For the leadership of Always Ready, the rival Boca defeated on Wednesday night, the 1-0 win over La Paz was a scandal led by Peruvian referee Kevin Ortega, who led the meeting on the Group’s fourth date. E of the Copa Libertadores. The 1-0 happened thanks to a goal from Eduardo Salvio after the punishment of the punishment in question.
One of his players pointed out that the shortlist deliberately hit them, while a manager He criticized Juan Román Riquelme for allegedly entering the changing room of a triplet carrying bags of gifts.
angOscar Barrenechea, vice president of marketing for the Bolivian club posted a message on his Facebook account in which he directly pointed out the former Boca crack: “Juan Román Riquelme went to the referees’ locker room and handed out four bags with the Boca logo. When they were checked, two of them were empty and the other two had small gifts from him! “says the post.
The resentment and anger of the Always Readyy players. (EFE)
In this context, minutes after the meeting, videos went viral where Bolivian police can be seen in the locker room of the arbitration team, looking at various bags with the Boca logo and with xeneizes shirts inside.
The complaint of the president of Always Ready
Andrés Costa, president of the Bolivian team, told TyC Sports about the scandal: “We have nothing against Boca. He played a great game, we congratulated him on the victory, but it caught our attention that the Bolivian Police Colonel informed us at halftime that it looked like the referees had received gifts and packages ”.
He then added: “That was immediately notified to Conmebol and that’s why they entered the locker room with the police and cameras supporting the events. There were gifts found there, was arrested. A fingerprint test and investigation will be conducted that will provide more certainty of what happened.
Costa also clarified the claim they will make in Conmebol: “We don’t want to complain against Boca or ask for points. Not really. We just want the arbitration team to be investigated and sanctioned, because the regulations are clear and it is forbidden to give gifts to referees ”.
Regarding the complaint they will make against Kevin Ortega and his aides, he deepened “We are not going to initiate any process, but we will We will face a case against the refereeing body. The problem is not with the leadership of Boca or Always Ready, but who receives the gifts. We are awaiting the police report to see who is responsible. “
Bermúdez’s response: “This is a normal arbitration”
Jorge Bermúdez, a member of Boca’s leadership, responded: he asked to “discuss serious and important matters”, which was consulted by suspicions raised by gifts for the arbitration quartet.
“Because we’re in Boca, as a Council, in every game we have the courtesy and delicacy of giving a gift to the referee’s body. There are witnesses,” he told the ESPN channel.
He considered Ortega to be performing normally and did not recognize any “anomalous penalty situation for an alleged foul by goalkeeper Arnaldo Giménez on Salvio in the 36th minute of the first half.
“We don’t characterize ourselves by talking about details. Penalty play was difficult, the goalkeeper came out quickly, the player and the ball collided. Going out to point out a referee without a VAR is unfair. For me it is a normal arbitration ”, signals.
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With the victory in Bolivia, Boca was placed in second place of Group E with 6 points, behind leader Corinthians (7), which he will receive next Tuesday on the 17th on the penultimate date. Deportivo Cali from Colombia, their rival from the final day at La Bombonera, was third with 5 points and Always Ready closed the spot with 4.
Source: Clarin
