De la Fuente responds to the president of Conmebol: "We were crazy to play"
The coach of Spain, Luis de la Fuente, responded to the statements of the president of Conmebol and assured that La Roja always wanted to play the Finalissima against Argentina, but the match did not materialize due to factors unrelated to the Federation.
TL;DR
- Luis de la Fuente, the Spanish national team coach, responded to Conmebol president Alejandro Domínguez's comments about Argentina being "bicampeona" because Spain did not show up for the Finalissima.
- De la Fuente clarified that Spain was "crazy to play" and that "two do not argue if one does not want to."
- He confirmed that his disposition from the start was to play the Finalissima, as it was a final against Argentina.
- De la Fuente stated that the Spanish Federation worked hard to facilitate the match, but it didn't happen due to circumstances unrelated to them.
- He added that the team wanted to play in Doha, Buenos Aires, or Miami, and that they had to change plans after Doha was ruled out due to a conflict.
- De la Fuente concluded by saying that Spain did everything in their power for the match to be played as they wanted.