Juan Carlos Oblitas admitted that he was unable to greet the Argentine coach during the duel for the Copa América, but that the teams were able to do so.
Last Friday, Chile’s participation in the 2024 Copa América in the United States began. La Roja, with Ricardo Gareca on the bench, faced the Peruvian team, a team that the Argentinian led a few years ago.
After an uneven flow of play for everyone’s team, the match ended in a goalless draw. This opportunity also allowed the Transandean coach to meet some players and managers present at the stadium. .
One of them was Juan Carlos Oblitas former footballer and current sports director of the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF), although in his case he was not able to meet Tigre.
” NOTor I greeted him because I saw the second half in the locker room and when I came out he had already passed, and those who arrived were Néstor Bonillo, Sergio Santín, all of them. But the players went to the locker room to greet him “, he expressed as reported by Willax Television.
He added that “There was a morbidity and thank goodness the game is over . Now we will face him in Lima. Anyone who is not grateful for what Ricardo has done in our football in recent years is petty. I am particularly grateful to him, I love him very much, we have spent many times together, good times and bad times. But now he finds himself on the other side, with a direct rival. He’s not our enemy, he’s our rival “.
Finally, Oblitas spoke about the clothes that Gareca must now wear alongside La Roja. “As I told Bonillo and Santín, because I didn’t have the opportunity to speak to Ricardo, this diver suits him very badly. “, hill.
I think of Argentina
Beyond the way he dresses, Ricardo Gareca focuses on what’s important. This Tuesday, La Roja faces Argentina in a duel which could be decisive in reaching the round. For this reason, this Monday the Argentine reviewed certain aspects to improve in the approach against the Incas.
“There was a good first half, then Peru adjusted their notes better and we were imprecise in reading the match. Even though it wasn’t what we set out to develop, the team still strived and intended to win. Although we are entangled and hope to improve in game development » commented the Tiger.
Already thinking about Argentina, the coach ruled out that there is a special plan to try to stop Lionel Messi. “We all know the importance of Messi. Logically, you have to take it. Argentina is always special, beyond what it represents, these are not ordinary confrontations. I am totally focused on my national team, but these are special matches “, detained.
“I want Chile to play a leading role on the pitch, to develop our game . That we find our way of playing, consolidating a way of playing and facing these types of games,” he added later.
The match between Chile and Argentina is scheduled for Tuesday, June 25 from 9:00 p.m.
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