By Edgardo Avelar
Nov 16, 2024, 8:58 PM EST
Javier Aguirre was accused of provoking the attack he suffered at the Francisco Morazán stadium in San Pedro Sula after concluding the duel between Honduras vs. Mexicofor having insulted and shown obscene signs to fans who reacted violently against him.
The claims were generated by the press and by the president of the Football Federation of that country Jorge Salomón, who, despite regretting and condemning the attack against Javier Aguirre, demanded a public apology from the Mexico coach for the insults and obscene gestures that led to his attack.
The Honduran press blamed Vasco
this saturday The main media in Honduras woke up blaming Javier Aguirre of provoking the aggression he suffered at the Francisco Morazán stadium by pointing out that the Aztecs strategist confronted him and generated an atmosphere of mutual insults.
This caused to warm up the spirits of the fans which combined with the alcohol of the beer caused some of them to lose control and throw objects into the field, impacting the Basque’s humanity.
The newspaper The Tenwhich is one of the most influential sports media in that country, stated that: “Javier Aguirre ‘said his shit’ and the Mexican player made fun of him: Tri’s provocations against Honduras in Morazán.”
Their criticism was accompanied by images of Aguirre making obscene signs at the fans, in addition to Jesús Gallardo, Tricolor defender, also making some gestures that ended up supposedly provoking the effusive catracho fans.
The diary The Herald titled “The provocations that triggered attacks against the Mexican team,” and accompanied the note with a selection of photos where ‘Vasco’ Aguirre was seen bloodied.
And they added that: “Javier Aguirre blew the minds of the Honduran fans and the player from Mexico made fun of the Catracho fans,” they emphasized in said medium.
Finally, The Tribune said that: “’Vasco’ Aguirre suffers aggression in Morazán” and in its interior pages they noted that: “Honduras celebrated in style its victory against Mexico in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Nations League
The ‘hair in the soup’ of the Catracha party, was the attack that the coach of the Aztec team, Javier Aguirre, received. Throughout the game, “Vasco” was provoking the public, angrily complaining to the referees, which caused the fans to become uneasy,” they blamed the Mexico strategist.
They expect an apology from Aguirre
For his part, Jorge Salomón, president of the Honduras Football Federation He apologized to Mexico coach Javier Aguirre for the aggression suffered at the end of the match where his team beat the Aztec team, but at the same time he said that he expects an apology from the Tricolor strategist for spending the entire game insulting the catracho fans.
“We accept our guilt, but the Honduran people also expect a response and an apology, because this person seemed that he was looking for the fans to insult them, to disrespect them,” he concluded.
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