The former referee emphasized that nothing that is happening should come as a surprise. "The press is taking note now that it has reached the First Division, but this has been happening for years," he said. He even recalled that in 2018 he had already warned about what was coming: "I told Mariano Closs that we hadn't seen the worst yet."
Castrilli was also harsh with the current group of referees occupying central positions. He stated that he considered them "hitmen" and that the teams "knew they were going to be executed." He added that the problem has already surpassed any margin of doubt: "The suspicion no longer exists. Even if they want to officiate well, they can't."
In closing, he drew a comparison with Julio Grondona's era. Although he clarified that the historic official "was not a saint," he highlighted that he applied a strict rule: "At the slightest suspicion about a referee, he would stop officiating." According to Castrilli, the absence of that control is one of the reasons for the deterioration currently affecting Argentine refereeing.
