The Argentine Gabriel Militocoach of the Chivas From Guadalajara of Mexican football, he said Saturday that the controversy for the macho statements of striker Javier ‘Chicharito‘Hernández is a closed theme. “It is a topic that is closed by the club and by Javier, through his statement. Much to add I do not have and I want to focus on the game, in sports,” he said at a press conference.
Hernández, former Real Madrid and top scorer of the Mexico National Team, was criticized for a video that uploaded to his networks with macho comments that reinforce stereotypes against women, which earned him sanctions by Guadalajara, his sponsor and the Mexican Football Federation. Milito said that ‘El Chicharito’ will not travel with the team to the United States to participate in the Leagues Cup due to an injury. Chivas won this Saturday at home 4-3 against Atlético San Luis.
The coach said that the team had an irregular match with moments of forcefulness, but also allowed the rival to have the ball most of the second half. “We had good moments and moments when we were dominated and we were not fine. We played with a team like San Luis that is a very good one. We knew what kind of rival we were going to face and how we had to do it, but we lacked that regularity in the game to hold it,” he said.
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The Guadalajara added its first three points in the Opening 2025 tournament after a defeat on day 2 against the lion already lack of playing the commitment of the first day against UANL Tigers. Milito considered that the team has a margin of improvement for the commitments in the Cup Leagues. “We have to correct, learn. History could have ended worse, but we ended with a victory and that is always satisfactory. The game will help us to be better and stronger for the future.”
