Chacarita won the points for the match against Tigre before the AFA for the bottle blow to Brandán

Chacarita Juniors This Thursday he sent a letter to AFA Disciplinary Tribunal formally claim the points from the Argentine Cup match against Tiger. On the Arsenal de Sarandí pitch, Néstor Gorosito’s team was winning 1-0 when 7′ into the second half a bottle hit the head of Facundo Brandán and referee Ariel Penel decided to suspend the match. The projectile fell from the Tigre stand (there were no Chacarita fans in the stadium) and whoever threw it was arrested a few minutes after the incidents and was released on Thursday.

The San Martín club sent a letter asking the Court to do so “proceed to apply the current legislation, article 80 of the AFA Transgressions and Sanctions Regulations, and ordered the defeat of the match against Club Atlético Tigre“, without prejudice to any other sanctions it deems necessary”.

This article referenced by Chacarita establishes a “fine from 2 to 6 dates, of the gross value of the general admission, according to the gravity of the crime, to the club whose members, partial or public, are located in the sectors assigned to said institution, in the case of upper division matches of a competition of any category, who throw any type of projectile or other element used as such and who attack by any means the referee, assistants, technical staff, players or the public in general, provided that the fact can be attributed to an immediate consequence of the dispute of that (whether the match was played or not) or of a previous match. At the same time, if as a result of the indicated hypotheses the start of the match or its continuation is prevented, a deduction of 9 to 30 credited points will be applied to the responsible club. these are the relevant responsibilities and a decision can be made to lose the category or even disaffiliate. Finally, The disciplinary court may declare the match lost in favor of the team of the responsible club. regardless of the time played and the number of goals scored. The sanctions provided for in this article will apply to any event that occurs before, during or after the match, inside or outside the stadium.”.

Initially, Chacarita coach Aníbal Biggeri stated: “I play when they want and where they want. I have no problems. A game is won or lost, but we will think about who is inside. The only thing that interests me is the boy’s health”. However, the management has decided to ask the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Argentine Football Federation for the maximum sanction for the injury suffered by the player.

In that context, Gustavo Azzollini, lawyer from Chacaritaspoke to TyC Sports and confirmed: “Chacarita asked that Tigre be considered lost beyond the sanctions that could apply to people who made statements inciting violence and downplaying this fact. I’m talking about (Néstor) Gorosito“It makes me really, really sad that he would talk like that about a colleague.”

Pending the resolution, whoever advances to the next round will face the winner of the match between San Lorenzo and Independiente de Chivilcoy in the round of 16 of the Argentina Cup.