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Lazio’s Valentin Castellanos upset after derby defeat: “They weren’t better than us.”

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Lazio attacker Valentin Castellanos was upset with his side’s defeat to the Giallorossi in today’s Derby della Capitale which ended 1-0 in Roma’s favor.

In his post-match interview with Lazio Style Channel, Castellanos expressed his disappointment with the result.

“We are sad,” said the attacker. “We had to win this match for ourselves and for the fans. This is a special match and we know how much people care about it and we are not happy.”

“Roma weren’t better than us, but this is football and one mistake can ruin your life. We had opportunities to score but we couldn’t.”

“In first half we were very organized and in the second half we got a bit lost while we tried to score. We have to keep working, Tudor’s way of playing is totally new for us.”

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