2024-09-23 06:28:12
With this result, the 2026 World Cup is beginning to move away for La Roja, even more so when the next challenges are Brazil and Colombia, with Ricardo Gareca full of doubts regarding his continuity.
The Chilean National Team and Ricardo Gareca hit rock bottom after playing a historic role by losing their first game at home against Bolivia in the South American qualifiers, after losing 1-2 at the National Stadium.
In a half-empty Ñuñoa stronghold, the divorce between the public and the Coach of the Redsince after 10 minutes Chile was already losing 1-0 after Carmelo Algarañaz scored in a quick counterattack from the right wing.
The anger of the crowd increased after 30 minutes, when Gareca inexplicably took out Ben Brereton, publicly showing the dislike he feels for the striker of English origin. to the trainer, when the attacker was the only one who showed desire to reverse the situation.
The controversy arose in the 38th minute, when Eduardo Vargas took advantage of a loose ball from Carlos Lampe, who threw himself to the ground claiming an alleged injury, which turned out to be true. However, this did not matter to Chile’s number 9, who scored the long-awaited equaliser in front of an unguarded goal.
But any momentum Chile could have gained after equalising went down the drain in the 45th minute, when Miguel Terceros capitalised on another defensive error by La Roja to put the score to bed.
In the second half, the situation did not change and the lack of ideas and desire of the Chilean team became more evident, since, except for specific plays, there were no great chances to get the tie and even less to turn the result around.
With this result, the 2026 World Cup is beginning to move away for La Roja, even more so when the next challenges are Brazil and Colombia, with Ricardo Gareca full of doubts regarding his continuity.