07/21/2021 2:29 PM
Clarín.com
sports
Updated 07/21/2021 2:37 PM
The controversial key between Boca and Atlético Mineiro for the round of 16 of the Copa Libertadores, with the VAR as the protagonist, ended in scandal.
The incidents in the locker rooms and the police complaints were followed by one night at the police station, sleeping in the buses and waiting more than 12 hours for a flight to allow the campus to return to Argentina.
Once that trip to Ezeiza was resolved, thanks to the intervention of the consulate and Ambassador Daniel Scioli, the club chaired by Jorge Amor Ameal issued a very harsh statement in which it was officially expressed for the first time about the incidents in Belo Horizon.
"Club Atlético Boca Juniors, an institution with 116 years of history, suffered in this series against Atlético Mineiro
two inexplicable failures canceling legal goals
that destroyed the sporting spirit of the most prestigious tournament on the continent ...", begins the text, published in the Boca networks.
The Boca delegation spent the night at the police station, respecting the health bubble inside a bus that ended up being transferred to the airport.
EFE / Yuri Edmundo.
Then, the communiqué points out the actions of the VAR: it speaks of "malicious damage" and qualifies it as "malicious and intentional."
"Today our partners, fans, players and coaching staff have been harmed in
a malicious way, maliciously and intentionally interpreting VAR technology
. What happened marks an unprecedented event, as it is the only case where we have won both games in the series. a club is eliminated from the competition. Situations such as those experienced in the last few days reveal the tendentious handling of our continental football. ", states the text.
It is worth remembering that Boca suffered delays when reaching Brazilian soil and spent the night before the game listening to fireworks, launched to prevent the players from resting properly.
The statement then focuses on the attitude of Sergio Coelho, the president of Atlético Mineiro, who in the broadcast images appears throwing bottles at Boca players from the local dressing room.
In addition, after the first leg at La Bombonera, he had made clear his intention that the visiting team did not have a good time in Brazil.
"Nor can we let go of the fact that from the highest authority of the Club Atlético Mineiro
he fired with violent and threatening expressions for several days
until arriving at the unfortunate events in which our players, coaching staff and leaders were physically injured, who had to be delayed for more than 12 hours in unfortunate situations in order not to break the health bubble, "says the text.
And about the end, he closes: "Once again we have been harmed by decisions that have little to do with sports and much to do with the arbitrary management of a competition that does not deserve it."
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