Walter Otta on fake news ban: “Unbelievable, outrageous” | OneFootball

The coach of Deportivo Morón, Walter Otta, appeared on the program “Ascenso x 3” broadcast on Splendid AM 990 and stated that “it is a social injustice” the sanction imposed on him for statements he did not make about the president of the AFA, Claudio Tapia, and its treasurer, Pablo Toviggino.

After the ‘Gallo’s’ 1-0 victory over Deportivo Madryn last Saturday in the first leg of the semifinal of the playoff for the second promotion to the Professional League, the AFA Ethics Tribunal sanctioned Otta for one month for statements against Tapia and Toviggino that he did not make and that were attributed to him.

In this context, the coach was present on the program “Ascenso x 3” broadcast on Splendid AM 990 and stated: “The club is going to do everything possible to see if this can be reversed, obviously, we spoke with the union, I spoke with Mariano Pazzini, who is a personal friend of mine, and the union will be submitting a letter and doing everything it needs to do. We will do everything we have to do to try to overturn this, because the reality is that it is a total injustice that I am suspended for something I did not say and that everyone already knows is fake news. Honestly, it’s incredible, absurd.”

“The statement attributed to me is a, is a very strong statement, a criticism of Tapia and Toviggino, something I did not do. That’s why I was sanctioned, but we have already presented all the evidence. Everyone already knows it was fake news, that I did not say that, and that the very website where it came from denied it, saying they had not spoken with me. Honestly, I don’t understand the sanction, it hit me hard. I hope it gets overturned tomorrow and, if not, it will surely make us much stronger as a group and our players will go out and give it their all with even more determination,” he added.

On Sunday at 5:15 p.m. at the Abel Sastre stadium, Deportivo Morón will visit Deportivo Madryn in the second leg of the semifinal of the playoff for the second promotion to the Professional League.

The ‘Gallo’ will have to make the most of the 1-0 win achieved at the Nuevo Francisco Urbano stadium and either win or draw to reach the grand final, which will take place at a neutral venue next week.

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