What Gustavo Alfaro said about Byron Castillo’s situation and Chile’s complaint to FIFA

The world of football is pending the case of Byron Castillo and the complaint made by Chile to FIFA. From the Red they argue that they are the ones who should qualify for the Qatar World Cup because, as they say, the right back, who played a good part of the Qualifiers for Ecuador, was actually born in Colombia and for this reason. the Tricolor should be sanctioneda. However, coach Gustavo Alfaro denied the accusations and clarified the situation.

While the Chilean team is left behind in the Qatar World Cup and still does not have a coach for the next cycle, they want to investigate the situation, as this irregularity could give them the opportunity to participate in the most important event in football. However, on the other hand, the Argentine deté leaders are confident of their passage and prove that their place in the World Cup is not in danger.

“We did everything according to the regulations, so I’m convinced we didn’t do anything wrong”, Alfaro said in a conversation with The Athletic media on this topic. Although we have to wait for what FIFA is referring to, from Ecuador they seem calm because they claim they acted within the legal and permissible framework.

What does the FIFA statement say?

On Wednesday, FIFA initiated the claim and determined that they would investigate the complaint. In a statement they detailed: “As recently confirmed by FIFA, the Chilean Football Federation has filed a complaint with the FIFA Disciplinary Commission, in which it presents various allegations about possible falsification of documents providing Ecuadorian player Byron David Castillo Segura, inas well as the possible violation of the criteria for calling such football player to participate with the national team of the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) in eight qualifying matches, corresponding to the preliminary stage of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022“.

And they added: “Considering the above, FIFA has decided to open disciplinary proceedings in connection with Byron David Castillo Segura’s possible violation of the call standard for implied matches. In this context, the FEF and the Peruvian Football Federation are invited to present their positions before the FIFA Disciplinary Committee. “.

This indicates that Chile’s complaint will be reviewed by FIFA and we will have to wait for a decision from the international organization. The next few weeks will be decisive, but although from La Roja they claim they are in power, in Ecuador the scenario seems completely different.