José Arrúa on Luis Abreu’s absence: “Olimpia asked for Abreu not to play”

Sportivo Trinidense prepared for the match with Luis Abreu in its plans, but Olimpia exercised a contractual option to keep him off the field.

“Yes, there is a small clause, as they say, that allowed Olimpia to do that, and unfortunately it requested that Abreu not be on the field,” coach José Gabriel Arrúa said. “We have to comply because he is an Olimpia player.”

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Yes, there is a small clause, as they say, that allowed Olimpia to do that, and unfortunately it requested that Abreu not be on the field, and we have to comply because he is an Olimpia player.

Trinidense also lacked Bruno Valdez, who suffered a muscle tear in the previous match against Ameliano. Arrúa said the absence of players with greater experience had limited his options for replacing important members of the squad.

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In terms of performance, but not the result, we are paying for these small details.

The coach argued that the team’s performances have been stronger than its results suggest. Against Nacional, he said, Trinidense played better at 11 against 11, scored first and then failed to protect its advantage after Nacional went down to 10 players. An unnecessary foul and poor marking on a set piece allowed the equalizer before halftime.

Arrúa recalled a similar problem against 2 de Mayo, when a failed clearance helped create a chance that Trinidense could not prevent, despite having six opportunities and a penalty. He said Trinidense is competing, but small details and costly decisions continue to determine whether the team gets the results it wants.

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I do not see a Trinidense that does not compete. Just as today, we are competing, but small details are determining that we cannot get the result we want.