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Manuel Ugarte speaks out regarding ‘the gesture’ against Argentina

Manuel Ugarte made an inappropriate gesture at Rodrigo De Paul during Uruguay 's 2-0 victory over Argentina in Buenos Aires.

Manuel Ugarte #6 of Uruguay has the ball knocked away by Weston McKennie #8 of USA during the first half of the friendly matchat Children's Mercy Park on June 05, 2022 in Kansas City, Kansas.
© Getty ImagesManuel Ugarte #6 of Uruguay has the ball knocked away by Weston McKennie #8 of USA during the first half of the friendly matchat Children's Mercy Park on June 05, 2022 in Kansas City, Kansas.

On Thursday of last week Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay put on a masterclass performance against Argentina and took home a 2-0 win at the famed La Bombonera. Uruguay commanded the midfield and reduced Argentina to a static side as the Bielsa press proved very effective.

During the match one incident took on a life of its own on social media and that was a gesture of PSG’s Manuel Ugarte made to Rodrigo De Paul. In a scuffle between the two sides Ugarte made a gesture using his hand implying in South America that De Paul is a suck up.

The gesture has gone viral, and Manuel Ugarte was on Uruguayan sports radio 100% Deporte and spoke about an incident he now regrets.

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Manuel Ugarte stated on 100% Deporte, “When I saw the gesture I said: I’m an animal! The game was tremendous, and I didn’t even realize the gesture I made, in fact I continued playing without thinking about it. When they told me that it had gone viral, I asked: What gesture? He wanted me killed, I already apologized.”

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The gesture was implied that Rodrigo De Paul has become sort of a Messi “flunky”, Messi after the match had questioned the maturity of Uruguay’s new younger crop of players.

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Bielsa has led a sort of revolution as the mostly conservative but talented Uruguayan side is now playing a much quicker and fluid passing and attacking game that is custom with Marcelo Bielsa.

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