After the Disciplinary Commission of the Conmebol Decide the disqualification of Independentfor the incidents that happened in their stadium in front of Universidad de Chilehe Rojo He made a strong discharge in which he pointed against the South American entity, its president, Alejandro Domínguezy His rival of that night, who benefited from the pass to the quarterfinals of the South American Cup. Hours after the Argentine team statement, the trans -Andean institution responded bluntly.
In a letter published in its official account, the U said: “The Universidad de Chile Club condemns energetically and categorically the public letter directed by the Independent Athletic Club to the President of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), Mr. Alejandro Domínguez Wilson-Smith, through which the Independent CA expresses its repudiation in front of the decision adopted by the disciplinary commission of the Governing Entity of the South American football“.
In addition, the Chilean club said that the letter from the Avellaneda team “raises a series of demonstrations and statements against our institution, Conmebol and its president, which are unacceptable and intolerable “.
On the other hand, the statement also highlights disagreement with the sanctions imposed: “The University of Chile Club does not agree with the sanctions applied by the first instance body against our institutionbut this only gives us the right to resort to the corresponding revision instances and not to disseminate or insult anyone. ”
“The latter includes the Independent Athletic Club and its leadership, who They insist on promoting hatred and exercising violence -Now through a letter- against our club, of the Conmebol And of its president who, by the way, has no intervention or interference on the disciplinary organs of the Confederation, which are autonomous, ”he added.
In his discharge, disseminated through social networks, Independent shared the note sent to Dominguez and stressed the seriousness of the precedent that, in his opinion, feels the resolution of the Conmebol.
The text, signed by the President Néstor Grindetti and the Secretary General Daniel Seoaneargues that “Conmebol’s decision feels a nefarious precedent: a team that was in advantage in the series, but faced the concrete possibility of being surpassed on the court, resorts to the most brutal violence against rival fans, achieves the cancellation of the game and receives as ‘prize’ the classification from a desk. In other words, violence is transformed into a shortcut to avoid competing to compete until the end.
The letter also emphasized the difference of institutional models between both clubs involved. Independent It was defined as a non -profit civil association, with more than 120 years of history and more than 170,000 members, while the Universidad de Chile It was characterized as a corporation oriented to profitability. According to the Argentine club, the resolution of the Conmebol “It is not a legal error of a court: it is a political decision that nakes the preference for those private structures with which it is easier to project future agreements, businesses and benefits.”
Given this, the You the chile He explained: “All clubs that we participate in international competitions know (or we have the obligation to know) the regulations governing these competencies, as well as the internal and disciplinary regulations of the Governing Entity of South American football. Likewise, by participating in these competitions and the South American organic – in the intermediate of our federations – we accept to accept its jurisdictional bodies, which gives the possibility, to all the clubs of the continent, to claim the jurisdictional decisions, at the corresponding headquarters ”.
“In this sense, we remind the Independent Athletic Club that there are instances of appeal and claim provided for in Conmebol regulations and that, any additional claim, can do it -for intermediate of their federation,” he added.
The full statement of the U of Chile
The University of Chile Club sentences the Public Charter directed by the Independent Athletic Club to the President of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), Don Alejandro Domínguez Wilson-Smith, through which the Independent CA expresses its repudiation against the decision adopted by the disciplinary commission of the Governing Entity of the South American football, which resolved the complaints formulated against the Independent Athletic Club and the University Club of Chile and, then, raises a series of demonstrations and statements against our institution, Conmebol and its president, which are unacceptable and intolerable.
In this regard, it should be noted that the University of Chile Club does not agree with the sanctions applied by the first instance body against our institution, but this only gives us the right to resort to the corresponding review instances and not to disseminate or insult anyone. The latter includes the Independent Athletic Club and its leadership, who insist on promoting hatred and exercising violence – now through a letter – against our club, Conmebol and its president who, by the way, has no intervention or intervention on the disciplinary organs of the Confederation, which are autonomous.
All the clubs that we participate in international competitions know (or we have the obligation to know) the regulations that govern these competencies, as well as the internal and disciplinary regulations of the governing body of South American football. Likewise, by participating in these competitions and the South American organic – intermediate of our federations – we accept to accept its jurisdictional bodies, which gives the possibility, to all the clubs of the continent, to claim the jurisdictional decisions, at the corresponding headquarters. In this sense, we remind the Independent Athletic Club that there are instances of appeal and claim provided for in CONMEBOL regulations and that, any additional claim, can do it – for intermediate of its federation – aimed at FIFA Strasse 20, 8044, Zurich, Switzerland.
Finally, the University of Chile Club expressly reserves all the actions and rights that it can exercise against the Independent Athletic Club and its leadership.
