Horacio Benincasa’s reflection on mental health in football: “A teammate shouts for help and stays there”

Sporting Cristal beat Alianza Atlético 2-1 on matchday 14 of League 1 I Bet You; With this result, the Rimenses regained the lead and are the main candidates to win the Clausura Tournament. But after the game, in a press conference, Horacio Benincasa earned the respect of many Internet users by addressing the issue of mental health.

The Alianza Atlético defender wanted to make visible a very common problem in everyday life and in sport. “The issue of mental health in the player. “Several people have this disease and don’t want to touch it. I have been through this before and it annoys me a lot when a colleague screams for help and leaves it there. Perhaps if he was a ‘U’, Cristal or Alianza player, there would even be a ministry to support that player.

“To improve Peruvian football, it is everyone’s job. That of the journalist is very important and very dangerous at the same time, because what you say, a single word, can provoke many things in us. They have to have a lot of responsibility when speaking,” he added.

In addition, he also referred to other players who at their respective time were (and are) highly criticized, without fear of the effect that these opinions may have on them.

“There are many cases. He passed with Advíncula, a star who did not want to take a penalty again. He happened with Valera and now happens with De Santis. They are players who have the possibility of asking for help. I had an education to be able to deal with these issues, but there are many players who the only thing they had was a ball and they don’t know how to deal with these issues,” he indicated.

“I apologize because I went on, but I wanted to touch it. Last year a player reported strange things in games. Where is the? Today he is without a team. There are many things behind that you have to touch without fear,” concluded ‘Ché’.