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Mexico supervisor Javier Aguirre was left bloodied after being hit by a beer can which reduce his head following the nation’s shock defeat to Honduras within the first leg of their Concacaf Nations League quarter-final.
The 65-year-old was struck on the highest of his head from a can, which gave the impression to be thrown by a Honduras fan, as he made his approach to the away dugout to shake palms together with his counterpart Reinaldo Rueda after the full-time whistle.
Nonetheless, the Mexico supervisor was nonetheless capable of attend his press convention after the sport and used it to minimize the state of affairs and direct focus again on the consequence.
“Nothing, nothing, it’s soccer, the sport was clear, it was hard-fought, they deserved to win and all I can do is congratulate them. Concerning the different factor, I don’t suppose it’s essential,” Aguirre advised reporters after the match on the Common Francisco Morazan Stadium in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
“That is soccer, and there’s no level in mentioning the opposite stuff as a result of I’m not one to complain.”
“I’m unhappy about what occurred on the finish. That really can’t ever occur once more, right here or in every other stadium in Honduras or any stadium on this planet,” Honduras supervisor Rueda added.
“I’m unhappy as a result of he’s a human being, as a result of identical to they hit [Aguirre], they may’ve hit me. That’s one thing that may’t occur, we ship our apologies to Mexico, its folks and Aguirre. The social gathering will get broken, all of the efforts our gamers made on the pitch get tarnished. One thing like this occurring is regrettable.”
There isn’t a place for this.
It is a disgrace just a few will wreck it for the plenty however it’s essential to make an instance of those actions.
Honduras ought to face extreme penalties. You need to make this shit cease. We’re higher than this.
Concacaf have now launched a full investigation after releasing a press release condemning the incident.
“The safety of the groups and followers is a precedence for Concacaf. These kinds of violent behaviors haven’t any place in soccer,” the governing physique mentioned.
“The incident will now be referred to the Concacaf Disciplinary Committee for additional evaluation and investigation.”
Aguirre took cost of Mexico’s nationwide soccer workforce for a 3rd time in July, changing Jaime Lozano who was sacked after a disappointing Copa America group-stage exit.
Honduras will now journey to Mexico for the second leg on Tuesday.