Scandal in Promotion: Colón de San Justo players exploded at the referees after the controversial penalty defeat against Deportivo Rincón

He Regional amateur tournament football has given four direct promotions to the Federal Athe prelude to First Nationaland there were winners and losers throughout the vast Argentine territory. And there was also the scandal. It’s the one in the duel Deportivo Rincón won on penalties Columbus of San Justo ended with a brutal attack on the referee Luis Martínez and his assistants, all from the San Rafael league, for their controversial interventions during the match played on the pitch Students from Río Cuarto.

Columbus of San Justoled by Mauricio Chiementín, had just won the South Coast final and started at the top of the table thanks to a goal from Guido Ranez. But in the complement the Neuquén team of Rincón de Los Sauces equalized thanks to the opportunism of Fernando Inda.

Referee Martínez was in the sights of the Santa Fe team for two specific actions: he annulled Colón’s 2-1 for an offside that wasn’t there and, in the penalty shoot-out, he had one of the shots retaken for a alleged overtaking by the goalkeeper. Gonzalo Chaveswho had covered the frame with a spectacular flight.

He had previously correctly sent off Matías Fantín for an elbow and left Colón with ten players. After the end of the game, The players of the Santa Fe team went to complain to the refereeing team about the controversial ending: there were some blows and one of the participants was the one who took the worst part. The intervention of the police prevented the situation from degenerating.

The other three promotions at Federal A

In the other matches of the day, Gutiérrez Sport Club de Mendoza defeated Defensores de Formosa 3 to 1 and achieved another of the four direct promotions to the Federal A for this season. The Cuyans achieved promotion at the Juan Pablo Francia Stadium, owned by Sportivo Belgrano in San Francisco, Córdoba, after recovering from Cristian Estigarribia’s goal (56m. PT) for the loser and turning the situation around with goals from Joaquín Ignacio Trentín (2m. ST ), Francisco Agost (17m. ST) and Lautaro Parisi (23m. ST).

For its part, at the Julio Humberto Grondona stadium of the Arsenal de Sarandí, Kimberley of Mar del Plata defeated the Camioneros de Esteban Etcheverría on penalties by 3 to 1, after having drawn 0 to 0 at the end of the 90 minutes of regulation, and also reached the category. promotion.

In another final, at the Bicentenario stadium in Catamarca, Sarmiento of the Banda de Santiago del Estero achieved a sensational 3-0 victory against Altos Hornos Zapla de Palpalá (Jujuy) and will also play Federal A. Rodrigo Herrera (4m . PT). ), Claudio Vega (12 minutes PT) and Pablo López (7 minutes ST) scored the goals.

Revenge for the losers

In any case, the losers of the final will have a new chance to obtain promotion to Federal A, since a mini direct elimination tournament (semi-finals and final) will be played for the fifth promotion.

In the semifinals, the Camioneros will face Defensores de Formosa and Colón de San Justo against Altos Hornos Zapla. Both the semi-finals and the final will take place in a single match and on a neutral pitch.

With information from Télam