🚨 Universidad de Chile hit back at Independiente | OneFootball

The Club Universidad de Chile responds to Independiente with a statement categorically rejecting the public complaint made by the Argentinians to Conmebol.

The Chilean institution described these statements as "unacceptable and intolerable," emphasizing that, although it does not agree with the sanctions it also received, the correct path is to resort to the established appeal instances, without resorting to slander or attacks.

La U reminds that all clubs participating in international tournaments know and accept the Conmebol regulations, which include these complaint mechanisms.

Finally, Universidad de Chile warned that it reserves the right to take action against Independiente and its management for the accusations made.

The statement from Universidad de Chile

The Club Universidad de Chile strongly and categorically condemns the public letter sent by Club Atlético Independiente to the President of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), Mr. Alejandro Domínguez Wilson-Smith, through which CA Independiente expresses its repudiation of the decision made by the Disciplinary Commission of the governing body of South American football, which resolved the complaints filed against Club Atlético Independiente and Club Universidad de Chile and then makes a series of statements and assertions against our institution, CONMEBOL, and its President, which are UNACCEPTABLE and INTOLERABLE.

In this regard, it should be noted that the Club Universidad de Chile does not agree with the sanctions applied by the first instance body against our institution, but this only grants us the right to appeal to the corresponding review instances and not to denigrate or slander anyone. This includes Club Atlético Independiente and its management, who insist on promoting hatred and exercising violence - now through a letter - against our club, Conmebol, and its President, who, by the way, has no involvement or influence over the disciplinary bodies of the Confederation, which are autonomous.

All clubs participating in international competitions know (or are obliged to know) the regulations governing these competitions, as well as the internal and disciplinary regulations of the governing body of South American football. Likewise, by participating in these competitions and the South American organization - through our Federations - we accept to abide by its jurisdictional bodies, which grants all clubs on the continent the possibility to appeal the jurisdictional decisions at the appropriate venue. In this sense, we remind Club Atlético Independiente that there are appeal and complaint instances provided in the CONMEBOL regulations and that any additional claims can be made - through their Federation - addressed to FIFA Strasse 20, 8044, Zurich, Switzerland.

Finally, the Club Universidad de Chile expressly reserves all actions and rights it may exercise against Club Atlético Independiente and its management.

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