Overview
- Two days after Estudiantes won the Clausura on penalties over Racing, Di María liked Instagram posts from a partisan Rosario account that insulted the club and president Juan Sebastián Verón.
- One of the posts accused Verón of ordering Estudiantes to turn their backs during the guard of honor, using the phrase “ingleses, caretas y vendidos,” which Di María endorsed with a like.
- After the reaction to his likes, Di María shared a story stating that people only understand what suits them, offering no further clarification.
- The controversy stems from Estudiantes performing a guard of honor with their backs to Rosario Central in the octavos, an act that led the AFA to suspend Verón for six months and ban the eleven starters.
- In earlier comments about the incident, Di María had downplayed the gesture as the players’ decision and said Central entered the field as they should.