One year on from the Riestra-Vélez scandal, Spreen reveals his debut plan | OneFootball

In a football world where controversies and scandals are not scarce, almost a year ago, on November 11, 2024, one of the biggest and most embarrassing blunders of the Argentine Primera División championship occurred. In the match between Deportivo Riestra and Vélez Sarsfield on matchday 22 of the Professional League, Spreen made his professional debut.

In a blatant (yet successful) marketing strategy, the Malevo fielded the streamer from Santa Fe in the official lineup, only to substitute him before the first minute of play after he committed a foul against an opponent, wasting a substitution and a window at the start. This would be, besides his debut, his farewell as a footballer.

The backlash received by both the club from Bajo Flores, its managers, and Iván Buhajeruk (as the influencer is named) from all the protagonists of Argentine football, the press, and the fans was such that the AFA issued a special clause to prevent these episodes from repeating, and even the Justice system got involved.

This Tuesday, almost 350 days after this regrettable move, the content creator recalled his fleeting experience in the Primera División and revealed what the game plan was for when he was on the field: "It was planned that in the first play, I would leave the match," he explained in a live stream for the channel of streamers Mernuel and Bauleti.

"If Riestra kicked off, I had to pass it and run to the corner line, whichever I chose. They were going to pass it to me, and they told me: 'Do whatever you want, hold it.' It was impossible. If I controlled it, it was the prime. It was the only thing I had practiced during the week, that kickoff play and me running out," detailed Spreen. Chance had it that Vélez had the kickoff, so the controversial plan fell through.

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