Pipo Gorosito, exultant after the victory with Alianza Lima at La Bombonera: "The change of Brey for Marchesin was strange"

Néstor Pipo Gorosito had an ideal night in Buenos Aires when he eliminated Boca Juniors with Alianza Lima . Outplayed in the 90th minute, the Argentine coach and his team held on to the result on aggregate and in the penalty shootout the Argentine coach and his team managed to advance to the next phase, where Deportes Iquique awaits. This Wednesday, Gorosito went through ESPN and TyC Sports, talked about the match, the Football Council and what it means to have knocked Boca out of the Copa Libertadores on their own field.

"There are things that fill you with pride. Yesterday when I was coming back from the press conference, one or two people who are very identified with Boca shouted at me, came up to me and gave me a hug and that fills me with pride. In football we all know each other, we know who are good people and I don't care about being a good coach, I care about being a good person," he began by talking about his experience after the match.

"They were part of the Football Council. So I'm proud. The coach wins, loses, draws, the important thing is to be a good person. The rest is secondary," added Pipo.

Gorosito, who is very identified with River and San Lorenzo, had several meetings with the xeneize people, both when he was a player and as a coach. “This thing on the pitch is all a mess, it's a myth. They've never killed a football player on the pitch, nothing happens. People don't go onto the pitch. For me it's all bullshit," he had said of the mystique that La Bombonera and its people possess.

That Alianza Lima eliminated Boca on its own field is not something that goes unnoticed and Gorosito took it as a feat. “I take it as an epic thing for Peruvian football, because of how it was beaten. For us it was extraordinary. A huge joy, one of the greatest I have had, because of the significance. I must have had 150 messages, which is what one perceives as a person. We all know more or less the same, we all do the same, one heals more than another with the numbers, with the percentage. Then we all do more or less the same. I am proud of the coaching staff and the players.”

"IT IS A HISTORIC TRIUMPH FOR PERU"

Pipo Gorosito, one-on-one with TyC Sports, assessed Alianza Lima's qualification and its importance for the neighboring country. pic.twitter.com/b2yOvczqpA

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True to form, Pipo did not hold back and attacked the refereeing team. "The change of Brey for Marchesín was strange. It cannot be done, the ball has to be outside to do it."

“We got through because we played a very good game in Lima, where we should have increased the difference. It was two or three goals. We missed. And yesterday… when you play away it’s not Boca: all the pitches are similar. The first 5-10 minutes where the home team comes out. Boca was coming, which is completely logical, and one has to get through that storm. The idea was not to play as far back as we ended up playing. Because we have what it takes. It’s not that we’re crazy. If we had 10, 15 players, we would tell them to go back, ” he said regarding how the game went.

🎙️ Néstor Gorosito, spoke with TyC Sports, referred to the situation that occurred last night at La Bombonera and expressed his displeasure with the regulatory issue: "THE CHANGE OF BREY FOR MARCHESÍN WAS STRANGE, IT CAN'T BE DONE, THE BALL HAS TO BE OUTSIDE TO BE ABLE TO DO IT" pic.twitter.com/c6tXSgbkHn

— TyC Sports (@TyCSports) February 26, 2025

He added about his team's feelings: "We kick up and see how we can counterattack. We have a team that can play, at least in America, on equal terms with anyone."