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#FreeFacu, another emotional demand from Campazzo’s teammates to allow him to play the Euroleague

The Argentine point guard has not yet been enabled because his Red Star club received a sanction for financial inconsistencies and debts. This Tuesday he lost to Real Madrid in Belgrade.

Facundo Campazzo is going through a very difficult moment in his career. The Argentine point guard, who played two and a half seasons in the NBA -divided between Denver and Dallas-, arrived at the Red Star from Serbia last December. However, due to a sanction against the club that hired him, he cannot play in the Euroleague, the most important tournament, at least until March.

This Thursday, in the preview of the duel between his current club and Real Madrid -with whom he was twice champion of this tournament-, the Argentine’s teammates showed him all their support and went out on the field with some t-shirts to visualize his claim. }

On the front it was stamped with the hashtag #FreeFacu, while on the number his name, the number 7 and the phrase “Let him play”, which translated into Spanish means “Let him play” was observed..

The Argentine point guard spoke a few days ago on his social networks and expressed that his greatest wish is that they let him play. “I am tired and sad about this whole situation. The only thing I ask is that you please let me play”pointed out on his Twitter account the Cordovan, who is a teammate of Luca Vildoza, who is injured and has not played in recent weeks.

Red Star praised the “loyalty” de Campazzo for staying in Belgrade despite not being able to play in the Euroleague.

“With this gesture, Campazzo has shown that he is not only an extraordinary basketball player, but that he is even better as a person, that he has been able to choose where to go but has decided to stay as a member of our club”thanks to the club.

On the field, a while later, Real Madrid -who did not have the Argentine Gabriel Deck in their ranks- continued their good moment with a solid 79-59 victory in Belgrade, which keeps them as leaders.

The origin of Campazzo’s disqualification



Facundo Campazzo will be out in the Euroleague. Red Star received a harsh sanction.

Beyond the particular situation of Campazzo, Red Star is sanctioned by the Euroleague Finance Panel after finding the Serbian club guilty of the Financial Stability and Fair Play Regulations.

“The sanctions imposed consider the seriousness of the infringements, which included having past-due debts with players from current and previous seasons, as well as providing false or inaccurate information, which allowed the club to gain an undue competitive advantage and continue with its normal operations despite of an irregularity”reported the Euroleague in a statement.

“The Panel also considered the recidivism, since the Serbian club was previously sanctioned on two other occasions in recent years”he continued.

The Serbian club cannot register new basketball players until March 1facing the final instances of the Euroleague, and among them is Campazzo, who signed in recent days after his irregular time in the NBA in the past three seasons.

However, the Balkan team will seek to appeal the sanction in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to try to have all its reinforcements in the maximum continental competition at club level.

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