Nicolás Rey, press officer of the peruvian national teamexperienced an awkward moment trying to calm the incident between Silvio Valencia and Christian Cueva during the training of the Bicolor last Friday. The radio host would have made harsh comments against the Bicolor worker, according to the version of a witness.
“Silvio disrespected Nico Rey, that is very clear to me. He told him: ‘You’ve been in journalism for a year, I’ve been in journalism for 30 years.’ Nico Rey only told him: ‘Silvio, calm down, it’s over’. He never tried to throw him out or disrespect him, “said Walter Arraya in an interview with Best Cable.
However, the journalistic director also believed that both Cueva and Valencia were wrong. “There has been an error, it seems to me, on both sides. First of Christian Cueva, by making a joke to Valencia of his cap. Silvio reacted badly and the players were already upset, ”he added.
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Finally, Arraya denied that the practice session had been suspended as a result of the unfortunate episode, since the moment of the event coincided with the end of the time allowed for the presence of the media in training. In addition, he assured that there will be no restriction on the access of journalists to this Saturday’s session.
Silvio Valencia demands an apology from Cueva for “verbal aggression”
“Silvio Valencia was verbally assaulted by the Peruvian national team player Christian Cueva. He demands immediate apologies. The practice of the national team was temporarily suspended in the face of this event, ”was Valencia’s testimony on his social networks.
This was the alleged “aggression” of Cueva towards Valencia
Hours after the incident was made known, a video of the exact moment of the “aggression” that Valencia accused. In the images you can see how the two characters in dispute hold a “spicy” conversation that generates discomfort in the rest of the players.
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Yoshimar Yotún ordered Silvio Valencia to shut up
In another fragment of the recording you can see an annoying Yoshimar Yotún, who urged the press man to keep quiet so that he and his teammates could continue training. “Shut your mouth, we’re working,” snapped ‘Yoshi’.