The selector of Chilithe Argentinian Eduardo ‘Toto’ Berizzostated today that his team must “think about the future” and “stop thinking” about the Byron Castillo case, after FIFA dismissed the Chilean federation’s complaint against Ecuador.
“FIFA will have understood that the arguments were in favor of Ecuador, that there was no room for the claim, and we accepted it,” said Berizzo when asked about this issue at a telematic press conference held this Sunday. “Now to think about the future and stop thinking about this issue,” said the Argentine in his appearance before the media prior to the friendly that Chile will play this Tuesday against Ghana in Suita (Osaka).
“We live from day to day, thinking about the future, putting our expectations beyond the ruling… Whether it is resorted to or not, we should not look at that. If we can go to the World Cup in Qatar, of course we will react to that. But the sight is set on a longer process,” he reiterated.
The FIFA Disciplinary Commission decided last Friday to close the procedure initiated against the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) for the possible breach of the call criteria with its selection of player Byron Castillo in eight qualifying matches for Qatar 2022.
The Chilean soccer federation (ANFP) announced that same day that it will appeal against FIFA’s decision to dismiss its complaint for the alleged misalignment of the defender, who is believed to be Colombian by birth.
Chile considers that article 22 of the FIFA disciplinary code should be applied and Ecuador should consider the matches in which Castillo participated as lost, which would allow the Chilean team to climb to fourth place and claim the ticket for the World Cup in Qatar.
Against Ghana he will continue testing young players
Ahead of Tuesday’s game against Ghana, Berizzo said his goal is “the same as the previous two games”, “introduce a group of new players and test young players” and “do things better” than in the two previous games. previous matches.
After losing to South Korea and Tunisia in the two friendlies played last week as part of their Asian tour, the coach will also try to apply rotations “to distribute fatigue” so that the team “has the intensity we want”.
Berizzo also pointed out that La Roja has had to deal with “many elements that have left them at a disadvantage against World Cup teams,” including casualties due to covid and injury suffered by the team.
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