Álvaro Peña regrets the lack of effectiveness of Blooming

After the classic Santa Cruz match between Blooming and Oriente Petrolero, which ended 0-0, Álvaro Peña, Blooming’s technical director, expressed his discontent at a press conference for not having managed to take the three points. The match, which was played on Sunday at Tahuichi, left the celestials with the feeling that they could have done more to achieve victory.

“I’m sad because we missed a lot of goals. Since the first game I took over, we have struggled with that part.
We train that aspect, but we continue to miss many opportunities. However, we are still in the race and important games are coming up: first against Real Santa Cruz and then against Guabirá,” commented Peña.

The coach also emphasized his team’s lack of effectiveness. “I’m only worried about the lack of a goal; We generate clear situations and we are not effective. We always proposed and we lacked the final stitch,” he added. This situation has been a recurring theme since he took charge of the team, and Peña is aware that he must find quick solutions.

Furthermore, the technical director questioned the actions of referee Ivo Méndez. “They say he is the best referee, but he leaves a lot to be desired. I’m not going to blame him, but he doesn’t let us play; It cut the game a lot and we wanted to play quickly. Blooming is not a team that has been around for a long time, we always go out to play,” he said with visible frustration.

Samuel Garzón, Blooming forward, also spoke at a press conference after the game. Garzón scored a goal that was disallowed for offside and was disappointed by the result.

“We deserved to win; We made the merits and we leave a little sad. We had many opportunities and we didn’t know how to achieve them. “I’m sad because they disallowed a goal again in a classic, but that’s football and there is revenge,” he expressed.