Overview
- The AFA disciplinary panel issued a six-month suspension to club president Juan Sebastián Verón and two-match bans to all 11 starters involved, to be served in the first tournament of 2026.
- Captain Santiago Núñez received an additional ban from on-field captaincy, with reported durations differing across outlets between three and six months.
- The player suspensions will be staggered next tournament, allowing Estudiantes to continue their current Clausura campaign, including Saturday’s quarter-final against Central Córdoba.
- The official ruling says Verón acknowledged giving the order for the gesture, describing it as a directive from the club’s highest authority.
- Estudiantes publicly backed Verón, Núñez and the squad, saying it will analyze the decision and consider remedies after the team’s 1-0 win over Rosario Central that ended the latter’s Clausura run.