10 years passed from the first Copa América who won Chili, In an infamous definition by penalties against Argentina. He had to spend all that time for the then president of the Chilean Football Federation, Sergio Jaduereveals the influence he had on the title of his selection.
The former president of the Chilean AFA and current accused-collaborator of United States Justice for their participation in the Fifagatehe told everything he did since his position so that Chili will stay with the Copa América who organized in his country in 2015.
Jadue He gave details of how he harmed the Argentina as Brazil, The two continental powers and even how the referees were involved during the tournament. “We made Argentina go Chile, from La Serena, passing through Viña del Mar, we took it to Concepción, and after return we brought it to Santiago. He walked fed up in that cup “Jadue said.
Meanwhile, about Brazil said: “We sent it to the south. He played in a very hard Chilean winter, then we made him play at night, the other cold games.”
Jadue In addition, he had been able to have been able to organize all the parties of Chili In the capital, Santiago: “We toured five or six kilometers for each match, from Pinto Durán (the training property) to the National Stadium.”
The former Chilean leader even counted in detail how he influenced the arbitration body that directed that Copa América.
First he said that after the 3-3 draw against Mexico In groups, he went down to the costumes of the referees enraged to launch a threat.“I felt that in that game arbitration harmed us. And I was not going to allow that, that it had always happened in the history of the National Team. Less organizing us”he acknowledged. “I think the message was understood”he said.
Then, Jadue He said he talked about Jorge Sampaoli (Chile DT) about the referees that would lead the “red”. “We talked two or three days before each game about the different referees … which would we like it to be. There was always good communication with the arbitration body, even during the development of the Copa América.”
In that tune, he revealed how he managed to make them feel comfortable during the tournament. “Before Chile’s games, we were going to eat a restaurant with the arbitration body of 50 people. See needs, if courtesy tickets were missing. That kind of thing. We invited them to a Santiago restaurant to eat, enjoy, talk. I was very close to the arbitration body during the development of the cup.”
Finally, Jadue concluded with a strong message: “The only thing I can assure is that a Copa América was made to win it. He did not spare in details to do it. We did not want to do the typical Copa América excellent, organized, for everyone, as an example, Chile … no, we wanted to win it. 100 years of defeats, moral triumphs, had to end.”
Today, at 46, Jadue He is a resident in Miami, But he is close to returning to his country since the justice of USA The cause of the Fifagatesince a decade of it spent. However, you will not be able to set foot on Swiss nor in the FIFA, since they suspended him for the life of any football activity with the Colombian Luis Bedoya.
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