Overview
- The attack happened during a Liga Senior +35 match at Racing’s Tita Mattiussi when the score was 3-3 and 23 minutes of the second half had been played on Tuesday.
- Assistant referee Pablo Valles was struck in the face, suffered facial and nose bleeding, received on-field medical attention and was unable to continue immediately after the blow.
- The league identified the aggressor as Raúl Hernán García and issued an immediate lifetime ban for him while removing San Miguel’s +35 team from the current competition.
- Match officials compiled an official report and the league gathered video and eyewitness recordings that have been forwarded to the Tribunal de Disciplina, which will formalize sporting and club sanctions and decide the match outcome.
- The decision underscores the Liga Senior’s zero-tolerance policy on violence and could trigger tighter safety measures for officials and new club responsibilities in amateur and age-group competitions.