Gattuso: “Perisic asked to leave Hajduk”

The reason that the Ivan Perisic left out of her mission Hajduk for the league match with Lokomotiva Zagreb (1-1) explained o Gennaro Gattuso.

“20 days ago we talked, he came to my office and told me he wants to leave. If someone doesn’t want to stay, you have to respect the rest of the team. In the locker room there are rules that everyone must follow. I gave him the opportunity to play, 20 minutes, 35 minutes… But if a player wants to leave, there should be respect in the dressing room and for all the players. It’s still here though, tomorrow is a new day“, emphasized the Italian coach, who saw his team take the lead in the 81st minute but equalize with a penalty in the 99th minute.

As for him Ivan Rakiticwho played throughout the match, the coach of her potential opponent AEK in the Conference League playoffs he noted: “Ivan has not played for a long time, he is still finding his form and we all know what kind of player he is. But we should be careful with him and not have him play so many games so early. We will see from game to game how ready he is and how much he will fightGattuso said.

On Thursday at 22:00 Hajduk host Ruzoberok in the second leg of Slovakia’s 0-0 draw for the third qualifying round of the Conference League.