Mexico manager Javier Aguirre was left bloodied after being hit in the head by a beer can in the country’s shock defeat to Honduras in the first leg of their Concacaf Nations League quarter-final.

The 65-year-old was hit on the top of the head by a box, which appeared to be thrown by a Honduran fan, as he made his way to the visitors’ dugout to shake hands with his counterpart Reinaldo Rueda after full-time. whistle.

However, the Mexico coach was able to attend the post-match press conference and used it to downplay the situation and focus on the result.

“Nothing, nothing, it’s football, the game was clean, it was hard fought, they deserved to win and all I can do is congratulate them. About the other thing, I don’t think it’s important,” Aguirre told reporters after the match at General Francisco Morazan Stadium in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

“This is football and there’s no point in mentioning the other things because I’m not one to complain.”

“I’m sad about what happened at the end. This really cannot happen again, here or in any other stadium in Honduras or any stadium in the world,” added Honduras manager Rueda.

“I’m sad because he’s a human being, because the way they hit him (Aguirre), they could have hit me. This is something that cannot happen, we send our apologies to Mexico, its people and Aguirre. The party is spoiled, all the efforts our players made on the field are tarnished. It’s unfortunate that something like this should happen.”