Gareca: the reasons for his refusal to lead Argentina and what he said about Messi

True to his style, Ricardo Gareca was reflexive after the defeat of Peru, the team led by Argentina, in the final of the Copa America against Brazil. Without excessive criticism and just congratulations, the Tiger faced the microphones, and he did not let himself be won over by the emotions.

Asked about Lionel Messi's strong denunciation of Conmebol on Saturday after being dismissed from the match against Chile, Gareca said: "Messi is an authoritative voice, I respect the player and the person a lot, but that does not necessarily mean that I'm not sure what's going on. he shares his To badert that there is corruption, it needs strong evidence, Brazil ended up being a fair champion, I do not like to be related to corruption in South America. "

Gareca has distanced himself from Messi's claims, adding, "I consider him a very concentrated boy, but we can not focus on corruption, we would like to be what happens and what we see in Europe. Our children know more about football, European than what we see here, but not everything is the best, there are good things here too, we are improving. "

When he consulted on the use of technology, he responded cautiously: "The VAR will have to improve it, its intention is to make everything transparent, so that the transparency is not in a room where nothing can be known, this is done with bad intent. "He also avoided the arguments over the sanction pronounced in favor of Brazil at the end of the match and which determined the final 3-1. "I was very far from the referees, I can say, because in my career, the arbitrations have favored and other times no, the referees are exposed, those who badyze the VAR must be exposed. "

He was not content with the penalty that left many doubts and allowed Brazil to seal the victory at Maracana. Gareca then took a second to evaluate the task of the local team that won the title and did not make excuses: "Brazil played better than us, We matched when we could, but it was not long, we faced a superior team that won well. "And he continued:" We must realize that we have evolved over time, this should not confuse us with what we accomplish, but rather strengthen our work. "

In the middle of the press conference, there was also a consultation related to the Argentine team and a chance that he could be a candidate to form the team Albilceleste: "I have a big respect for my country, a great affection for Argentina, but I have a contract with a country that has offered me everything, that has given me everything, and I have to continue with this contract and, beyond any situation that may arise, I am used to respecting my contracts, I have a great commitment to Peru.Contract up to 2021 and if we file it, it is extended. "

And his feelings for the future are excellent: "We can not say we were the revelation team because we are an experienced team, we came here to win the Cup, although some felt it was an exaggerated ambition … Beyond the pain of defeat, I have the feeling that we are on the right track. "