Overview
- The AFA disciplinary tribunal gave Estudiantes players two-match bans for the next tournament and suspended Juan Sebastián Verón from football activities for six months.
- Verón accused AFA officials of using pressure tactics, naming executive Pablo Toviggino for what he described as menacing behavior.
- He said the squad turned their backs during the honor guard for Rosario Central because they felt threatened and compelled to respond.
- President Javier Milei and Security Minister Patricia Bullrich expressed solidarity with Verón following the sanctions, elevating the dispute into the political arena.
- Verón pledged to pursue the matter to the “last consequences” and suggested some within the AFA might seek to damage Estudiantes competitively, including relegation.