Dardo to Ruggeri, strong criticism of the government of Alberto Fernández and his intention to be president of Paraguay: 11 sentences from Chilavert

Without chopping up words like in his days as a footballer, José Luis Chilavert He spoke about everything this Wednesday as part of an interview on Radio Miter in which he gave his opinion on football, politics and current affairs. The idol of Vélez and a reference in the sport of his country, the Paraguayan plans to stand in the elections of 2023.

The former keeper threw darts again at Oscar Ruggeri and confirmed that he did not want to approach the former world champion with the Argentina team in Mexico in 1986, despite the two being teammates at Vélez: “We are water and oil. He was one of my partners in Vélez, but when he left, we won everything. Ruggeri was the stone of the establishment“. Some time ago, the former defender said he wanted a reconciliation with Chilavert, although the response from Chila.

The now panelist of ESPN join the Strong in 1990, after the World Cup in Italy and until mid-1992, when he emigrated to Ancona from Italian football. this Velezano team fought in the Clausura tournament that year with Marcelo Bielsa’s Newell, who ended up being champion. In 1993, with the arrival of Carlos Bianchi as DT, the entity entered its most glorious cycle.

Beyond his football stadium, Chilavert referred to Ruggeri in his time as a coach. “After coaching San Lorenzo he sued the club and (Marcelo) Tinelli said“ he was a comet coach. ”Now they work together. There are things in life that you can’t Don’t forget. They taught me one thing: in loyalty, you have to be humble and not lose your values. That’s the difference. I don’t kill my mother for money», He condemned. “My values ​​are priceless and Ruggeri ended up being a media clown“, He assured.

He also gave advice to Enzo Pérez, that tonight he will fill the role of goalkeeper at River. “I was telling him to catch the first ball like he was the first girlfriend. That way it would convey a lot of security ”, and added:“ If I was the TD I would tell them if I had an inexperienced keeper I would close the playing circuits and the defense play ten yards away. the surface, so I remove the rival attackers “.

“A rival striker, knowing Pérez’s situation, in which case they have to try from afar. Equal I wouldn’t be surprised if I cut right», He condemned.

Asked about politics, the Guaraní expressed his opinion on the situation in Argentina: “Alberto Fernández should put anarchism aside. Argentina cannot define a model like Cuba or Venezuela. Communism fell which happened in Russia“. In this sense, he was frank: “What they did with the closure of meat exports is an aberration. It’s crazy – do you know what it’s like to win a market overseas? You can see that Fernández doesn’t like his country. What they are doing makes no sense ”.

“You don’t have to give people money as a gift, you have to give them work. Our children have to go to school. I lived through the Stroessner (Alfredo) dictatorship and no one gave us anything at home. Today, people are eager to receive it all. We must no longer lie to people because they are hungry, ”he added.

“To get people out of hunger, we have to tackle education and health. I mean to humble people that you can’t bring boys just for fun. Having five or six children who think the state will support you, ”he said.

Regarding his intention to run for the presidency of Paraguay, he said: “Here 1600 million dollars is gone and we have no vaccines. We have been working with my team for a long time and I do not rule out running for the presidency in 2023, but it will be by an independent and non-traditional party“.

The health situation is delicate across the region amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In this regard, he said that “hospitals have collapsed. There are a lot of people inside Paraguay who, when they go to a hospital in Asunción, often die on the road. Today people are being treated in the hallways for COVID-19 ”.

Regarding justice, he stressed: “It must work, the Supreme Court (of Paraguay) must exist and not benefit its friends as some do. There is secrecy, to make a great team, and politics is very dirty. But I have an advantage: I don’t have to walk in Paraguay for people to know me and know my thoughts ”.

“I can show people the money I made and tell them that until the age of seven I lived barefoot. We had no money to buy a ball and we played with a green grapefruit, barefoot in the street with my brothers and friends. If we went this far, it was with work and sacrifice, ”concluded Chilavert.

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