2024-07-15 18:03:56
The coach was asked about Chileans’ desire for the Celeste to win the current edition of the Copa América.
Marcelo Bielsa is still fondly remembered by Chilean fans, despite leaving the command of the Roja in 2011 and currently being the coach of Uruguay.
It was in this area that He was asked about the Chileans’ desire for the Celeste to win the current edition of the Copa América, to the detriment of teams like Argentina and Colombia.
To this, Bielsa responded that “that is a different question because it is a position that has nothing to do with one’s own team but with four others and That they chose Uruguay among those four is a position and a feeling that we appreciate.”
“I am particularly grateful for that. I always receive much more from Chile than I think I should and in this case, I am also grateful for that and I will not forget it,” added Marcelo Bielsa.
Uruguay will face Colombia this Wednesday in search of a place in the Copa América final, starting at 8:00 p.m. from the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Marcelo Bielsa was Chile’s coach between 2007 and 2011, where he led the team to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, reaching the round of 16, in charge of the Golden Generation.