Millonarios‘ punctual errors against Fluminense did not allow the blue team to take the advantage over Rio de Janeiro. One of them was the penalty missed by Mackalister Silva in the complementary part. Captain He pointed out at a press conference that he came with confidence to collect it and that is why he took responsibility.
The midfielder explained why Diego Herazo did not charge it, the striker had converted the last penalty for Millonarios in the 0-2 victory against Deportivo Cali. “I am going to quote a phrase from teacher Lillo: ‘After the approval, everyone is smart’, before Herazo he had converted after other teammates had failed, he brought the confidence for having converted”, he highlighted.
Illusion for the return in Rio
Despite the hard blow in El Campín, Mackalister Silva assured that when the game was even 11 against 11, Millionaires pressed and looked better than the Brazilians. Now, they must do the heroic to advance in Libertadores.
“It hurts us because we wanted to bring joy to our people, start off on the right foot by winning from home, it’s not a secret that it hurts us, but I think that this is where the strength and unity of the group is seen. We have a fan that will always support us,” he said.
Finally, Silva sent a message to the fans and assured that they will fight in the return to be able to continue in Libertadores. “We also feel it, the fans know that they have a group that respects and loves their work and is going to give it their all, there are 90 minutes left,” she said.
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The return between Fluminense and Millonarios will be next Tuesday, March 1 at 7:30 pm (Colombian time).
