This Sunday, Deportivo Madryn eliminated Deportivo Morón and secured a spot in the final for the second promotion to the Primera División, in a match completely influenced by the controversial refereeing of Pablo Echavarría, who clearly favored the aurinegro club.
To make matters worse, Gallito faced the match without its coach Walter Otta, who could not sit on the bench due to an absurd suspension triggered by a fake news story with statements he never made that resulted in an express sanction from Claudio "Chiqui" Tapia's corrupt AFA. Forced to watch the match from the stands, Otta witnessed the elimination surrounded by the club's associates.
After the defeat, already back in Buenos Aires, the coach could not hold back his tears. About 500 people gathered at the Nuevo Francisco Urbano to welcome the team and support their coach, who, embraced by Cacha Gambino, left a statement that set off all the alarms in the West: "I no longer want to coach. I have no more strength".
Otta's words reflect the enormous exhaustion he experienced on Sunday in Chubut. The sanction that kept him off the bench, the questioned refereeing, and the incidents at the end, where the police used pepper spray on Morón's players, left him on the verge of an emotional breakdown. Even during the disturbances, the coach could not even enter the field to try to calm the situation.
The uncertainty now lies in whether Otta will continue to lead the team. The elimination, the adverse context, and the sanction he considers absurd left him more affected than ever. In Morón, meanwhile, the only thought is to convince him to stay, considering the great campaign he had this year (4th in Zone B with 58 points) after several seasons fighting at the bottom of the table.
The club's message to Otta
Moved by the situation and grateful for the process, Deportivo Morón published a special message for its coach and his staff on its official X account: "Thank you to Walter Otta, his staff, and the entire team, for the effort, the sacrifice, and for every moment of happiness you gave us. Thank you for bringing back our hope. We will rise again. We will fight again, stronger than ever".
