Mauro Zárate went on air on Desayuno Americano, Pamela David's program on América TV, to cross the journalist Flavio Azzaro, who a while before had had a controversial back and forth with Natalie Weber, the wife of the former soccer player of Boca y Vélez.
"Nati knows she doesn't have to talk to this bunch," Zárate started, with his earplugs. And he continued: "He's a poor guy..."
A while before the scandalous sequence, Natalie, a former dancer and vedette turned columnist, had stood against Azzaro for his controversial style when it comes to journalism. And he reproached him, among other things, for having made "a feast" when Zárate went from Vélez to Boca, a transfer that opened a wound in the Liniers club and that his fans still do not forgive him.
Mauro Zárate went on air on Pamela David's program to cross Flavio Azzaro. Photo: Capture TV.
"You're a shit, you're a shit," Zárate repeated several times, inviting him to fight the journalist. On the floor, Azzaro smiled nervously and pointed out "that's Mauro Zárate", the relationship to the explosive temperament that characterizes the striker.
In the middle, in her role as host, Pamela David tried to calm the tension but there was no point. "This guy doesn't give points of view, this guy goes on the shows saying about the players, talking badly about people," Zarate said.
"No one wants to talk to this guy," said Mauro, who explained that he went on air to ask him not to talk "to this guy" because "it's embarrassing that they take him to the program." On the other side, Azzaro was just smiling.
Natalie Weber, uncomfortable in the middle of the crossing between Mauro Zárate and Flavio Azzaro. Photo: Capture TV.
"The situation is unpleasant wherever you look, is there any chance that it will be resolved well?" said Gustavo Grabia, present at the panel. "I have nothing to solve if I never talked about this guy," Zarate replied, bluntly.
"This is discussed with people in sports journalism, who work on this, who do not make a fuss. You can talk to them. I already spoke at the time for the people of Vélez, "said Mauro when asked about the controversy between Vélez and Boca, settled for years when the footballer acknowledged that it was a mistake to affirm that he would never leave the Fortín to go to La Ribera.
But he continued to hit Azzaro: "You can't talk to this guy, he has nothing in life and he won't be able to get anything because they throw him everywhere. We had to set up a YouTube channel to talk about the players, the barras bravas." The reference of the footballer has to do with the "youtuber" facet of Azzaro, where he shows his particular style to analyze matches, teams and protagonists.
Pamela David tried to moderate, unsuccessfully, in the exchange between Mauro Zárate and Flavio Azzaro. Photo: Capture TV.
"What is 'arriving' for you?" asked Azzaro to Zárate, taking that last comment and giving the footballer that "he is an intelligent kid." But the striker did not give the arm to twist: "Don't talk to me," he stopped him.
"I called to talk to Pamela and the people who are sitting at the table so that my wife does not talk to a guy like you," Mauro said, an explanation that was quickly reacted to by Azzaro.
"If they put everything together, Maurito... If you were always the same... It's obvious. Is Zárate calling by chance?", commented the journalist, proposing some kind of agreement between the production, Natalie and Zárate to mount that scenario against him.
Although he later clarified: "I'm not saying that you put it together (for the production), you put it together (for Natalie and Mauro), and that's fine." "I didn't know you were coming," the former vedette crossed him. And Flavio insisted: "Ah, isn't WhatsApp on you?"
"It's all good and I love it, Pame. If it's good for Mauro and her to talk about them for a second, everything is fine," Azzaro said.
Another awkward moment occurred when the host clarified that the routine of the program was resolved in the morning, a couple of hours before the start of the cycle. "If I knew, Nati didn't go to the program," Zarate said, with a sentence that put some tension on his wife's face.
Natalie Weber and Mauro Zárate, together since 2010, have two children. Photo: Instagram
"Ah, what... do you manage your wife's life?" Natalie and Mauro replied in unison: "No, we handled it together."
"The message is not good, you are making your wife look lousy," Pamela took sides.
"I turn on the TV and see my wife's watery eyes," Mauro said, explaining his reaction to calling the show to go on the air.
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