Federico Valverde had mixed emotions after the Spanish Super Cup final - the Uruguayan was sent off the field, but still became the hero of the match.
In the 115th minute of extra time, the Madrid "Real" defender received a red card, protecting the team from a possible goal, which later allowed the team to triumph after an 11-meter penalty shootout.
"I apologized to Morata for that mistake," F. Valverde said at a press conference. "I really didn't like what I did, but at that time I didn't have any other choice."
"I am happy that we won trophies. I returned to the field after the penalty shootout. The team congratulated me, but credit goes to everyone.
Even those who didn't play were important to us in the locker room. We only triumphed because of the collective team effort," continued the Uruguayan.
F. Valverde admitted that he was somewhat surprised when he was congratulated by the opponent's coach, Diego Simeone: "Both he and Zidane supported me. I was angry to leave the field, but they helped me.
Simeone came up to me and said a few words, I was surprised by that because not every coach does that."
