Berizzo made his debut as a Chile manager with a defeat against South Korea, which celebrated Son’s centenary

At the debut on the bench of the Argentine Eduardo Berizzo, the Chilean national team took a back seat 2 to 0 in view of South Korea at Daejeon Stadium and extended his bad gift. The South Koreans, who won thanks to goals from Hwang Hee-Chan Y Heung Min sonthey were far superior to a “red” who was never able to gain a foothold in the game.

The Asians, who had just fallen before Brazil 5-1 last Thursday they quickly opened the game and from that moment they defeated a Chile that had more doubts than certainties. In what was his debut in the Chilean bank, Berizzo opted for several changes with respect to the team that ended up competing in the Qualifiers and that did not qualify for Qatar 2022, but it did not work. A detail: The call was not made by the Argentine technician.

The fact of the Asians’ victory was that their star Heung-Min Son made 100 matches for his national team and celebrated it with a free-kick goal at the end of the meeting.

Despite the negative result, the Argentine DT stated: “Positive things happened in the second half, we have to keep working, we played against a developed opponent, who is known a lot. Sometimes we took control of the game and pressed as we wanted. Then with 10 we continued playing with a lot of personality, I they liked a lot of party things “.

So, Chile adds its third consecutive fall and starts a new cycle on the wrong foot. “Our goal is to see many young players, many have played today. We don’t like the result, but during the match we have to underline several things to take into account in favor. It leaves us with a great learning experience, so many things to learn.” , Berizzo closed.

Although the Trans-Andean squad took a hard hit during their visit to South Korea, they may have their revenge sooner than expected as they will face off on Friday. Tunisia in a match corresponding to Kirin cupa friendly tournament in which they also participate Japan Y Ghana.

Berizzo’s project.

Beyond the discontent, Berizzo seeks to promote an important replacement for the start of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, Chile’s next goal.

If something positive can be saved from the debut, the same would not happen for football, but it would have to do with a curious comparison. And it is that, a Marcelo Bielsa not only he had to fall into his first two commitments as DT of Chile, but also suffered a hefty victory in his first participation in a Kirin Cup, for 4-0 against Japan.

For now, the first goal of Berizzo and his coaching staff in the national team will be to change his face this Friday, where it is expected to see Chile much more protagonist, and obviously several changes compared to this Monday’s match.