At one point in the match, the judge in charge of directing the actions asked him for a Chilean-English favor, but the scorer did not understand what he was saying.
The Chilean team won a great victory this Tuesday at the National Stadium. The team led by Ricardo Gareca won 3-0 against Paraguay with two goals from Víctor Dávila and one from Eduardo Vargas in the Copa América preview.
One of the players present at this match was Ben Brereton, who entered in the 72nd minute of the match and who moments later would be the protagonist of an uncomfortable situation with the match referee, the Argentinian Pablo Echavarría .
In the 82nd minute of the match, play was stopped so medics could attend to goalkeeper Gabriel Arias and the players took advantage of the moment to drink water, including Brereton.
At that point the judge arrived and spoke to the Anglo-Chilean, but he did not indicate what he was saying. Seeing that the referee pointed to his wrist, Ben tried to stretch the bracelet he was wearing. .
It was at that moment that Marcos Bolados appeared, who realized this situation and went to support his partner. He took the bottle from him and responded to the referee’s request to resolve the problem .
Gareca’s request
This situation reflects what coach Ricardo Gareca said at the start of his work with La Roja, in which he asked Brereton to worry more about speaking Spanish, both for playing matches and for establishing good relationships with his colleagues. during gatherings. .
“What interests me is that, being on a Spanish-speaking team, you care more about speaking Spanish because it has to do with coexistence and communication on the playing field. But that doesn’t condition him at all for a call,” the coach said.
Shortly after, the British-born player explained his situation with the language. “When I was in Villarreal I took Spanish lessons and I continue them now that I am in England. . I told the coach when I was with Chile for the friendlies. We get along well. We understood each other perfectly and he told me what he wanted,” said the footballer.
Likewise, he added: “I had a few conversations with Gareca and the coaching staff. They were brilliant, that showed in the first two games. For Chile it was good because it went well for us. We feel the good vibrations.
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