A duel with a taste of nostalgia will be experienced this Thursday by the coach of Paraguaythe Argentine Gustavo Alfaroin the reunion with Ecuador for the ninth date of the South American Qualifiers, this time as a rival of the team that he commanded for two years and with which he played in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. With tears of emotion and mixed feelings, the coach faced the pre-match press conference this Thursday at the height of Quito.
For the first time since leaving The ThreeLettuce will be on the opposite sidewalk and could not contain his tears: “Thanks to Ecuador. Thanks to the players fundamentally, for all that beautiful experience that they put me through and that for me is here (points to the heart). I will carry it until the end of my days, and today, thank God, I have a granddaughter to tell her tomorrow that her grandfather had a place in the world where he was happy. And I hope he has another one, where he can be as happy as he was in Ecuador. Coming back is difficult for me, it is very strong.”
Added to this, the Argentine briefly stepped away from being the Albirroja strategist and said: “Today Gustavo Alfaro is speaking here, the Paraguayan coach has left. I will try again to be the coach of Paraguay because I know they need me and we have a very big goal. But regardless of what happens, the result is not going to change anything at all. The affection that Ecuador generated in me will last forever. And as long as I live, it will always be a great happiness to return here.”
Under the reins of the Argentine coach, four years ago, Ecuador recovered from a football slump and managed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, but its withdrawal occurred amid disagreements with the Ecuadorian football leadership, which it sued.
This time Alfaro’s team will face that of the Argentine coach, Sebastián Beccacece, who took over as coach of Ecuador in August.
“We have played with full-back centre-backs, I would like to play with full-backs themselves. I think Agustín Sández could contribute to the national team.”
“I wanted to recover the DNA of Paraguayan football that took it to good places. There are very good Paraguayan kids with good potential, I am a person who owes opportunities”
“This Paraguay team has things from the previous coaches, now it also has my things. We understand that we have capacity and quality.”
“We can’t go out and hold on to the game, we need to have possession of the ball and move.”
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