📸 Tempers flare as Solari calls Jardine a crybaby

The intensity of Pachuca’s game against América was also felt on the sidelines, as Esteban Solari and Andre Jardine got into an argument before the end of the first half, during which coach Tuzo allegedly called the Aguilas head coach a “crybaby”.

It all started when match referee Luis Enrique Santander allowed the game to continue after the Blues appealed to the home team for a foul after Brian Rodríguez’s personal kick.

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Minutes later, Santander awarded Hidalgo a foul and Jardine blasted the fourth official.

The situation led to an argument between the coaches, which ended with Solari covering his face with his hands, as if crying, signaling to the Brazilian coach.

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After the game, coach Vela Erosa addressed the incident at a press conference and stressed there was no major problem, and the two shook hands on their way to the locker room.

“Sometimes you cross the line and it was wrong for me to make this gesture. Jardine’s assistants were shouting at the fourth official and you get tired too. After that, I went to say hello to him. America is a great team and he is a great coach and he has proven that. We have a lot of respect for them,” he told a press conference.

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