The AFA has decided the sanction against Carlos Tevez: how much he will have to pay to be able to lead Independiente against Riestra

A few hours before the match against Riestra this afternoon in Bajo Flores for the League Cup, the Disciplinary Tribunal of the AFA announced his decision after the report presented by the referee Pablo Dovalo after the 2-2 draw between Central Barracks AND Independent. And Carlos Tevez was sanctioned for his harsh comments against his refereeing.

The judge, in addition to expelling Rojo’s replacement goalkeeper, Diego Segovia (they gave him a suspension date, which he had already completed last weekend), included Tevez and Iván Marcone in his report. The Apache was punished with two dates or a monetary fine of 455 thousand pesos. In turn, Marcone will have to present a brief within the next eight days.

The failure to send off Barracas striker Alexis Domínguez for an attack on Marcone caused the whole of Independiente to explode. Tevez called Dóvalo a thief in the subsequent press conference, which did not please the Argentine Referees Association and the AFA. With this sanction the coach will pay and will not miss any matches.

It will be an unprecedented rival for Independiente. He has never faced Riestra, whose current experience in the top category is not good. The team led by Cristian Fabbiani accumulates just 8 points, the result of two wins, two draws and six defeats. A fall today will prevent him from reaching the League Cup playoffs. However, Tevez’s Rojo is not confident. He keeps his guard up given the mistrust in the refereeing of the last matches in which he got hurt and, beyond the fact that after the classic match with River he tried to tone down the fury of the declarations, the attention will undoubtedly be focused on the performance of Leandro Rey Hilfer, the referee in charge of this duel.

Carlitos must play regardless of the starting lineup. Marcone’s absence forces him to be sent off against the Millionaire. But it is also likely that he will abandon the five-man scheme and return to the draw with four defenders. The big unknown is how he will replace the captain. The youngster David Martínez is the one who appears as the natural option in the central midfield role. With Tevez, in fact, he is adding minutes. One possibility is that Gabriel Neves joins for more containment in the central area.

Zone A burns. There are 5 teams with 18 points, including Independiente. The others are: River, Talleres, Argentinos and Vélez, who would not qualify due to goal difference. The Devil wants to return to victory to continue at the top.