Del Gaiso hits out at Lobo Medina and impunity in the AFA

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·9 May 2026

Del Gaiso hits out at Lobo Medina and impunity in the AFA

Buenos Aires City legislator Juan Facundo del Gaiso spoke on ADN Gol with Darío Pignata about the situation surrounding refereeing and the controversial appointment of Luis Lobo Medina for the match between Mendoza’s Lepra and Unión. Del Gaiso, who took these irregularities to court as part of the “AFA Case,” called it “absurd” for the referee to be assigned to this match when there is a criminal complaint against him for alleged match-fixing based on leaked chats.

Key quotes from Juan Facundo del Gaiso:

“It’s absurd for Lobo Medina to officiate while facing a criminal complaint over referee manipulation.”
“In the chat, [Lobo Medina] openly suggests that he had received money to influence the result; he says: ‘It was very hard for me because Tigre played very badly.’”
“What you have with the AFA is a message of absolute impunity: ‘we’re untouchable.’”
“On May 11, the Court of Cassation has to decide whether the cases die in Campana, as the AFA leaders want, or return to Aguirre’s court.”
“If Cristina [Kirchner] fell, this scheme will fall too… it’s only a matter of time and political opportunities.”
“The issue of online betting is huge, and it is very complex to investigate its connection to fixed refereeing.”
“There is a fracture within the mafia-style power system that the AFA has, and that’s why all of this came to light.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.