September 20, 2024, 1:49 PM
September 20, 2024, 1:49 PM
The controversy began in the Clausura tournament of the Professional Division. The Strongest acknowledged having challenged the match they lost to Real Tomayapo by 2-0, on August 18, on matchday 12. Said match was played at the IV Centenario stadium in Tarija.
“It is correct, it is true that we have worked, We have filed the challenge in accordance with the ruleis based on both the Championship Regulations and the Disciplinary Code of the Bolivian Football Federation. The case has been filed with the Sports Disciplinary Court in Paraguay and we are awaiting a response,” said René Villegas, Secretary General of The Strongest.
The Tiger manager offered a press conference to address the issue, which was kept in reserve for a month, But as strong rumors about the challenge began to spread, the club decided to make it public.
“It was not discussed before to avoid speculation and misunderstandings… “That is why we have maintained it in the manner that is appropriate in relation to sports law,” Villegas added.
What The Strongest did not want to do was reveal the name of the player. which he observed in his challenge, but made known by the cause.
“A player, according to the Championship Regulations cannot be registered in more than three institutions In the same process, in this case, by checking the Comet, it has been verified that this player is registered in four clubs,” Villegas explained.
El Tigre obviously hopes that the three points that were at stake in that match will be awarded to them and will be reduced to Real Tomayapo, because considers his argument valid and because the Tarija club would have made its defense at the wrong time.
“We are aware that the Real Tomayapo club would have responded outside the corresponding time… As a rule, the defendant club has five business days to respond, but in this case we have been informed that it responded outside of the five business days,” emphasized the general secretary of The Strongest.
The manager insisted on not disclosing the player’s name, out of respect for the professional, because it is not a personal matter for the footballer, but rather “an administrative matter for Real Tomayapo”, which After the challenge, “he never included that player on any roster again, “neither as a starter nor as a substitute.”
