translated from Spanish: Lasarte for the America’s Cup: “Football is the least important of the least important, health is not”

The coach of the Chilean national team, Martín Lasarte, referred to the first two months of work at the helm of the team, highlighting the permanent contact he has maintained with the players who militate abroad. The Uruguayan-born strata premiered on the bench of the ‘Team of All’ on March 26, with a 2–1 win at the El Teniente de Rancagua Stadium.” I spoke to Alexis, with Arturo, with Guillermo Maripán, with Claudio Bravo, with Eduardo Vargas, I told him a lot. We keep track of everyone every weekend, if they play, how they do it, if they’re injured,” ‘Machete’ said in dialogue with The Latest News.” We call them, or use Zoom, sometimes we take them driving on the road, with others we have more time, we have found a fantastic receptivity, everyone wanting to come,” he added. Regarding the work he does in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the former technician of Universidad Católica and Universidad de Chile noted that “the pandemic forces us to generate new tools that allow us to maintain a more fluid bond with the players. We are developing ideas and we are very happy.” It’s like it’s kind of a sports Facebook, but just for us. For example, the 50 that are on the good faith list for the America’s Cup. Either just the line of defenders, or all the archers to ask you a game situation: Guys this happened in a match that you guys played and went very well. Let’s think we can repeat this with some variety,” he added. Asked by the dispute of the Copa América, whose realization was called into question Alberto Fernández, president of Argentina, but then Iván Duque, president of Colombia, communicated its realization, Lasarte said that “it is like they do not want to take responsibility for deciding, because it is a delicate subject and is understood. Sometimes we humans put things ahead of us that can’t go ahead in front of health what can go? nothing. Football sure doesn’t.” And as someone said, football is the least important thing, but health isn’t. I hope it’s all right for him to get ahead of himself,” he said.

Original source in Spanish