Gimnasia de Jujuy v Deportivo Madryn off after threats to referee | OneFootball

An undesirable incident occurred in the Primera Nacional: the match between Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy and Deportivo Madryn was suspended. Referee Lucas Comesaña reported receiving death threats from the directors of the Jujuy club in the locker room during halftime.

According to reports, the referee was threatened with death during halftime and told that he would be "taken to jail" at the end of the match. Additionally, the directors of the Jujuy club allegedly entered the locker room with a complaint of discrimination and told him "he would not leave," that "they were going to kill him," and that he would leave the stadium "in handcuffs."

Faced with this situation, the affected party decided not to resume the game due to a lack of necessary guarantees. Sources close to the Disciplinary Tribunal told “Doble Amarilla” that while they will wait for the corresponding statements, if the events are confirmed, the Jujuy club faces a severe sanction. As for the sporting aspect, the match will not resume immediately, as the visiting team decided to begin their return trip to Puerto Madryn.

Minutes later, Comesaña himself confirmed the events and gave his version: “The match is suspended, the Tribunal will decide. We suffered threats inside the locker room itself from local officials. It wasn’t just me, it was the entire refereeing team,” he began in his response.

He then elaborated: “We will surely file a police report inside the locker room. There were also things before and during the match, which will be revealed to the appropriate authorities. We have identified those responsible. The directors entered the locker room directly,” he concluded.

For his part, the president of Deportivo Madryn, Ricardo Sastre, commented on what happened: “We don’t enjoy traveling three thousand kilometers just to have the match suspended. The referee was threatened during halftime inside the locker room. He tried to sort out the issue with the ball boys. We would have preferred to play, but we can’t go against the decision if the necessary guarantees aren’t in place.”

“We can’t risk the health or physical well-being of the referees. It’s not amusing to us, but we have to comply,” said the president.

Subsequently, the top official of Gimnasia de Jujuy, Walter Morales, tried to calm the situation: “We believe there isn’t a stadium in the world where there aren’t insults, but according to the referee, some things happened. I didn’t know what was happening, I went in to apologize on behalf of the club and assured them of their safety.”

“This is a stadium with a lot of security. I’m not questioning what the referee says nor do I want to cast doubt, I’m concerned about the situation. A year of hard work is at stake,” he concluded.

What happened in the match

In the first half that was played, Gimnasia de Jujuy went into halftime leading 1-0, thanks to a goal by Alejandro Quintana, who opened the scoring in the 42nd minute. Afterwards, Matías Noble was shown a red card, one minute before the break.

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