Gareca: “These are definitions that should be left aside”

The coach of the “Roja” defended himself in a press conference, rejecting the qualification of the defeat against the “Verde”.

The technician and coach Ricardo Gareca, He experienced a complicated press conference in Chile After the surprising 2-1 defeat suffered by the “roja” ante Bolivia in it Santiago National Stadium.

It should be noted that this setback of the hosts last Tuesday, September 10, for the eighth date of the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, It meant an unprecedented and undesirable event in Chilean football history, since it is the first time that the “verde”, is imposed as a visiting condition before the “roja”.

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Against this backdrop, the “Tigre” Garecafaced the microphones at a press conference with a worried expression. Well, his arrival in Chile At the beginning of this year, he amazed the local fans with a quick footballing revival.

During the first question, a journalist from a local radio station, described the result as “shameful” y “fool’s errand“, terms that the Chilean national team coach did not like, because he clarified that they were not appropriate, since his team left everything on the field.

“These are definitions that should be set aside, shame, and what you said in your introduction is not related to that.. We lost a match that hurts, but it is far from shameful or any other adjective that can be interpreted, more from the pain of defeat than from what happened on the field of play.”he replied.