Verón banned by AFA, joins the terraces for Racing final | OneFootball

Suspension, political conflict, and a heated final. In the midst of all this, Juan Sebastián Verón once again breaks away from protocol and stakes his claim. Although the AFA punished him with six months without official activity, the president of Estudiantes will be at the Madre de Ciudades stadium to watch the Clausura final from the stands, mingling with the fans, just like any other “pincha.”

La Brujita will travel to Santiago del Estero on a private flight with friends and two of his children, and will recreate a historic scene from 2006, when, suspended as a player, he chose to experience an Estudiantes–Lanús match from the visiting stands at La Fortaleza. Rebellious then, rebellious now.

Verón’s presence does not go unnoticed. His sanction came after the “turning their backs” guard of honor to champion Rosario Central, a conflict that led to a harsh punishment from the Disciplinary Tribunal. And the final is being played, precisely, in the land of Pablo Toviggino, right-hand man to Tapia and his most outspoken enemy in Argentine football politics.

The fans already made their feelings known in that same stadium during the quarterfinals against Central Córdoba: “I am a soldier of the Witch…”. On Saturday, those ‘soldiers’ will be able to sing it with the Witch himself in the stands.

At the same time as the trip, Verón is preparing his case for the CAS to appeal what he considers an “arbitrary” sanction and an “excess” by the AFA. One final on the field and another off it. And Verón, true to his style, is ready to fight both.

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