The particular description of Bichi Borghi to Scaloni which caused a sensation in Argentina

Claudio Borghi is between two loves . On the one hand, the original. Argentinian by birth, Bichi touched the sky in 1986, when he won the world title with the team managed by Carlos Bilardo and captained by Diego Maradona. . Much has been written about the immeasurable talent that brought him to this team and the comparison with the best footballer of the 20th century, according to FIFA, in a Solomonic match with Pelé.

On the other hand, Bichi has an adoptive love. Chile is the country that welcomed him in the early 90s, when he arrived in the country to defend Colo Colo, and which he has made his own over the years. . Today, he is in fact just another Chilean. At the start of the previous decade, in fact, he led La Roja, right between the administrations of Marcelo Bielsa and Jorge Sampaoli.

For each of these factors, and even for some others, Borghi is the authority. To talk about the game, about Chile and, by the way, about the Albiceleste or one of its protagonists, whom he knows in detail. The Chilean Bichi, in fact, is agitated. “Chile beat Brazil more than Argentina, but the hope of playing a good match is still there. What happened with Peru was very flat, very worrying. He now has to play this opportunity with Argentina and then see what happens with Canada. “, he maintains.

At this level, he is cautious. “There are distances, there always have been. Chile had the opportunity to win two finals with a generation already coming to an end; and Chile’s problem is renewal », he diagnoses.

The Argentinian version of the strategist, now converted into a television commentator, focuses in particular on Lionel Scaloni. His opinion on the strategist is particular, which also makes Argentina debate his comments. “It seems to me that he is not Argentinian. Because he doesn’t complain, he doesn’t complain, he doesn’t do justice to the journalists who thought he couldn’t be the coach, he never took revenge, he never got angry nor fight with anyone. “, he maintains, in statements made to TyC Sports.

The evaluation then focuses on the football proposal of the former Deportivo La Coruña player. “He surprised me because he made offensive and defensive changes… He is very well supported with three very interesting guys. There is a wonderful work team. Scaloni takes the reins of the Argentine team very well “, he emphasizes.

He then talks about the validity of the main trans-Andean figures. “It surprises me how long these guys are. Every once in a while, God is kind to Argentina and gives birth to one of these guys. You get a Di Stéfano, a Kempes, a Maradona, a Messi. Argentina is a land chosen and protected in this sense », he expresses.