Pedro Castillo after controversy in Peru vs Uruguay: “I feel indignant because we were robbed of the match

The President of the Republic, Pedro Castillo, visited the region of Ayacucho on March 25, where he participated in the forum on gas massification. At the same time, while addressing the public, he spoke about the result of the match between Peru and Uruguay, where the country lost a goal after a controversial play.

“I have to tell the country that on the court where our brothers are descending the white-red, I must tell him that I am also a little outraged because they stole the game from us,” Castillo said.

The move in question, which has been described as “theft” by various media outlets, refers to the moment when the Uruguayan goalkeeper enters the goal to stop the ball thrown by Miguel Trauco. Many claimed that the ball entered the goal, so they requested that the point be considered. However, the referee, Anderson Daronco, did not consult the VAR and the match ended with a score of 1-0.

Then the audio of the VAR was broadcast, where Daronco's assistants told him that the ball did not fully enter the acro and, therefore, it was not I counted the goal. Even so, various politicians and international media have called this move the controversy of the day.

“In football you have to play it well and it is not possible that just as there are bad intentions, in Peru politically we also don't have time to listen or to entertain ourselves in things that don't want to schedule big issues such as gas massification for Ayacucho, for the south macro and the whole country,” added Pedro Castillo, making a clear reference to the actions of the Peruvian opposition, where a vacancy motion will be discussed on Monday, March 28.

PROMISES MASSIFICATION OF GAS IN AYACUCHO

The president also referred to the commitment he made at the beginning of his campaign and government, to massify natural gas in the south of the country. He said that the same day he would contact the Minister of Energy and Mines, Carlos Palacios Pérez, to make the commitment.

“Massifying natural gas was one of our commitments and that is why today I come to announce that this government will carry out infrastructure and natural gas distribution works, starting with Ayacucho,” said the president.

He also noted that he will continue to travel to the southern regions of the country to verify the living conditions of citizens. In addition, he called on the Congress of the Republic to approve the bill submitted by the Executive on the massification of natural gas in the country.

“We are going to return not only to Puno, Ayacucho, but to see the south macro (...) The central objectives of this government is to improve the living conditions of all compatriots. We have long since submitted to Congress the Republic a bill so that all the tools necessary to implement the massification of gas are provided, and from here I call on Parliament to put the emerging issues of the country (...) on the agenda and to be discussed”, he said.

“I am going to give the instruction right now to the Minister of Energy and Mines to sit down with the authorities of Ayacucho and before the population to sign this agreement, to make once and for all the massification of this important resource,” the president promised.

With this, the president stressed that actions in Ayacucho will be taken as soon as possible. He even mentioned the implementation of the Bolivarian Games, which he called “a commitment to the government.” He pointed out that he was just in the region to ratify that promise.