The cupbearer debut of River against Alianza Lima he left one of the controversies of the year in South American football. When the end of the match was approaching and the local team was looking for a draw, Aldair Rodríguez seriously injured Robert Rojas after giving him two kicks in the same play. The defender retired on a stretcher while he cried inconsolably, while his teammates looked amazed at how the Paraguayan’s right leg had turned out. After the match, the medical report revealed that he suffered a fracture of the tibia and fibula and this unnerved the River Plate fans and the Argentine press in general, who requested exemplary sanctions for the Peruvian striker.
From the precise moment of the play, several Argentine journalists turned to the networks to request harsh sanctions against Rodríguez, whom they called disloyal and even asked him not to play until Rojas returns to football. These reactions reached Peru and it was the professionals of the Inca country who came out to defend the Alianza Lima player. One of them was Óscar del Portal, host of the DirecTV Sports program Soccer is spoken like this, who aimed directly at Oscar Ruggeri, Sebastian Vignolo and the other members of the midday program of ESPN: “I am surprised that such well-known journalists are carried away by the situation. Especially journalists who laugh when Ruggeri He tells the anecdotes of his fouls, pins and all those things, ”said the driver and former Sporting Cristal soccer player.
Later, del Portal made fun of the reactions of the journalists from ESPN to the tales of Ruggeri: “I am surprised because they are journalists whom I have respect for. For example, Daniel Arcucci and Sebastian Vignolo I have a lot of respect for them, but they get carried away by the fever. Later, when they talk about Brazil they say ‘la patadita’, ‘you have to put in, give it, don’t break my balls, you have to put in’… Is that okay?” said the Peruvian journalist, accusing Argentine journalism of measuring differently when it is a situation in favor of one against.
“When Maradona got hurt, there they did complain, but later when Ruggeri says he wanted to split Chilavert, everyone ‘ha ha ha’ [aplaude y se limpia la boca burlonamente] Is it okay there? Or does a world-class footballer have to say it for you to wipe the drool from your mouth? If you are going to criticize this type of thing, do it also in your programs because they are lousy. If you are going to condemn this Aldair thing, which is within your rights, well, always do it”, he closed his comment on the Portal.
Undoubtedly, the injury Rojas It provoked a rivalry between Argentine and Peruvian journalists that will have more chapters.
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