Marcelo Bielsa He surprised everyone at the press conference by talking about the Argentine National Teamafter the victory of his Uruguay versus Panama 3-1, in the framework of the debut in Group C of the America Cup 2024. The 68-year-old Rosario coach evaluated the team’s performance, although he also made time to briefly analyze the team as a whole. Lionel Scaloni.
The technical director of the Uruguayan team was encouraged to give his opinion about the “Albiceleste”, who also won the debut 2-0 against Canada through zone A completed by Chile and Peru. Asked about favoritism, “Loco” made it clear that the three-time world champion is one of the main candidates to repeat the title obtained in 2021 in Brazil.
Bielsa surprised everyone at the Copa América: “I didn’t see the Argentina game”
The idol of Newell’s He was very sincere in the dialogue with the media present and declared: “I didn’t see Argentina’s game with Canada.” Likewise, he clarified that “It is not necessary to have seen it to describe Argentina, the last world champion with justice and with a group of stable players, at a very good level.” “How can he not be a candidate?”he asked the chroniclers.
Bielsa referred to Uruguay’s favoritism: “We will build it”
Regarding the future of the “Celeste” in the top continental tournament, the Argentine coach remarked: “What Uruguay can aspire to, we will build game by game.” Finally, he was self-critical of his team’s slump during the match, beyond the great performance in general: “I have the expectation that the sum of games will polish some aspects that, for example today, “They allowed the clearly inferior rival – I say this respectfully – to dominate 15 minutes of a match that until then presented a different procedure.”
Bielsa’s numbers as coach of Uruguay
- 13 games.
- 8 wins.
- 2 defeats.
- 3 ties.
Uruguay dominated Panama in the debut.
Uruguay’s matches in the Copa América 2024
- Uruguay vs. Bolivia on Thursday, June 27 at 10 p.m. in Argentina – Date 2 of Group C.
- United States vs. Uruguay on Monday, July 1 at 10 p.m. in Argentina – Date 3 of Group C.
The group stage of the Copa América United States 2024
- Group A: Argentina, Peru, Chile and Canada.
- B Group: Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela and Jamaica.
- Group C: United States, Uruguay, Panama and Bolivia.
- Group D: Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay and Costa Rica.
