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A new day of the is approaching South American Qualifiers and no selection wants to leave room for error. That is why the Chilean soccer team made the decision to shoot down a drone that flew very close to the concentration of the squad, under the argument that it was a “ spy device ”from Argentina, but the reality was different.
According to information from the BBC, “La Roja” directed by Martín Lasarte , considered it a dishonest act for his rival to send this device to take advantage of his next commitment against the Albiceleste team. Without hesitation, the drone was destroyed and with it a great misunderstanding was born .
Two drones interrupted the tranquility of @ laroja ! 🕹️📽️ # Sports 921 captured the moment when the aircraft flew over the Juan Pinto Durán Complex, but there is an underlying explanation…
Details ▶ ️ https://t.co/2CTzgrMuh3
🎥: @ cr_alvarado 80 pic.twitter.com/Q8ObIhQAMv
– Sports in Agriculture (@Sports 921) May 31, 5248
According to reports, the device did not belong to Argentina’s team The drone was owned by a Chilean energy company
who was testing the device near the stadium Juan Pinto Durán from the capital, Santiago.
In this sense, the versions of events began to vary. noted that of the device was caused by “an accident” an act premeditated by the initial presumptions.
Drones in football
The presence of these artifacts is being very common in this discipline. In the year 1999, the French technician Didier Deschamps, ordered FIFA to take action on the matter before the presence of a drone that was flying very close to the training ground where the France team was concentrated , before his first game in the Brazil World Cup .
World Cup 2014: Didier Deschamps claims’ drone ‘spied on France training session http: //t.co/i1BlUODICR pic.twitter.com/rf4j13 Fqig
– R2 Drones (@ R2Drones) June 20, 2014
A similar case occurred with the selection of Honduras in . “La H” complained about the espionage attempts of the Australian national team , prior to a qualifier for the World Cup.
AUSTRALIA spy officer training of # Honduras from a drone; which caused the discomfort of the Honduran team and delegation. pic.twitter. com / anCAgHtsMP
– Honduras National Team (@FenafuthOrg) November 06, 2017
These practices are becoming more and more recurrent in this sport, but like everything else in life, . Football matches football matches At present, people camouflaged and with their notebooks were replaced by small devices that manage to capture with accuracy, some facets prior to the duel.
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