The Basque acknowledged that they had “competed face to face with a whole Real Madrid”
“Vinicius one on one is the best in the world,” he said
Osasuna’s coach, Jagoba Arrasate, stated that until the seventieth minute of the Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid (2-1) he thought they could win after drawing 1-1 and the team was “very whole”, although the second goal of the Brazilian Rodrygo Goes put it very “uphill”.
After Osasunista’s defeat at La Cartuja (2-1), Arrasate acknowledged that he had been broken by emotion after a game that, he considered, was lost to Rodrygo’s second goal after Torró neutralized the Brazilian’s initial pass from Vincius Junior.
“I am full of energy and very proud of the team and the fans, and with the pity of not being able to offer him that Cup that he deserved.“, asserted the Osasunista coach, who considered that, despite having tied the game, “in the end we were playing against Real Madrid” although his team “has not collapsed and believed at all times”.
Arrasate valued that his team has grown this season, said that they have taken “a step” in the League and They have “competed face to face with a whole Real Madrid” and demonstrated that they are “closer to getting a title”.
Regarding Vinicius’ decisive role in the final, he pointed out that the coaches are “to help, but in the end football belongs to the footballers” and the Brazilian is not going to discover it: “in one against one he is the best in the world,” he said.