Carlos Tevez’s Controversial Criticism of Pablo Dóvalo’s Refereeing: AFA’s Sanction Decision

Carlos Tevez’s criticism of Pablo Dóvalo’s refereeing

Carlos Tevez and Éver Banega received two sanction dates for their statements against refereeing in Argentine soccer. This was resolved by the AFA Disciplinary Court, which announced the resolution through bulletin No. 6450 that was published through its web platform.

In the case of the Independiente coach, the sentence was two dates for “inappropriate journalistic statements” and it is redeemable after paying a fine of $445,400. That is to say, if Apache decides not to pay the economic percentage of the penalty, he will not be able to coach in the matches against Deportivo Riestra and Deportivo Laferrere (corresponding to the 32nd round of the Argentine Cup), returning against Atlético Tucumán in Avellaneda, for date 12 of the League Cup.

The situation of the captain of Newell’s Old Boys is different because he will have to comply with the two sanction dates received for “unconscionable terms and recidivism.” That is, this Friday at home against Platense (9 p.m.) and next weekend as a visitor to Sarmiento de Junín (with a time to be confirmed), both games corresponding to dates 11 and 12 of the League Cup.

The expulsion of Éver Banega for verbal excess.

In this way, Éver will once again be available in the team led by Mauricio Larriera for the duel against Boca Juniors, a direct rival in the fight to qualify among the first four of Zone B of the League Cup, at the Coloso Marcelo Bielsa .

Although Carlos Tevez and Éver Banega aimed strongly with arbitrations, both cases are different. The Independiente coach openly accused the referee team led by Pablo Dóvalo after the match that Rojo tied 2-2 against Barracas Central at the Tomás Adolfo Ducó stadium.

“I talked about it with them before the game. I told them we were playing against 14. We knew it. It is very difficult and very notorious because we have been saying that Pablo (Dóvalo) has a history with Barracas. This thing was installed all week and it comes and steals from you anyway… It’s crazy about this guy,” was one of the strong phrases that Apache fired at the press conference.

Tévez received the document letter from referee Pablo Dóvalo and showed it on his social networks

The coach also showed on social networks the document letter he received from the referee and doubled down on the bet. Also from his Twitter account he had a heated back and forth with Pablo Toviggino, current treasurer and one of the historical leaders of the Argentine Football Association.

On Ever Banega’s side, the controversy began when the Newell’s captain was expelled in the last match against Godoy Cruz in Mendoza for excessive verbal behavior towards referee Fernando Rapallini. As Infobae learned, the captain of La Lepra told the judge “you are all idiots, just like the VAR.”

Considering that after the game Banega went with a member of the Newell’s board to apologize to Rapallini for “having gone off his tongue” and a day later, he made his apology public through social networks, his rude term makes him led to missing only the two aforementioned commitments.

Éver Banega’s message after his sanction

THE COMPLETE BULLETIN N° 6450 OF THE AFA COURT:

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