Daniel Avellaneda
05/24/2021 18:47
Clarín.com
sports
Updated 05/25/2021 12:33 AM
Round and round.
Thread.
Crossed phone calls.
Thus a bridge holiday was experienced that had little rest for the leaders.
At the last minute, around midnight, the AFA announced on its official website that the semis of the League Cup (Independiente-Colón and Racing-Boca) will be played on May 31 in San Juan.
And that the final will be played on June 2, also at the San Juan Del Bicentenario stadium.
These dates -until last night, still without confirmed schedules- goes against what the Professional League intended, which is the one that usually establishes the schedule: the semis on June 1 in San Juan and the final on June 4 in Santiago del Estero
Víctor Blanco woke up with news that prompted him to move influences.
Martín Lasarte reported that Gabriel Arias and Eugenio Mena were called up to the Chilean National Team
. And as the rumors coming from Puerto Madero indicated that the matches would be played on June 1 and 4,
the Racing boss activated the phone. He spoke with Claudio Tapia and Marcelo Tinelli
, presidents of the AFA and the League. And he asked them to play, at the latest, on the 31st. Does that guarantee the presence of his greatest figure, Arias, goalkeeper of the
Academy
and the
Red?
It no longer depends on Arias. That same day, as stipulated by FIFA, the players have to report to work with their selected teams.
Juan Antonio Pizzi, former coach of Chile, champion of the Copa América 2016, will contact Lasarte
.
As
Clarín was
able to find out
, the technician is Uruguayan is reticent.
Blanco, who last week had demonstrated in favor of the suspension decided by the Government and accompanied by the AFA and the League, had marked his position early, through a media raid.
"The only thing we know is Racing's position, which is to play on May 30," said the president.
As the DNU is in force until that day, the closest date was 31. Now, Racing must obtain permission to have its players.
And he continued: “We understand that it has been suspended, but now it seems to me that it is normal for it to be played.
Lastly, do not travel and do it in the City or Province of Buenos Aires ”.
Chila.
This is how they nickname Gastón Gómez, who would replace Arias if the League confirms the new dates.
Boca agreed to play in Buenos Aires.
After all, it is barely separated by the Pueyrredón Bridge from Avellaneda.
And the Amalfitani stadium was proposed.
However, the League has commercial commitments assumed with San Juan and Santiago del Estero to define the contest in the Bicentennial and Mother of Cities stadiums.
It is not ruled out to change the setting in order to avoid major transfers.
Some leaders complained:
"
Are we all going to play crowded together in San Juan? Four teams in the same stadium? Are we not in a pandemic?
"
TNT
, one of the companies that televises the League, stated on its social networks that the semis will be played on the 31st at 4:00 pm and the final on the 2nd. The vice president of Colón, José Alonso, confirmed this on Radio Continental.
Around 23 o'clock, from the League they told
Clarín
that there was still nothing resolved.
But before the end of Monday, the AFA released a bulletin where it was defined that the seminars will be played at the San Juan del Bicentenario stadium on Monday, May 31 and the final on Wednesday, June 2 at the same venue.
The decision was contrary to what the organization of the Professional Football League had been managing.
THE COMPLETE AFA COMMUNICATION
Through Bulletin 5915 of this House, the dates of the respective tournaments were announced: AFA PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP 2021
Semifinals:
Monday 05/31/31
Semifinal, 1 Independiente vs Colón, time to be determined, at the San Juan Del Bicentenario Stadium.
Semifinal 2, Racing Club vs Boca Juniors, time to be determined, at the San Juan Del Bicentenario Stadium.
In accordance with the provisions set forth in the AFA 2021 Professional Football League Cup Regulations, if any of the aforementioned matches were equal, the definition will be operated by taking kicks from the penalty spot according to point c ) of art.
111 ° of the General Regulations of AFA.
Final:
Wednesday 02-06
Winner Semifinal 1 vs Winner Semifinal 2, time to be determined, at the San Juan Del Bicentenario Stadium.
In accordance with the provisions set forth in the 2021 AFA Professional Football League Cup Regulations, in the event of equality after the regulatory 90 minutes, an extra time of 30 minutes (two halves of 15) and of If equality persists, a series of shots will be executed from the penalty spot, in accordance with the provisions of art.
111 ° point c) of the AFA General Regulations.
CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2021
The 2021 Champions Trophy, to be held between the 2021 LPF Cup Champion and the 2021 LPF Tournament Champion, will take place on 12.17.2021 at the Estadio Único Madre de Cities, Santiago del Estero.
