Overview
- Days after the LPF formally instructed a pregame guard of honor for the newly designated “Campeón de Liga 2025,” Estudiantes formed the corridor but turned their backs as Rosario Central took the field in Rosario.
- Referee Pablo Dóvalo said the instructed protocol was not followed and confirmed he filed a report to the Tribunal de Disciplina for review.
- Under LPF rules, Estudiantes faces a separate monetary sanction for skipping postmatch media duties, with local reports estimating the fine at roughly 8 million pesos.
- Reactions split the local side: Central coach Ariel Holan labeled the move disrespectful, while captain Ángel Di María downplayed it, noting the guard of honor still occurred.
- Estudiantes president Juan Sebastián Verón posted a message reinforcing the club’s stance; formal disciplinary rulings on the pasillo itself have not yet been issued.