Football Lionel Scaloni responds to Marcelo Bielsa’s statements on the Copa America and accusations of external pressure to remain silent

Lionel Scaloni brings out his voice again. On the eve of the Copa America final, the Argentine coach it refers to darts thrown by Marcelo Bielsa to Conmebol, due to the state of the playing fields. The one who was born in Pujato says he agrees with his colleague: “I have already said it clearly, we were the first to say it, because we inaugurated the tournament. I still think the same thing, but when they asked me at the second press conference, I said everything had been said because there was no way to solve this problem.

In the same vein, this Friday, the Uruguay coach had declared that the Albiceleste coach had remained silent for the rest of the competition due to external pressure. Something that the above excludes, despite sharing the reflection of the former coach of the Roja. “We had the draw for the Copa América in December and the pitches were in this state. How were they going to fix them? I wanted to leave the subject aside, so as not to always seem like an excuse. Against Ecuador the pitch was worse, but we think the worst thing was not talking about it more. Obviously, I totally agree with that,” he said.

Furthermore, Scaloni addressed the incidents that occurred after the clash between Colombia and Uruguay, where players were involved in a fight in the stands. “These are very sad images. We had a similar event at the Maracaná, there were relatives and we had to go to the locker room. “The images are ugly. Seeing your family in turmoil must be desperate,” he said.

He also spoke about the attitude of the Celeste footballers, suggesting that, for him, it was a common reaction to the events. “We ask players to be examples, but I don’t know what person would act differently, I don’t think anyone. I hope it doesn’t happen this time, honestly, I hope it’s a party. I wish it with all my heart. Our families and friends will be there, we can’t think that something could happen,” he said.

“As I have a microphone, I have the chance to say it, we take care of transmitting this. It’s something basic. The footage from the semi-final seems like it was 50 years ago and it was just the other day. “I am sending this message which I think should be well received,” he added.