In Chile-Argentina, the Englishman Ben Brereton made his debut, who does not speak Spanish and was the focus of a mischievous message on Twitter

06/14/2021 10:03 PM

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Updated 06/14/2021 10:03 PM

Although the match between the Argentine National Team and Chile did not go beyond the draw and there were no controversies like the last time they had met for the Copa América, the duel that opened Group A had a curious event that ended with a small chicana via social networks.

It is that Ben Brereton, a striker who has English and Chilean nationality and has the peculiarity that he does not speak Spanish, made his debut in the Red team directed by the Uruguayan Martín Lasarte.

But it did not stop there... 

After the meeting ended,

the official Twitter account of the Chilean team published a message in which they adapt the popular song

La mano de Dios

,

which the popular Rodrigo Bueno dedicated to Diego Maradona.

It was the Ten's favorite tribute song.

"He was born in England, it was God's wish to grow up and survive, check his card and have a Chilean mother ... And all the people sang ...".

Won't it be too much?

🎵 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿He

was

born in England

It was God's desire to

grow up and survive

Check his card

🇨🇱 And have a Chilean mother ...

And all the people sang ... 🎵 # VamosChile #VamosLaRoja #MeLlegoPorWhatsapp pic.twitter.com / MZjVslPawK

- Chilean National Team (@LaRoja) June 14, 2021

How did this tweet appear?

One of the answers, apparently, is revealed in the hashtag that the official account of the Red used at the end of the publication: #MeLlegoPorWhatsapp. 

The forward, who is 22 years old, is 1.85 meters tall and plays for the Blackburn Rovers of the Championship - the Second Division of English football - he grew up in Stoke-on-Trent, England, where his father is from.

But he decided to represent the trans-Andean nation for his mother.

Prior to his professional debut with the Chilean national team, Brereton knew how to play in the youth team of the Three Lions team and even won a European Championship with the U-19 in 2017. He did it playing alongside Mason Mount, the last Champions of the Champions League. League with Chelsea and current starter in the team led by Gareth Southgate.

In that contest he finished with three goals.

Ben Brereton (center) celebrates a goal with Nottingham Forest.

Photo: AFP

His pass belongs to Nottingham Forest, where he trained as a footballer. At his current club, where he is on loan, he has 18 goals and 16 assists in 145 games.