Scandal in Argentine football due to complaint against referee – 2024-03-07 15:41:23

The coach of Independiente de Avellaneda, Carlos Tévez, known in the world of football for developing a fruitful professional career as a player, is in the eye of the storm in his native Argentina for calling referee Pablo Dóvalo a “thief” in his latest statements. , referee of the match played on the night of Tuesday, March 5 between his team and the Barracas Central club.

“It is very difficult and very notorious because we have been saying that Pablo (Dóvalo) has a history with Barracas. This was installed all week and it comes and steals from you anyway. This guy is crazy. Staying silent in this instance doesn’t seem fair to me. All of us technicians have been asking only one thing: that they don’t screw us up. I don’t want to be charged either good or bad. “Don’t let them screw us,” declared Tévez.

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Far from going back on his statements, at a press conference at noon this Wednesday the “Apache” reaffirmed his position against the refereeing that generated controversy during the match that ended tied 2 to 2, reiterating that he will not change his version.

“I still think the same thing as yesterday: they robbed Independiente. I hope that having said what I think does not bring consequences to Independiente because if not, then I have to step aside. I’m not going to change my version. I continue to look at all the plays and I continue to insist that they harmed us,” said Tévez, accompanied by the club president, Néstor Grindetti.

They will denounce Tévez

Given the scandal, the Argentine Association of Referees (AAA), led by its Secretary General, Federico Beligoy, issued a statement to confirm that they will initiate legal action against Carlos Tévez.

“The Argentine Association of Referees strongly repudiates the statements made by Mr. Carlos Alberto Tevez in the framework of the match between Club Atlético Barracas Central vs Club Atlético Independiente, in which, in reference to the performance of our affiliate Pablo Germán Dóvalo, he expressed serious terms that slander, insult and incite violence, undermining the good name and honor of Mr. Dóvalo,” quotes part of the message issued in account X of the arbitration entity.