Overview
- The image was taken on the team bus after a 2-1 win over Boroquímica that secured a place in the Torneo Regional Federal Amateur final.
- Several players were seen celebrating with alcoholic drinks and objects that looked like firearms, and the photo quickly spread on social media.
- Substitute goalkeeper Néstor Tonini told La Gaceta the pistols were toys that shoot plastic pellets and said the moment was playful.
- Reporting identified players in the photo including Bruno Medina, Felipe Estrada, Franco Flores, Carlos Cisneros, Franco Barrera, Damián Ovejero and Tonini.
- Coverage notes public concern given sensitivities around social violence, and no official disciplinary actions were reported as the team readies for Sunday’s first final versus Talleres de Perico.