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Ortiz renews criticism of Ester Roa after draw with Huachipato: “You cannot play on this pitch”

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Interview Named sources Outcome reported
  • Colo-Colo drew 0-0 with Huachipato at the Ester Roa Rebolledo stadium, ending its run of victories in the Primera League.
  • Coach Fernando Ortiz blamed the field’s poor condition for making ball control difficult.
  • Ortiz said his team attacked and created attempts but failed to finish them.

Fernando Ortiz did not hide his frustration after Colo-Colo’s goalless draw with Huachipato at the Ester Roa Rebolledo stadium.

The result ended Colo-Colo’s winning streak in Chile’s Primera League. Ortiz again focused on the condition of the playing surface, saying it made the match difficult to control.

I do not want to repeat myself or look for excuses, but you cannot play on this pitch. When you cannot play, it is very difficult to control the bounces, where the ball skips and everything else.

· Fernando OrtizThe Colo-Colo coach criticized the Ester Roa Rebolledo field after the draw with Huachipato.

“I do not want to repeat myself or look for excuses, but you cannot play on this pitch,” Ortiz told TNT Sports. “When you cannot play, it is very difficult to control the bounces, where the ball skips and everything else.”

We tried, we looked for it, and we were always an aggressive team when it came to trying to finish. We did not finish them. That is the reality.

· Fernando OrtizOrtiz assessed Colo-Colo’s attacking performance.

He said Colo-Colo tried to attack throughout the match. “We tried, we looked for it, and we were always an aggressive team when it came to trying to finish,” he said. “We did not finish them. That is the reality.”

Ortiz also explained his constant instructions from the touchline. “We saw that the defensive line was very deep and wanted to find the space to go after the ball,” he said. “We looked for it and tried, but we could not make it happen.”

We saw that the defensive line was very deep and wanted to find the space to go after the ball. We looked for it and tried, but we could not make it happen.

· Fernando OrtizHe explained the instructions he gave during the match.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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