Complex sentence: He also justified his action by saying he had been provoked by the Brazilians who had called him the weakest link of Paraguay before the match, and also claimed the match was like a war and that Brazil should return land to Paraguay lost in the 19th century.
Split into simpler sentences: He also justified his action by saying he had been provoked by the Brazilians who had called him the weakest link of Paraguay before the match. Chilavert also claimed the match was like a war and that Brazil should return land to Paraguay lost in the 19th century.