Graduated from the Higher Institute of Social Communication Sciences. Chronicler of the Sports section of La Nueva. since October 9, 1995, specialized in soccer. Between 2002 and 2018 he covered Olimpo in the First Division. He works in television and radio. In addition, he was a member of the journalistic team of “El Diario del Mundial”, which was broadcast on La Nueva Play.
Last night in the Southern League the first meeting of the Board of Directors of the year was held and no one asked to refer to or address the rumor that, in the local soccer environment, spread like wildfire at the beginning of this week: the return of the Unified tournament in the First Division, leaving aside divisions A and B, which is how it has been played.
“I don’t know where that came from or who gave the information about the possible return to all against all, but it was not a topic that was discussed at the meeting; we didn’t even talk about it among ourselves, at least none of the clubs established it on the agenda,” reflected Fabián Diana, league president.
“As long as I remain in office, the Unified is not a possibility. That there is a main category and another promotional category gives hierarchy and level to the League. Last year, with the setbacks we had, it was finished in time and form, being two exciting competitions until the end,” added the top leader of the local soccer mother house.
“The idea for this upcoming season (it would be starting on the weekend of March 14 and 15) is to hold the matches on Saturdays and Sundays, plus some of the holidays that can be taken advantage of,” continued Diana, who stated that it was a success to be able to play almost 80 percent of the championship with visiting fans in both divisions.
“We have to sit down and talk with the police and Aprevide, but beyond that, if we have their endorsements, we know that there are matches where we cannot play with visitors, they are those declared high risk due to the historical rivalry between the fans. The idea is to lower the number of troops in each of the matches, but always with the intention that there are fans from both sides on the fields,” he expressed, with the logical expectations that it will be a calmer year and that the clubs will push forward as “they have been doing.”
