Messi, the reason most spectators bought tickets, did not play because of a foot injury. And organizers played the wrong music for the Salvadoran national anthem, confusing and irritating the players.
“It will be very hard,” said Philippe Bukovec, organizer of the Challenge Irazú races, just minutes before the 40-kilometer marathon started last Saturday morning. Bukovec chuckled morosely. “Very hard."
