The gesture that goes beyond the sporting result; great satisfaction for the Argentine coach
Syria qualifies for the first time in its history for the direct elimination phase of the Asian Cup: the team coached by Hector Cuper beat India 1-0 and will face Iran in the round of 16.
A historic achievement, both hoped for and unexpected. So much so that the journalist and the coach’s interpreter burst into tears during the post-match interview and hugged each other in a gesture that goes beyond the sporting result for a people tormented by the country’s complicated sociopolitical situation. Moved, the journalist then returned the line to the studio, while Cuper had already left the station in silence.
Argentine coach Hector Cuper (former Inter coach) joined Syria as coach in February 2023 with the specific aim of leading the national team into the competition. In 2019, as coach of Uzbekistan, he achieved the same feat: he topped the group, but then the team was eliminated by Australia on penalties.
January 24, 2024 – Updated January 24, 2024, 1:33 pm
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