Controversial Joaquín Gil to take charge of Colón for the first time | OneFootball

The AFA appointed Joaquín Gil as the referee for the match between Colón and Racing de Córdoba, for the ninth round of the Primera Nacional. The game will be played on Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Brigadier López. It will be the first time Gil referees El Sabalero.

The officiating crew will be made up of Marcos Horticolou as assistant referee 1, Sebastián Osudar as assistant referee 2 and Nelson Bejas as fourth official.

The referee, a native of San Pedro, began his professional career in 2021 and has built experience in different lower-division categories and in the Copa Argentina. This season he has refereed 20 matches in the Primera Nacional.

His name has been marked by decisions that sparked controversy in different matches. One of the most remembered was in the 2024 Copa Argentina, when he awarded a penalty in stoppage time for Deportivo Riestra against Comunicaciones, which led to the rival team’s elimination. After that match, he was suspended.

He was also under the spotlight in the 2025 draw between Racing de Córdoba and Güemes, where he was criticized for not awarding three penalties claimed by the home side.

This is how the referee was leaving that day

Other precedents include disputed decisions in lower-division tournaments that led to complaints, sanctions, and incidents of unrest on the field of play:

SOL DE AMÉRICA VS CAMIONEROS ARGENTINOS (REGIONAL AMATEUR FINAL, IN 2023)

After a series of decisions that favored Sol de América, Gil was attacked by Camioneros players at the end of the match. He needed police protection to leave the stadium. There was no formal sanction, but his performance was condemned by the Salta press.

DESAMPARADOS VS LINIERS DE BAHÍA BLANCA (FEDERAL A, 2022)

In this match, the San Pedro referee awarded a controversial penalty in favor of the Bahía Blanca team, but Desamparados’ goalkeeper stood tall between the posts and kept a clean sheet. Although the match ended in a 0-0 draw, the San Juan squad reported that it was “intimidating and excessive officiating.” One player even claimed they were subjected to discriminatory remarks during the match. The case did not move forward, but the referee was removed from the area in subsequent rounds.

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