Renato Tapia: “I am leaving with great shame, the fans support us and we cannot repay them”

Celta de Vigo could not at home and fell 2-1 against Valencia in a match corresponding to date 16 of LaLiga. The Peruvian midfielder entered the second half to replace Iago Aspas, who minutes before had put the homeowners ahead.

At the end of the game, Renato Tapia spoke in an interview for the official Celta de Vigo networks, where he regretted adding another defeat in the competition: “With great shame because we know what the fans give. They come either Sunday, Monday, Thursday. They are there with us and not being able to repay them I think it is very sad. I leave with a broken heart and to continue working so that the next three points at home stay”.

Regarding the process of the match, he indicated: “A very difficult duel. They cut us off a lot the first half. Afterwards, the second a play outside the game practically, because although it is true they did not arrive clearly, they had Maxi’s and well, they were able to specify “.

Although he could not join, Renato found some positive points: “Always trying to play. There are times when it is not played well, but the attitude and heart can more. Today it was not possible. We played with a very tight defense, it was cut a lot, played very little, the game became much more pasty and well we couldn’t keep up the rhythm”.

Renato Tapia has been playing 13 games, ten of them as a starter. Celta de Vigo is 14th with 16 points. The campaign is different from last season. The objective is to qualify for an international tournament.

The next Celta de Vigo match will be visiting Mallorca. With the defeat against Valencia, they put behind a streak of two consecutive games with wins against Alavés for LaLiga and against Ebro for the Copa del Rey.