After several months, Luis Advíncula broke his silence and spoke for the first time about the yellow controversy that he had suffered Boliviawhich led to his suspension for the clash against Venezuela at the National Stadium on matchday six of South America's 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
The Boca Juniors footballer emphasized in an interview with Jesus Alzamora in the YouTube program “La lengua” that there were some journalists who doubted his professionalism and that he was deliberately reprimanded to return to the then competing Xeneize team as quickly as possible. However, “Rayo” assured that this was not the case.
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What did Luis Advíncula say about the yellow card in the game against Peru? Bolivia?
“There were two journalists who said I got my card to play for Boca and they questioned my professionalism,” the Peruvian team’s right-back began to say, adding that they called him a “shit.” and that he didn't I don't want the bicolor.
“Rayo” then explained what happened at the Hernando Siles in La Paz and how he was reprimanded. “I just walked up to him and told him to review the game. There was swear words but I didn't say anything and when he gave me the yellow card I said, 'Why are you giving me the yellow card when I did it?'” Don't say anything?'”
On the same line, Luis Advíncula He added that at that moment he did not remember that he had already been warned before and that he would not play against Venezuela at the Nacional if he received another yellow card.
“I couldn’t even remember back then. I remembered when he had just given me the yellow card and I wanted to die. I got sick and stayed otherwise. I didn't go to Argentina. I.” I stayed and trained the next day and was with the group. That bothered me because I played undercover, I left a lot of things behind for the national team and I like to do that whether I play or not,” he concluded.