Overview
- Ángel Di María liked posts from a Rosario Central–aligned account that criticized Estudiantes and accused Verón of directing the pasillo de espaldas in the octavos de final.
- The liked posts used the phrase “ingleses, caretas y vendidos” and contrasted the gesture with Estudiantes later greeting AFA president Claudio Tapia during the Clausura trophy ceremony.
- Following the backlash, Di María posted to his stories: “En la vida no hay que dar tantas explicaciones. Al final la gente solo entiende lo que quiere entender y lo que le conviene”.
- In earlier interviews after Central’s elimination, Di María had downplayed the pasillo episode, saying it was Estudiantes’ choice and that “el pasillo lo hicieron igual”.
- The AFA’s disciplinary measures over the pasillo remain in effect, including a six‑month inhabilitación for Verón, two‑match bans for the eleven starters involved, and a fine for Estudiantes.