Mario Salas is a well-known character in Peruvian football for having made Sporting Cristal champion in 2018 and for being one of the coaches in Alianza Lima's fateful 2020, which ended with the team's relegation.
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The Chilean strategist has always been characterized by being a very firm man in his convictions, but with a strong character that has caused him problems on some occasions, as happened on Tuesday afternoon during the regional final of the central southern zone of the Copa Chile 2023 between his team, Magallanes, and O'Higgins.
When returning to the field after halftime, Salas approached rival coach Juan Manuel Azconzábal (former coach of Binacional) to shake his hand, but in the middle of the conversation, the 'Comandante' withdrew his hand and walked back to his bench visibly upset.
Both coaches resolved their differences
Finally, both Salas and Azconzábal had a conversation to explain their points of view about what happened and it ended with a handshake between the two coaches.
He went through a similar situation in Peru
Mario Salas also went through these types of situations in the Peruvian Liga 1. In 2020, when he was coaching Alianza Lima, he had a tense moment with Hernán Lisi (coach of Cantolao that year), whom he refused to greet and reproached after the victory of 'Delfín' over the blanquiazules for the 17th round of the championship.