The crazy case of the Camioneros, Moyano’s club that will compete in two AFA categories

Sports truckersthe team of Moyano which he arrived at last Sunday Federal Tournament A After defeating Altos Hornos Zapla in a controversial duel with two penalties awarded and two expulsions, they will begin their journey in the Amateur Promotional Tournament when I visit from 5pm Stella Berisso.

What we read is what has never happened in the history of Argentine football: the Camioneros – founded in 2009 – will play in 2024 two tournaments at the same time, the Federal A and the Amateur Promotional. How was that the set of Hugo and Pablo Moyano being able to play two championships at the same time is something that should explain the AFA. From Esteban Echeverría’s cast they assure that the Promotional is a pilot tournament and that for this reason they will be able to participate in it.

It is good to clarify some issues: Federal A grants tickets to National B and the Promotional Amateur two tickets to Prima C. What would happen if in both championships Truck? “We should choose between one and the other; It depends on what they tell us at the AFA,” they confided Clarion by truck drivers.

Another possible scenario could be that by 2025 the club retains its place in Federal A and gets one of the tickets to play in Primera C. What would happen? would lean for the second option as it would be directly affiliated with the AFA.

He had to overcome the Truckers’ setbacks, the club explains. And given the possibility of playing only in the Amateur Promotional Championship, the majority of players over 26 went to other institutions. One of the conditions of this “amateur” tournament which will have its first edition in 2024 is that the players must be under 26 years old and not professionals. “At the beginning of the year the goalkeeper, a central defender, the number 5 and the scorer, the whole backbone, left,” they complain.

To compete in the two tournaments, Camioneros is putting together a great team led by Federico Urciuoli and detached from Sebastian Brunet. And the presences of Facundo (25, striker) and Nicolás (21, midfielder) Moyano stand out, both sons of Pablo, President. The two will also be able to compete in the Federal A and Promotional because they do not exceed the age limit.

“It’s a pride that they took us into consideration. They appreciated what we have as a club structure, from youth teams to women’s football,” he said. Alexander Colomboresponsible for Camioneros football, on the club’s official website.

In any case, this year will be very active for the Truckers, who will race with the same team. through two alternative routes looking to continue expanding its nascent story. And this afternoon, in La Plata and against Estrella de Berisso, the Amateur Promotional will kick off.

The controversial rise

Involved in a great controversy and with very sensational rulings from the referee Marcelo Sanz, Deportivo Camioneros beat Altos Hornos Zapla de Palpalá 2 to 1 and found themselves with the fifth and final promotion to Federal A, in the playoff final amateur regionals. It is a new chapter in a saga of irregular situations that occur in the minor categories of Argentine football, with more well-known stories – such as the meteoric rise of Barracas Central and Deportivo Riestra, now in the First Division – and others less so. well known – such as the recent promotion of Deportivo Rincón de Rincón de los Sauces in the antechamber of the Primera Nacional.

The match was played on a neutral pitch – the Juan Pablo Francia stadium, owned by Sportivo Belgrano de San Francisco, in Córdoba – and the team founded in 2009 by Hugo Moyano, which is based in the city of Esteban Echeverría in Buenos Aires, made the difference thanks to two penalties – the first non-existent, because there was no foul by Agustín López, and the second much disputed – taken by the referee which led to goals from Facundo Moyano, in the 36th minute of the first half, and by Iván Pereyra, after 38 of the final part.

Jujeño’s team, which ended the match with only nine players due to the dismissals of Maximiliano Vargas, in the 23rd minute of the second period, and Joaquín Barro, in the 42nd minute, managed to score a goal with Pedro Santillán, in the 45th minute , but the clock wasn’t enough to reach the draw that would have allowed it to go to penalties.

Everything would have gone differently, surely, if the questioned Sanz had not disallowed a goal by Altos Hornos Zapla striker Jesús Guaymás in the 11th minute of the first half after one of his assistants had scored a non-existent offside.

The impotence of Jujuy’s team was such that goalkeeper Nicolás Tonini collapsed and burst into tears due to the indignation caused by Sanz’s refereeing. Furthermore, there was the anger of the Zapla fans, who stopped the game and delayed the execution of the second maximum penalty. Coach Martín Martos also saw red, as he couldn’t understand how the pitch had tilted.

In this way, Deportivo Camioneros will return to Federal A after a year in the Regional Amateur, because they were relegated in the previous season. It will be his sixth season in the category which will allow him to make the leap to the First National Team.

The team from the south of Greater Buenos Aires, whose stadium and sports complex are located in Nueve de Abril, on the ancient Camino de Cintura, will land in the category together with the aforementioned Deportivo Rincón de Rincón de los Sauces, Kimberley de Mar del Plata, Gutiérrez Sport Club de Mendoza and Sarmiento de La Banda, who had won the four direct promotions. 38 teams from 16 provinces will compete.