This Saturday La Roja will play for qualification to the quarterfinals of the Copa America 2024and little by little it has become known what the scheme will be Ricardo Gareca to face Canada. The coach has been working on variations in the defense, and it is possible that there will be changes in the starting eleven.
The topic was discussed on the F90 program, where Marcelo Barticciotto and Jorge Valdivia They are panelists. According to ESPN journalist Cristopher Brandt, the strategist took Paulo Díaz out of the equation and put Guillermo Maripán in his place. The reason for this change would be to gain height in the lower part of the field.
The Magician reacted to this change by pointing out that it was reasonable, since the American team has the forward Jonathan David, 1.80 meters tall, so the Monaco defender It might be easier for him to cover it, considering that the Chilean is 1.93 meters tall.
However, Barti did not like this argument at all, and expressed his discontent with the situation, directly calling out Valdivia for justifying the departure of the River Plate centre-back. who has been one of the most regular of La Roja’s last matches.
“Are you going to take out your best player because of height issues?”, launched the historic Colo Colo forward, visibly upset. At that moment the program panel asked Barticciotto not to get angry with the journalist, but he immediately clarified: “I am angry with the Magician.” “This is what Cris said, the former national team justified himself, somewhat uncomfortable due to the situation.
