Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kunyange zvazvo vakaberekerwa kuArgentina, sekuru naambuya vaRojas vaibva kuParaguay. Aitarisira kutamba kuArgentina asi kukwikwidza kwakasimba kwakaita kuti zviome kuti agamuchire kudanwa, saka akasarudza kumiririra Paraguay panzvimbo, sezvaaitsanangura muna 1999: "Vanasekuru vangu vaiva vaParaguayan uye ndisati ndatamba muArgentina, ndakanga ndatogamuchira runhare kuti nditambe kuParaguay. Kunyange zvakadaro, ndakaramba nokuti ndaida chaizvo kutamba nechikwata chenyika cheArgentina, asi ndainzwa sokuti ndaisava nemikana yakawanda. Chinguvana pamberi peNdebe yeNyika muFrance, ndakakokwazve neParaguayan Football Association uye ndakapedzisira ndabvuma ndokumirira Paraguay muNdebe yeNyika". Akanga akanyorwa muchikwata nokuda kwe
1997 Copa América, uye akanga ari mutori wechikamu pa 1998 FIFA World Cup, asi haana kuita chero kuonekwa. Pamwe chete, akagamuchira kudana kunomwe kubva muna 1997 kusvika muna 1998.