Another football betting scandal: Crucero del Norte split two players after conceding a win

The laundering of El Porvenir players and suspicions over Exequiel Zeballos injury in Boca, they said, were just the tip of the iceberg. And, in light of what happened on Tuesday, it can clearly be something similar. Is that the link between betting and football added a new chapter later Northern Cruise resignation he separated two players from his teampreventively, after 0-4 against Defenders of pronunciation by Entre Rios, for the Federal A (Third Division), a result that has generated many repercussions on social networks.

“The board of directors of the Crucero del Norte club has decided to provisionally separate two players from the main squad participating in the Federal A tournament, due to alleged participation in sports betting,” published the club of the city of Garupá, which in 2015 was in the First Division.

Through social networks, in the official account of the driver“threats and insults of all kinds against the allegedly involved and also against the management of the club” were invaded, which led to the decision of the Board of Directors against two players, whose identities were not reported.

“We categorically repudiate those involved in this type of illegal activity and the board of directors is committed to trying to elucidate the facts, to safeguard the good name of the institution as well as that of the players who act in good faith and train every day. to compete fairly, “they explained.

What happened? On Sunday, Crucero del Norte went to Pronunciationmiento, in Entre Ríos, to play on Federal A date 27 against the Defensores of that city. After 20 minutes they lost 3 to 0, with a goal against Lucas José Vera in 80 seconds (a brace from Manuel Rivas). In the second half there was another own goal, the work of Adrián González.

Until then it could have been a usual bad sporting afternoon for any team, but on social media it began to circulate with force that, one minute before the start of the game, in the bookmakers the odds for the victory of Defensores de Pronunciationmiento dropped to 0, 70 ($ 2.05 to $ 1.30).

This has motivated suspicions due to the attitude of the two players who were previously separated from the squad and added another chapter to the history of football betting, which seems to have no end.