THE Peruvian team was measured against Canada at Sporting Park in Kansas for the second day of Group A of the Copa America 2024Tempers flared at the start of the second half after Jorge Fossati and his assistants tried to fight with the rival technical team and the coach Jesse Marsch.

The 79th minute was being played when one of the broadcast cameras eliminated the Uruguayan strategist who, quite dazed, was shouting towards the opposing bench. Journalist Jampool Cuadros revealed what really happened between the two coaches.

“The substitutes' benches are quite close, and In the meantime, there was a discussion between Jorge Fossati and the members of the technical command of Jesse Marsch, the coach of the Canadian team, did not go further, things are calm now,” he said.

It should be noted that the main referee of the match was forced to stop the actions to see what was happening. That is why he approached the benches and far from sanctioning the technicians, he only managed to warn them of their attitudes. None of them saw the yellow card.

Peru I was losing against Canada and I couldn't find a way to find parity, that's why, Jorge Fossati I saw the need to send to the playing field Christian Cuevawho made his debut in this edition of the Copa América.

The national midfielder returned to the field after several months of absence due to a complicated knee injury and his last appearance was in October 2023 when he defended the colors of Alianza Lima. Despite the criticism, “Aladdin” He ended up making the squad and even had the opportunity to add his first minutes in the competition.

After the match against Canada, Jorge Fossati He spoke about Christian Cueva's return to the courts and also gave a brief analysis of the situation between Peru and Canada. “About 8 months after playing his last game with his club and showing that the hierarchy is intact, he is physically able to continue winning minutes. In this game he had flashes of his category.

He did, however, highlight the actions of the Canadian goalie and did not hesitate to express his discomfort over the minutes that were not played. “After 30 minutes, their goalie had to be treated, time to hydrate was announced, but it didn't happen. I asked the lineman and he told me they didn't have orders to take a break.

THE Peruvian team will return to action this Saturday, June 29, for the third date of the group stage of the Copa América 2024. On this occasion, they will face Argentina at the Hard Rock Stadium facilities, located in the city of Miami, United States.

A fact to take into account is that this match could define the chances of each of the teams in the continental tournament with a view to obtaining a place in the next instance of the competition.