The Uruguayan footballer made a series of gestures to offend the Albiceleste midfielder during the match between them in the Qualifiers.
The fifth date of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers brought some surprises. One of them was Uruguay’s victory as visitors against Argentina by 0-2, which meant that the Albiceleste lost a long unbeaten streak as hosts and are remained undefeated in the current process.
Of course, during the duel there was a controversial situation between the players of the two teams. The Uruguayan Manuel Ugarte had a discussion with Rodrigo de Paul and He ended up making an obscene gesture to the Argentinian which generated different reactions .
Now more calmly, De Paul commented on what happened on the playing field.For me it’s stupid, it stays on the ground and nothing happens », he commented during a press briefing.
“I like talking about football. Uruguay did better. Now we have to get up and play a big game in Brazil,” the midfielder continued.
Regarding the match, he indicated that “football is sometimes unfair” and that for this reason “we have to take care of everything we have achieved and won, of all the respect we have gained during this period, so that is done inside the field and nothing. further away”.
to apologise
The other protagonist of the conflict, Manuel Ugarte, expressed his regret for what happened and ended up apologizing to the Argentine. “At the time I may have done it without realizing it, but the game continued and I found out the gesture had gone viral at the end of the match. I didn’t remember which one it was. At first I wanted to kill myself, but obviously it’s not good, but hey, it’s a game that is played at maximum intensity, sometimes in the heat I do things that I’m not obliged to do , but the important thing is that we win », he commented this Tuesday in a dialogue with radio Sport 890.
Furthermore, he clarified that this gesture on the ground had no major significance. “I haven’t spoken to De Paul, but I obviously apologize because this is something that has gone viral. But also as he said, it’s something that remains on the ground, I think he didn’t take it well, but he made it important, as it should be and well, it’s was like that. “.
In any case, he recognized that Lionel Messi was very upset by this gesture. “Yes, I think so. But hey, there are things that stay there that I might have to think about later but that come out suddenly, but as I tell you, at the moment I don’t think about them. “I didn’t realize it,” he insisted before explaining that these kinds of situations are common, but they are rarely captured by television cameras.
“A lot of things are said in the game that don’t come out later, but all players know that these are things that are said. It even happens that teammates make fun of each other but after the match, they greet each other. “, he stated.
Regarding the performance shown during the match, he highlighted that “We had to take care of the details because Argentina are world champions and have high quality players and have Leo Messi who, if you are not careful, hits you and I think we did very well.”
Finally, he criticized the refereeing of Wilmar Roldán who reprimanded him and left him no option to face Bolivia. “It makes me feel very helpless, but we have to focus on what we can control and not get too hot because that takes you out of the game. I felt like he wasn’t listening to me, so I tried to concentrate and not get the second yellow.
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