Jesse Marsch has called on CONMEBOL to fine Argentina for delaying the second half of their Copa America victory over Canada.
The World Cup champions were late returning to the pitch after the interval, leading to a delayed start to the second half.
Lautaro Martinez was among the scorers as Argentina made a winning start to their Copa America defenceCredit: Getty
Argentina struggled to break down a resolute Canada side in the first period, but went on to kick off their Copa America defence in style with a 2-0 victory.
Goals from Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez handed the Albiceleste three points in Atlanta.
But their antics irked Canada boss March, who said after the game: “When they were waiting, I knew that they were watching a video and they were analysing how they wanted to play against us.
“Now, I wish again, the referees would manage that. If we were five minutes late, we’d get a fine.
“There’d be a big problem. Let’s see what happens with Argentina. I think they have to be fined.
“How late were they? You guys? 20 minutes? 30? I don’t know. It was a long time.
“But they had that time to prepare how they wanted to play against us in the second half, which if we would have known ahead of time that we could have an extra ten minutes then we could have prepared some things more.
“But in the end, I just made sure that the players knew that they were going to come out with a new plan and they basically rotated a little bit more to three, but we still dealt with it.”
Jesse Marsch was furious with Argentina’s antics and called on CONMEBOL to sanction themCredit: GettyLionel Messi was instrumental in Argentina’s 2-0 win over CanadaCredit: Getty
“Argentina should be fined. OK? Fined. Write that. Ole. La Nacion,” Marsch joked with the Argentine media.
“They should be fined for coming out 20 minutes late for the second half.”
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CONMEBOL are likely to review the incident at a later date to determine whether a punishment is worthy.
For Argentina, it was business as usual as they set their sights on a third major tournament win in succession.
Lionel Scaloni’s men face Chile next before a clash with Peru to round off Group A.
Meanwhile, Marsch and Canada have it all to do in their final two games against Peru and Chile.
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