translated from Spanish: The final jeopardy: Guild says that “the honor” of the Copa Libertadores ‘is at stake”

Romildo Bolzan Jr, the President of the Guild, warned Thursday that “the honor” of the Copa Libertadores ‘is at stake”when referring to the complaint presented by the Brazilian team against the active participation of the sanctioned trained River Plate, Marcelo Gallardo, r at the turn of the semifinals.
“What is at stake here are much more deep than the result of the field values, what is at stake is the integrity of football, the morality of football”, said Bolzan at a press conference in Porto Alegre.
The leader appeared with lawyers from the club to explain the claim filed with the South American football Confederation (Conmebol) to protest the victory by 1-2 from the River at the turn of the semi-finals of the Libertadores, played Tuesday in the Arena do Gremio.
The action calls to punish the ‘millionaire’ team since Gallardo intervened actively from a cabin of the stadium of Porto Alegre to give team orders to his assistants, despite being sanctioned.
“What is at stake is the honour of the Championships own Conmebol,” warned Bolzan.
Gallardo was sanctioned on the eve of that meeting by having delayed the return of the Argentine team for the second part of the match of round played last week in the Monumental in Buenos Aires.
The technician saw the party back in the stands, but was caught by television cameras, communicating by radio with one of his assistants.
In addition, in the rest fell to costumes to talk with his players and even after the party admitted the offence before the journalists.
“What happened was a violation of the regulations of the code disciplinary of the Conmebol. “The technician of the River was suspended and participated in the game, with the connivance, planning, all sponsored by the River Plate”, claimed the President of the Guild.
Bolzan recognized that the team “team” to beat them, but that not of all that “apparatus, all that Picardy” needed.
Guild, champion of the Libertadores in 2017, was eliminated despite having the advantage 0-1 who got on the Court from the River, which is measured in the final to Boca Juniors, in a unpublished final of liberators between the two giant of Argentine soccer.

Original source in Spanish