The sports journalist, Angela Lerena, generated conversation on social networks with a tweet alluding to the outstanding participation of Argentine tennis players at Roland Garros.
“Three Argentines in the Roland Garros semis: @ gustifernandez4 does not walk; @dieschwartzman is short; @nadiapodoroska is a woman. If they want to take you off the field because of your body, gender, sexual orientation or money, do not believe them! The only requirement to doing sports is your wish, “Lerena wrote on her account Twitter, where he accumulates 243k followers.
The publication of the host of the Public TV was taken offensively by many users, who interpreted that the commentator discriminated against the aforementioned tennis players (Gustavo Fernandez, Diego Schwartzman Y Nadia Podoroska). Hours later, the ex-TyC Sports shared another tweet for hours to explain its position: “Much controversy over this tweet. They tell me that being a woman or short has nothing to do with having a disability. Yes, it has to do: they are reasons to exclude yourself from sport. But also, check your ideas: there is nothing wrong with having a disability. We are all valuable. “
Much controversy for this tweet. They tell me that being a woman or short has nothing to do with having a disability. Yes, it has to do with it: they are reasons to exclude yourself from sport. But, also, check your ideas: there is nothing wrong with having a disability either. We are all valuable. https://t.co/qRDlP16bpK & – Angela Lerena [R] (@Angelalerena)
The Argentine tennis player Leonardo Mayer he quoted the journalist’s tweet and said not understand Lerena’s words, although she clarified that she did so without the intention of offending her. His words were joined by the journalist specialized in the sport of racket, Guillermo Caporaletti.
I didn’t understand it either … & – Guille Caporaletti (@guillecapora)
The first commentator of the Argentine team
Angela Lerena comes to the news this week, after communicating that she would be in charge of comment on the matches of the national team in the 2020 South American Qualifiers for the broadcast of Public TV. Thus, tonight she will become the first female commentator for a national team match.
Lerena started her career at TyC Sports, where she held different positions. Then, he went through the newspaper Crítica (owned by Jorge Lanata), ESPN radio, Fútbol para Todos and C5N. Since 2017 she has been part of the TNT Sports team and this year she joined Public TV as the host of “We continue to educate”, the educational content program that has been broadcast since classes were suspended due to isolation due to coronavirus. Now, she will be the first woman to comment on a national team match.
The first case of a TV commentator in Argentine soccer was that of Viviana Vila, who joined the journalistic team of Fútbol para Todos. Vila already worked as a commentator on Continental radio, as part of the staff of Víctor Hugo Morales, but she was the first to occupy that position on television.
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