Scandal: Malcorra confronted Gustavo López, security stepped in | OneFootball

Ignacio Malcorra, an Independiente footballer, was involved in a scandalous incident this Friday: he went to confront Gustavo López outside Radio La Red after a comment the journalist made about one of his plays in El Rojo’s elimination from the Apertura last Sunday against Rosario Central.

Malcorra, who had a happy spell at Canalla, showed up at the door of the AM 910 studios to confront López and challenge him to a fight while the journalist was trying to leave the station in his vehicle. Colleagues and the station’s security staff had to step in to prevent blows from being exchanged.

“You have no idea what a shitty week my family went through because of you,” Malcorra allegedly told López, according to witnesses. The incident took place on Gorriti Street at 5500, in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo.

The reason for Malcorra’s anger was a comment the journalist made during the TV broadcast (ESPN Premium) of the round-of-16 match, after a missed scoring chance that could have put his team back in front. They were later eliminated at the Gigante de Arroyito (1-3).

On TV, López compared the situation to a memorable play by Antonio Mohamed, who in the 1991 Apertura missed a clear chance in a 0-0 draw against Huracán, the club he loves, while wearing Boca’s shirt. That incident damaged the relationship between the Turco and the Xeneize supporters.

To make matters worse, he kept it going the next day on La Red. “The only thing missing was for him to celebrate with Central. I later saw him in the videos greeting his former teammates...,” he said in his analysis.

After receiving criticism from Independiente fans, Malcorra had already spoken about the play on his social media. “They can call me a dog, whatever they want... But accuse me of not trying, never,” said the player who joined the club at the beginning of this year after leaving Central as a free agent.

He explained: “In my head, I was always thinking about the pass to Gaby (Ávalos); when I go to hit it, it gets away from me and I mess it up.” He then said that the right thing would have been to shoot directly at the goal defended by Jeremías Ledesma, “take the goalkeeper’s head off.”

Finally, on his Instagram (@ignaciomalcorra), he concluded: “I chose to come to this huge club to win something. Sorry for the result and for not being able to keep moving forward.”

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