ASUNCION: Paraguay only reached the second round of the 2002 World Cup Finals after the players decided to ignore the instructions of coach Cesare Maldini, goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert said on Tuesday.
Chilavert added that the players spoke in Guarani, an Indian language understood by nearly all Paraguayans, to confuse their coach and said Maldini had bought tickets to watch his son Paolo play for Italy in the second round before Paraguay had completed their first round games.
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