The great attraction of seeing
Independiente
receiving
River in the Libertadores de América, two of the entertainers of zone A of
the Professional League Cup
hand in hand ,
was overshadowed for a few minutes by what was experienced in a very hot week.
Pablo Dóvalo
's controversial arbitration rulings
during Rojo's visit to Barracas Central in Ducó,
Carlos Tévez's strong statements,
the encounter with
Pablo Toviggino,
the appearance of
"Kun" Agüero
from a distance, Federico Beligoy's support for Dóvalo and the complaint by the Argentine Association of Arbitrators against Tévez were like episodes of a soap opera.
In this context, the people of Independiente supported their coach.
Apache was the most applauded when the name of the starters and the coach himself were announced by the voice of the stadium.
And then the contact was direct: he approached a group of fans who were cheering him and even shook hands with some of them.
After the controversy over the refereeing, Carlos Tevez received the support of the Independiente fans and a big hug from Demichelis #LPFxTNTSports 🤝 pic.twitter.com/NYLFRXEsPs
— TNT Sports Argentina (@TNTSportsAR) March 9, 2024
In addition, there were chants against the president of the Argentine Football Association, Claudio "Chiqui" Tapia, and others dedicated to Argentine football referees in general.
"Chiqui Tapia Button, Chiqui Tapia Button, you are a son of a... mother who gave birth to you,"
they sang first.
And then it was heard:
"Take it, give it to me, let's go kill a referee."
Strong.