Overview
- Juan Sebastián Verón, in the first month of a six-month suspension from football activities, will take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to seek annulment or reduction of the ban.
- The AFA’s disciplinary tribunal deemed him responsible for directing Estudiantes players to turn their backs during Rosario Central’s champion’s corridor at the Gigante de Arroyito.
- The November 27 ruling also issued two-match suspensions for the players involved, barred captain Santiago Núñez from wearing the armband for three months, and fined the club 4,000 v.e.
- The player bans will be served in Estudiantes’ next official tournament to avoid affecting the ongoing competition.
- The tribunal kept proceedings open to evaluate potential responsibility of other board members, as Estudiantes prepares to face Racing in Saturday’s Clausura final in Santiago del Estero.