Mexico national football team coach Javier Aguirre suffered a head injury after being hit by an object late in the quarter-final match from the League of Nations against Honduras on Friday, reports AP.
At the end of the match, which Mexico lost 2-0 in San Pedro Sula (Honduras), Aguirre went to congratulate Colombia coach Reynaldo Rueda when he was hit by an object, apparently a beer can, which cut him and left his head bleeding.
"Nothing, it's just football, the match was difficult, they played better. I don't need to mention the incident, I'm not one to complain. It's just football, nothing happened," Aguirre said at a press conference after the match.
The 65-year-old specialist is starting for Mexico for the third time, after taking over in August last year.
"I am sad about what happened at the end of the match because he is a human being. I want to apologize to the Mexican people and to Aguirre, this shouldn't happen," commented Rueda.
Mexico will host Honduras next Tuesday in the second leg of the tournament's quarterfinal series.