Unión move at AFA: board upbeat after Cristian Tarragona red | OneFootball

In the world of Unión de Santa Fe, all eyes are on the halls of the Argentine Football Association (AFA). Following Cristian Tarragona’s sending-off, the Tatengue leadership moved quickly before the Disciplinary Tribunal with a clear objective: to ensure the striker receives the minimum suspension and misses only one match.

According to information provided by journalist Fabian Tavella on the program La Doce, the mood at the red-and-white headquarters is positive. The club’s board prepared and submitted its arguments on time and in proper form to defend the forward, seeking to prevent the punishment from being extended to two matches after the red card he received.

The Julián Palacios precedent

The current strategy aims to avoid what happened weeks ago in the Julián Palacios case. On that occasion, the response and formal defense were reportedly submitted late to the AFA Disciplinary Tribunal, which made it impossible to reduce the initial punishment and resulted in the midfielder having to serve a full two-match suspension for the straight red card.

Having learned the lesson, the club’s leadership sped up the paperwork for Tarragona to present the case flawlessly before the relevant deadline expired.

At this time, optimism reigns at the club on Avenida López y Planes. While awaiting the official publication of the AFA Disciplinary Tribunal’s bulletin, Unión are confident that the ruling will be favorable and that the coaching staff will be without the striker for only one match.

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