The match of Peru vs Chile Not only did it mark the debut of both teams in the Copa America 2024was also the official premiere of Ricardo Gareca and Jorge Fossati as technicians of their respective teams. The 0-0 draw that left the ‘Pacific classic’ He had different reactions, very different on each side.
The comments left by the ‘white-red’ They were positive since the fans were satisfied with the team’s performance and many were left with the feeling that they could have won. While for the ‘mapochos’ It was quite the opposite, they took equality as something negative because they consider that the weaker presentation they made in command of the ‘Tiger’.
The southern media were very critical of the performance of their squad and questioned the Argentine strategist, who has been in charge of the team for four games. ‘red’: two wins, one draw and one loss. He played three friendlies with Albania, France and Paraguay for the FIFA date.
It is not the first time that Gareca is discussed since he received harsh opinions for not calling Arturo Vidal and Gary Medel for the Cup, the coach reaffirmed his decision because he did not consider them for the last preparation duels and a controversial atmosphere was created around them.
The different portals of the southern country analyzed the tie between Peru and Chileand most of them criticized the performance of their team and the approach of Ricardo Gareca. They described it as the worst encounter the ‘red’ since he arrived ‘Tiger’.
– Third: “When La Roja loses control, Gareca talks to his collaborators. His modifications seem to have no effect on the plugin. In additional time, dissatisfied, the Tiger takes his seat. At the start of the continental competition, La Roja lacked what they had had most in the friendlies: scoring chances.”
– AS of Chile: “Ricardo Gareca had managed to revitalize a depressed Roja after Eduardo Berizzo’s era. However, the debut in Copa América It was far from coming close to that victory against Albania or that encouraging performance against France. In fact, the national team once again suffered from poor offensive efficiency and could not face a Peru that opted to contain more than create and achieved its objective. “Everything ended in a meager 0-0 that left Chile with a very bitter taste for what is to come.”
– TNT Chile: “The countdown is over and the Chilean team made its debut in the 2024 Copa América against Peru, in the first duel of both in Group A, in a match with few emotions and with Ricardo Gareca’s painting showing the weakest game since he assumed the technical bench of La Roja. Even though the Everyone’s Team came from a friendly that showed interesting things against Paraguay, they could not replicate it in this day’s duel at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.”
– Emol: “A victory would have left Ricardo Gareca’s squad in good shape. And there was excitement after the previous friendlies in the “Tiger” era. But Everything was just that: “Illusion, because the “Roja” tied without goals against the Inca squadgoing back a few steps in the level he had shown prior to the continental competition.”
The technician Chili was not satisfied with the result that the peruvian team in his debut in the Copa America 2024. He complained about the refereeing because it made the match a lot of work due to the constant charges he made during the match. Furthermore, he made mea culpa for his squad’s performance.
“The referee was very permissive, there was a lot of cutting. In that aspect, it is logical that it was difficult for us to create and associate. When we were able to do it we had chances, some were clear, dangerous. In my opinion, there were many cuts that the referee allowed and we were not favored by our way of playing. I never give my opinion about the referees, in a frictional match, the cuts and everything make it more frictional. There were only a few minutes of play, and that is often where the referee’s flexibility lies. It ends up being a lackluster game,” the coach said at a press conference.
