apertura Tournament, otherwise we could have played the final"
Let's remember that Universitario de Deportes was sanctioned in the Apertura Tournament with a deduction of one point due to debts and in the Clausura Tournament they were threatened with a deduction of two points, but the issue was reconsidered and there was no sanction. However, in 2018, no one will be able to reach the cream team, even if players leave.