The 0-0 draw between River and Monterrey left mixed feelings within Marcelo Gallardo's team, which dominated most of the match but was unable to reflect that superiority on the scoreboard. Franco Mastantuono, one of the team's pillars and already sold to Real Madrid, expressed his frustration over the missed chances and delivered a strong message ahead of the next match: "We're going to go out and win".
"We have a match against the best team in the group and we're going to fight for it and win it", the young player stated at the post-draw press conference. "We have to win. We're at a club like River that demands you go out to win, there's no room for speculation. We know it's a very tough opponent, but it's clear what we're going to do", he added.
Regarding the match against Rayados, Mastantuono highlighted the team's overall performance, although he acknowledged that efficiency was lacking: "We played very well, we had clear chances, but we weren't sharp when it came to finishing and that ended up costing us the draw". He concluded: "If we had managed to score one, maybe the match would have opened up and gone our way, but that's how it turned out".
