World champion Pablo Páez ‘Gavi’ has downplayed the incidents after Spain’s victory over Argentina in the World Cup final (1-0) and considered them a “part of football that is a bit more violent,” but that does not deserve suspensions.
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“I tell you the truth: I don’t think they should be suspended. I understand that it’s not a good image for children, but I also believe there’s that part of football that’s a bit more violent. Perhaps the logical thing for me would be to send them off in the match and that’s it, but it’s all football and it always has to be like that,” he assured the press.
Once the final was over, Argentine Leandro Paredes assaulted Eric García, at which point the international from Los Palacios (Seville) intervened and was also pushed by the Boca Juniors footballer. Despite this, the F.C. Barcelona player told reporters that he does not believe he “should be suspended.”
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The World Cup final ended with a monumental brawl. Nahuel Molina punched Rodri. Eric Garcia went to reprimand him and Leandro Paredes grabbed him by the neck before Gavi came to his defense and ended up on the ground. Even a member of the Albiceleste coaching staff assaulted Dani Olmo with another punch to the neck.
Gavi and his compatriot Fabián Ruiz Peña were honored this Tuesday night at the Los Palacios Town Hall (Seville) for their success in the World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. “I left Barcelona when I was 10 years old and left many things here,” Gavi recalled. “I remember I didn’t want to leave because I was fine here in my town. I didn’t know where I was going, but my parents did and they took me to Barcelona. Luckily, they raised me very well there and put things clear in my head, and today I continue like that,” he concluded.
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