One of the protagonists of the match between Argentina and Uruguay national team was Manuel Ugarte. The Uruguayan footballer had a strong clash with Rodrigo De Paul, whom He made an obscene gesture and said a scandalous phrase. that went viral on social networks.
Regarding this, the PSG midfielder pointed out that he behaved like an animal” and that during the game he did not realize what he had done.
“When I saw the gesture I said: I’m an animal! The game was tremendous and I didn’t even realize the gesture I made. In fact, I continued playing without thinking about it.“said Ugarte before returning to Paris.
Manuel Ugarte: “I’ve already apologized”
The footballer, who is suspended and will not be able to play the match against Bolivia, also said that He apologized to De Paul for his behavior.
“When they told me it had gone viral I asked: What gesture? He wanted to kill me, I already apologized“, he pointed out in dialogue with Sport 890.
During a cross in the first half, Ugarte attacked De Paul, made a gesture in very bad taste and accused him of being a “Messi’s bottle”.
Manuel Ugarte’s Instagram post after saying “Messi’s boob” to Rodrigo De Paul (Photo: EFE).
After the game, De Paul did take it easy. “For me it’s a bowl… that stays inside the court, nothing happens“, said. “I like to talk about football and Uruguay did it better. Now we have to get up and play a good game in Brazil“added the midfielder.
Finally, he continued: “Sometimes football is unfair. The last thing remains and we must take care of everything we achieve, win and all the respect we have earned in all this time. That is done on the field and nothing else.”.
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