Another controversy involving AFA and Deportivo Madryn: Comesaña's complaint about 'threats' was dismissed

The scandal surrounding the suspension of the match between Gimnasia de Jujuy and Deportivo Madryn took a new turn after it was confirmed that the complaint filed by referee Lucas Comesaña was dismissed and archived by the prosecutor in charge.

After analyzing the case, Diego Funes, head of the Special Prosecutor's Unit for Crimes against Property and Personal Integrity, concluded that there was not enough evidence to support the accusation nor elements that would classify the situation as a crime. For that reason, he decided not to proceed with the case.

In his report, Funes detailed the sequence narrated by Comesaña: Leandro Mayer, former secretary of Gimnasia de Jujuy, entered the referees' locker room to inform the fourth official, Gustavo Benítez, that he had just been accused of "child discrimination". There, according to the referee, Mayer allegedly added: "You'd better officiate the second half properly or the four of you will be locked up for three days for what you're doing in there".

The prosecutor, however, determined that these statements do not constitute threats in criminal terms. In his decision, he also confirmed that Benítez was indeed accused by the mother of a ball boy, who claimed that the referee told her son: "Come on, get out, you shitty Bolivian".

Another aspect that contradicts Comesaña's version is that the prosecutor confirmed that the refereeing team's safety was guaranteed at all times, so the match could continue without risk. The referee had argued the opposite to justify the suspension of the match.

This episode once again highlights the shady dealings of AFA under "Chiqui" Tapia, which day by day surpasses itself with increasingly scandalous favoritism and thefts and with increasingly brazen decisions.

What happened after the suspension

After the referee stopped the match due to the alleged threats, the AFA Ethics Tribunal ruled against Gimnasia de Jujuy, awarding the match to Deportivo Madryn by 3-0, even though Lobo was winning 1-0 at the end of the first half. In addition, the Jujuy club received a heavy financial penalty.

The ruling changed the course of the series, which ended with Madryn's qualification after the rematch. Leandro Gracián's team then eliminated Deportivo Morón in another controversial decision and advanced to the final of the Reducido for the second promotion, where it will face Estudiantes de Rio Cuarto.