First they pointed to Boca, due to the number of suspended in the Champions Trophy against Racing.
Later, they spoke of "various clubs."
The rumor that began to resonate over the weekend became a reality this Wednesday, after the AFA Executive Committee approved issuing
an amnesty so that players suspended
for accumulating yellow and red cards for non-serious fouls
can start the next Professional League without meeting due dates
.
Although the details of the decision will be published in the AFA Official Gazette, in fact the "beneficiary" will be those footballers who had
up to three sanction dates
.
Outside, then, will remain, for example, the striker of Boca
Darío Benedetto, who received four days
for his violent reaction in the Champions Trophy against Racing in San Luis.
The 'Xeneize' will not be able to have the side
Frank Fabra either,
who had
three dates
to meet, but due to the delay in confirming the decision, he was authorized to travel with the Colombian National Team, who will play a friendly over the weekend.
This is a measure similar to the one that occurred at the beginning of the last two seasons, although in that case, the justification was linked to the
coronavirus pandemic
.
At the request of several clubs, the idea was transferred by the authorities of the Professional League to
Claudio Chiqui Tapia
, who is in Colombia accompanying the Argentine National Team in the South American Sub 20, and in turn the
Disciplinary Court
was consulted , that if Well, he has the last word, it is discounted that he will accept the motion in the next few hours, with the addition that it will apply to all divisions and disciplines (including Futsal and beach soccer).
Although the initial interest pointed to Xeneize, in the corridors of AFA they assure that there are not a few leaders who welcomed this amnesty to clear their players of cards.
And the argument has to do with the tight schedule that was played last year due to the World Cup and the lack of competition that did not allow them to clean up their players
.
"During these three months, many clubs have requested that sanctions be exempted due to the extent of the soccer stoppage,"
AFA sources explained to
Clarín
.
The argument continues like this: "The competitions to reach the World Cup were very compacted and the recess was very long so the sanctions would have already been met."
As unusual as the reason may seem, if the amnesty is applied it will be for all categories and tournaments, including futsal and beach soccer.
And the Executive Committee is the one that must decide, with the approval of the Court.
From AFA they emphasize that, if given, the decision has nothing to do with "the hubbub of the World Cup", but rather that since there was no competition in three months there were no matches to "burn" the sanctions.
This afternoon there would be a committee meeting and the issue would be transferred to the Disciplinary Tribunal, which is the one that will lower the hammer on the issue.
Boca, the most benefited by the amnesty
In Boca, Luis Advíncula, Guillermo Pol Fernández, Diego González, Sebastián Villa and Alan Varela will be automatically enabled.
Coach Hugo Ibarra, too, because he had a suspension date.
What has been said: not Benedetto and neither is Fabra
.
In River, if the brand new DT
Martín Demichelis arranges it,
Andrés Herrera
could play
, who had accumulated five yellow cards.
In Racing,
Jonatan Galván
, who was expelled in the Champions Trophy and also accumulated a one-date suspension for five yellow cards, and
Johan Carbonero will be released
.
Other cases that will benefit are
Federico Fattori
, from Huracán, and
Adam Bareiro
, from San Lorenzo, who had a suspension date for five yellow cards.
The players from the Lanús Reserve who caused serious incidents in the final of the category against Boca would not be included in this pardon: Mauricio Cardillo (10 games), Patricio Albornoz (8) and Alexis Segovia (5).
Pass window is extended
Another of the decisions that were made at the Executive Committee meeting was to delay the completion of the book of passes,
with a particular detail that must be taken into account
.
Beyond the fact that the clubs will have one more week, until next Thursday, February 2 at 8:00 p.m., they will also be able to bet on negotiating a player who is a member of the same Professional League.
This is: if a footballer plays, for example, for San Lorenzo on the opening day and agrees to transfer to Racing before that deadline, he will be able to wear both shirts in the same tournament
.
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