In Chilean soccer there are days of turmoil around arbitration and the figure of Javier Castrilli, the former Argentine referee who served as president of the Referees Commission of Chilean football. A union protest, accusations of harassment to collect a major decision, 14 judge sanctions, leaked audio and mixed versions.

What happened? In one of Castrilli’s decisions to head the organization, the former Argentine soccer judge decided to remove 14 referees from the Chilean tournament in a controversial move that quickly generated a local union reaction and protest. Even with threats to suspend football from the arbitration union.

In the midst of that situation, a filtered audio everything exploded. Judge Francisco Gilabert admitted that he received pressure from Santiago (NdR: the capital of Chile, where the VAR is based) to collect penalties in favor of Huachipato in the Promotion against Copiapó played in January that allowed him to stay in the top category.

“I collect the penalty, understanding that it could not be a penalty, because I played it. I saw in the back that I had touched his ankle and I knew the VAR would call me. its ready. The VAR calls me, I’ll look, I see it’s not punishment. I will come out with a corner kick and they say to me ‘Francisco, please, wait; study the t-shirt. And I saw a t-shirt and I saw a t-shirt pull, ”referee Gilabert reported in an audio broadcast by ADN de Chile radio.

And in raising is the most serious: “‘ Francisco, please analyze the shirt, ’they told me. How about me? There I understood that something had happened. I don’t know what, but something is weird. And I left with a sense of charging for something not. The fight ended and the VAR told me ‘it’s good that you received the penalty, it’s good that you understood us’. Whore yes, but what happened. ‘No, they called me from James that I have to charge the penalty’ ”.

But also, with the judge of that controversial confession Javier Castrilli in his story. “They took me for a reason, because they knew I was the newest FIFA player. Then I thought the VAR team already knew what was going to happen and they discussed it halfway. I thought there was involving Talamilla and Castrilli are the ones from Huachipato I think this is the closest thing and that this game is special for them and they can’t be beaten in. Seeing me included in that nonsense is horrible, because I have no autonomy, I was forced to charge something. “

“(Javier) Castrilli called me and he told me he was a brave man, brave, who felt that I represented in court. ‘We will bank you to death, you are the people we need, people committed to the project,’ he told me ”, admits the referee from Huachipato – Copiapó.

Consequently, to begin an investigation, it was decided to suspend Castrilli. But finally He was removed then do not accept the case review process.

“I feel frustrated. They took me for a task I was doing. I did not resign, I was actually told that the commission would be suspended an investigation which I initiated, promoted and to which I called witnesses I said it had to be taken to court for clarification. I have been investigating since the beginning of my administration ”, Castrilli analyzed.

“I discovered irregularities that I reported to superiors. I always treated myself with truth and transparency. Here the problem is the referees. They took me to clean up the arbitration and they told me that those without projections or international weight need to be removed and promoted to young people, ”explained the former Argentina judge, who also referred to the union’s situation.

“These people who feel resentment have called a strike and now they intend to divert the axis of an investigation that I myself have promoted. I always put myself in front of everyone. Every time I sign a ticket, it is taken. I did the administration and finance manager to review everything and thank you for our findings severe irregularity, beheaded the defendants, and now, do they intend to use that as an excuse for me to leave? No problem, I appreciate the trust you gave me … I’m going to stay to bring everything to justice. I’m not hurt or scared “