In the run-up to the game against Ecuador on the 6th day of South American qualification 2026the historic player of the Chilean national team, Alexis Sanchez, spoke at a press conference and revealed some problems within La Roja. The Inter Milan attacker scored against the National Association of Professional Football (ANFP) amid the sports crisis that he is experiencing following the resignation of Eduardo Berizzo from the technical direction.
The former Barcelona player began by pointing out that in Chile there is a “lack of understanding, study and life of football” as there is no learning. He then revealed the critical situation in the stadiums.
“I would like to have a real place. In Juan Pinto Durán there are three showers that don’t work and you just have to wait for the other one to shower. A team cannot function like that,” he said at a press conference.
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Seconds later the battering ram He referred to the Colo-Colo Stadium, the venue that hosted the Chilean team in the last qualifying rounds. South American. Sánchez said that at Monumental, players’ excrement sometimes comes out in the shower.
“At the Colo-Colo Stadium (Monumental Stadium) I was sitting and stretching and the excrement from ourselves in the shower came out of the drain, so you asked yourself: Is this a national team or is it a third-tier team?” , he said .
How does the Chilean team fare in the 2026 qualification?
La Roja is currently in eighth place with 5 points. Last Thursday, November 16, Argentine coach Eduardo Berizzo resigned from his position at a press conference after this poor start to qualifying.
What time does Chile vs. play? Ecuador for the 2026 qualification?
The meeting between La Roja and La Tricolor is scheduled for this Tuesday, November 21st, from 6:30 p.m. (Peruvian time). The game will be played at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado Stadium in Quito.