Héctor Cúper qualified Syria for the round of 16 of the Asian Cup and his translator burst into tears after the result

Ettore Cuper He made history this Tuesday driving the Syrian national teamqualifying for the first time in the history of that team to the round of 16 of the Asian Cup. THE Qasyoun Eaglesas they are called, they reached this milestone after defeat India 1-0, with one goal Omar Khribin.

The Syrian team, which had drawn 0-0 with Uzbekistan at the beginning of the competition and which had been defeated by Australia 1-0 on the last day, with the victory in the last match of group B placed itself in third place place, a position that allowed her to enter the second round as one of the best thirds of the competition.

The former coach of Huracán, Lanús, Mallorca and Inter, among other clubs, and of the teams of Georgia, Egypt, Uzbekistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, internationally, continues to make history at 68 years old.

Those who could not hold back their emotion after Syria’s success were Cúper’s translator and a journalist from that country, in contact with the mixed zone after the match, with the team’s feat still fresh.

The coach’s translator burst into tears and had to be consoled by the journalist, who also hugged him with tears in his eyes as Cúper left the place silently and respectfully.

Syria, which currently occupies 91st place in the FIFA rankings, has strengthened with the arrival of Cúper and the call-up of several foreign players of Syrian origin.

Among them three Argentinians stand out, Ezequiel ham, just promoted to the First Division with Independiente Rivadavia de Mendoza; the former San Lorenzo, Jalil Eliasand the player from Belgrano de Córdoba, Ibrahim Hesar.

To these three footballers we must add the case of the Swedes Aiham Ousou AND Antonio Yakoubthe Greek Abdul Rahman Weiss and the Colombian Pablo Sabbag.

“It is a country very affected by border problems, but now there are no more. Damascus is a quiet city. I came to work in worse situations, like when I managed the Georgia team and there was a war about 80 kilometers away away. Of course “If things get complicated, I won’t stay. Nobody forces me to live in Syria, but I want to be here,” the coach said when he joined the national team a year ago.