Néstor Lorenzo breaks the silence and speaks after the Copa América final with the Colombian National Team: ‘I don’t want to win because Messi gets injured’

The technician Nestor Lorenzo He came back into the scene this week after his viral photo with his teacher Carlos Salvador Bilardo. The DT of the Colombia selection took some time off after what was an exhausting Copa América.

Lawrence He tried to get out of the spotlight for a few days to digest the bitter pill of defeat in the final of the America Cup against Argentina.

Complicated Copa America

In the last few hours, he spoke in Supermitre Sports of what was the complicated America Cup that they faced with the players of the Colombian National Team and said that the team had several complications in the final stretch of the tournament.

“The semi-finals were played a day earlier. There were many things that influenced the fact that the extra time was detrimental to us as well. Many players asked me to change them because they had cramps,” he said.

“We were there to compete and we did well, but we stayed there a little because of everything that happened.We played 2 games in Arizona and they made you train there 4 days before and it was very hard because of the 45-46 degrees it was, We didn’t know what time to train (…) When the final was delayed by an hour and a half, the boys were anxious. We did three warm-ups. It’s not the same as the Argentine players who come from playing finals,” he added.

Nestor Lorenzo He explained that it was an emotional match that he played against Argentinahis native country, but he made it clear that he did not want to win and that it was said that the victory was due to the absence of Lionel Messi, who was injured in the middle of the final.

“When he got injured I didn’t think anything, I don’t want to win because a star player gets injured. I love him for what he did for Argentine football. With the pain I feel from the defeat, he deserves it… You know that Messi can define a match at any moment, he is decisive. The fact that he is not on the pitch is a relief for the rival. In any case, Nico González played a very good match,” said Néstor Lorenzo.

He told his players to feel proud of what they had achieved and to value it, because he as a player also went through a very similar situation when he lost the final of the 1990 World Cup.

“After the match I told the players that I never gave the medal from Italy 90 its importance. I don’t even know where I have it, they called me a failure for losing the final. It’s a lot of suffering,” said the coach.

Special moment with Scaloni and Bilardo

On the other hand, Nestor Lorenzo He revealed details of the moment he experienced with his colleague Lionel Scaloni, who is marking an era on the Argentina bench. “After the match, it was with a lot of respect. We congratulated each other. Beforehand, we hugged each other and said ‘look where we are, how nice to meet here’. He is doing a great job, a winning era.”

In the midst of the dialogue with the aforementioned media, Nestor Lorenzo He was asked about the meeting he had with Carlos Salvador Bilardo, his teacher when he was a player for the Argentine national team.

“It was very emotional, I had wanted to go see him for a while. They allowed me to hug him and thank him for everything he taught me. I had been wanting to do it,” concluded the Argentine coach.

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