Because Maxi Romero went out to play with Luciano Gómez’s shirt and the number 9 on his trousers

An unusual situation occurred Thursday evening in Alta Córdoba in the duel between Institute AND Juniors of Argentina for date 12 of the Professional League Cup. The thing is Massimiliano RomeroBicho, a forward who wears the number 9, came out to play the second half with the 25 on the back and Lucas Gómez’s surname. What happened?

Romero was on the bench in the first half and left his shirt draped over the back of his seat. After the break they realized it on the Argentinos Juniors bench Someone had stolen the shirt with the number 9.

So, while the striker who scored 4 goals for the club La Paternal was warming up, Pablo Guede and his collaborators explained the situation to the fourth referee and the Professional League observer who understood what the problem was and allowed Romero to enter the field wearing a teammate’s shirt, even though the regulations do not allow it.

Finally, in the 17th minute, when La Gloria had already won 1-0 with Facundo Suárez’s goal at the start of the second half, Maxi Romero came out to play in Lucas Gómez’s 25 shirt and the trousers with the number 9 that he usually wears and with which he is included in the good faith list of Argentinos Juniors for the current championship.