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Mexico supervisor Javier Aguirre was left bloodied after being struck by a beer can which lowered his head adhering to the nation’s shock loss to Honduras within the preliminary leg of their Concacaf Nations League quarter-final.
The 65-year-old was struck on the highest of his head from a container, which appeared tossed by a Honduras follower, as he made his means to the away dugout to drink palms along with his equal Reinaldo Rueda after the everlasting whistle.
However, the Mexico supervisor was nonetheless in a position to attend his interview after the online game and utilized it to downplay the situation and straight emphasis again on the end result.
“Nothing, nothing, it’s soccer, the game was clean, it was hard-fought, they deserved to win and all I can do is congratulate them. About the other thing, I don’t think it’s important,” Aguirre knowledgeable press reporters after the go well with on the General Francisco Morazan Stadium in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
“This is football, and there’s no point in mentioning the other stuff because I’m not one to complain.”
“I’m sad about what happened at the end. That truly can’t ever happen again, here or in any other stadium in Honduras or any stadium in the world,” Honduras supervisor Rueda included.
“I’m sad because he’s a human being, because just like they hit [Aguirre], they could’ve hit me. That’s something that can’t happen, we send our apologies to Mexico, its people and Aguirre. The party gets damaged, all the efforts our players made on the pitch get tarnished. Something like this happening is regrettable.”
There isn’t any space for this.
It’s an embarassment a few will definitely wreck it for the lots nevertheless you require to make an occasion of those actions.
Honduras must encounter severe results. You have to make this spunk give up. We are much better than this.
— herculez gomez (@herculezg) November 16, 2024
Concacaf have at the moment launched a whole examination after launching a declaration condemning the occasion.
“The security of the teams and fans is a priority for Concacaf. These types of violent behaviors have no place in football,” the regulating physique said.
“The incident will now be referred to the Concacaf Disciplinary Committee for further review and investigation.”
Aguirre organized Mexico’s nationwide soccer group for a third time in July, altering Jaime Lozano that was sacked after a irritating Copa America group-stage go away.
Honduras will definitely at the moment make a journey to Mexico for the 2nd leg on Tuesday.
