Bauza es el nuevo entrenador de Argentina
Récord · 2016-08-02
RUMOR-R3
Not independently verified: CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez contacted Messi in 2016 to help persuade him to return.
Classification: Not independently verified
Why the claim spread
- Not found.
- Not applicable.
What the record does not support
- CONMEBOL’s site documents the coach’s trip, not any contact by Domínguez.
- Independent sources:
- 1
- Total references:
- 1
Canonical safe wording
No record of CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez contacting Messi in 2016 was located. CONMEBOL’s own coverage from that period documents the visit by Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza, not a contact by Domínguez.
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