This Monday the prizes were delivered in France laureus. over there, Leo Messi He earned a distinction as the best athlete of 2022 and the Argentina national team was awarded the best team of the past year. For this reason, Lisandro Martínez AND Claudio Chiqui Tapia They accompanied the captain to the gala. And, on the red carpet, the president of the AFA He was consulted on what happened in the Superclásico which ended in a pitched battle on the Monumental field. And nothing was saved.
The picture was not the happiest. A game that eventually got out of hand after the 1-0 penalty scored by the Colombian Miguel Borja.
Agustín Palavecino’s accusation against Nicolás Figal and the reaction of his teammates, with insults and beatings between the protagonists of both teams, including private security personnel. The result? Fifteen minutes without a game – with two games to go – and seven sent off (Palavecino, Elías Gómez and Exequiel Centurión in River; Equi Fernández, Miguel Merentiel, Nicolás Valentini and DT Jorge Almirón in Boca).
A day after that embarrassment, Tapia, speaking with ESPN, gave his point of view on what happened on the playing field of the Monumental.
“I was seeing something because we were just traveling by plane. I don’t like it, it’s not the face we want for Argentine football.”
A strong response from the AFA coach, who would not have been happy with Darío Herrera’s role as Superclásico referee. Next Thursday we will know the sanctions for those who saw the red light at the River stadium. But the story will continue.
Source: Clarin
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