After his controversial arbitration, Fernando Espinoza opened a rift between Atlético Tucumán and the AFA

a gesture of pride, invite the fans to eat grass, as happened on the Newell’s pitch, before a match against Gimnasia. An insult to Marcos Rojo’s face not punishable by expulsion and a push by the referee himself to a player that leads to a yellow card, as happened with Axel Rodríguez in Patronato-Independiente, or a red card, as happened on Saturday for the night with Guillermo Acosta at Atlético Tucumán-San Lorenzo. Fernando Espinoza lives in a state of permanent tension. He has provocative attitudes, in some cases. And few fleas, depending on the color and size of the shirt, of course.

There are judges who make mistakes, after all they are human. But Espinoza shows the worst side of the referee in Lega Professionisti. He is the protagonist when all the manuals indicate that the best referee is the one who goes unnoticed. His unfortunate performance in Tucumán ended in scandal and opened a crack in the AFA. Mario Leíto, president of the Dean, not only asked never to direct it again; Also, he questioned her psychological aptitudes of him. He did it through public statements and a statement released by the club. At the same time, Pablo Toviggino, executive secretary and Claudio Tapia’s right-hand man, switched to the Tucumans via Twitter and without naming him.

Espinoza didn’t want the police watching him when he went to the locker room at the interval. He even got angry at an agent who wanted to cover him with his shield. After the game, in which Lucas Pusineri expelled when a minute had been played, to Master Puch (correctly, but with the help of the VAR), at the Acosta (inexplicably, because it was the referee himself who took it) already hernandez (incorrectly), the father of the fourth officer, Ramón Guaymas, had his car windshield broken. The man from Salta had parked his vehicle ten blocks from the José Fierro. The president of the Dean He said he would take care of the arrangements.

And as for Espinoza, Leito spun in a Twitter thread: “After the last match against Boca I asked the AFA that Espinoza no longer guide usThat’s why we were surprised this week when he was appointed referee against San Lorenzo. After last night’s disastrous refereeing, I will not only ask him again not to lead Atlético Tucumán again, but I will seriously analyze whether Espinoza is psychologically fit to lead. Espinoza’s actions are systematic in all fields of Argentine football. The fact that the AFA supports this goes against what is being promoted in relation to the eradication of violence from the camps.

The press release of the Tucuman club is of the same tenor. The dispute with Espinoza came from drag of the party that in August last year the Dean lost to Boca alla Bombonera. That night, Carlos Zambrano elbowed Maestro Puch in the face in overtime. He wasn’t just a criminal; also, expulsion of the Peruvian. The referee didn’t charge it and the VAR didn’t correct it. He spoke of “supported arm”. That’s not what happened. And when the game was over, he retired amidst smiles with the Xeneizes players.

Through social media, Toviggino released a tweet. He didn’t mention Leito, but it wasn’t necessary. “How many Communications and Statements! OHThe Releases are Military in nature! The only thing missing was that they numbered it and it looked good from the “period”. Surely they think they’re getting something this way, don’t they? How little they know and understand. ATTENTION, WHO ASKS OR REQUIRES MORE, DIES FIRST! Memory Guys!, said the leader. What did he mean? Will you have to wait for the consequences of Atlético Tucumán’s complaint?

Acosta, meanwhile, called Espinoza a “cagón”. “He always did what he wanted for us. There are no words for this guy, he’s awesome, you can’t tell him anything, he thinks he’s the boss. What is thought? He has to talk to the players, nobody here is good looking because he has a red card in his pocket. Now let’s see if it’s nice out there, shitty shit… because it’s shitty shit and shits on us all over the fields”, shot Bebe, captain of the Albiceleste.

Espinoza’s boss, meanwhile, hasn’t shown his face. Federico Beligoy named Mendoza was designated for Racing-Newell’s, Wednesday in Avellaneda. It was before the match in Tucumán. Will he direct next weekend or will he be hidden away in Ezeiza, where the VAR works, as has already happened?