ANFP court expelled Deportes Melipilla from professionalism: Colts will be able to appeal

The Disciplinary Court decided to expel Deportes Melipilla from the ANFP, after reviewing the complaints of 12 professional football clubs for administrative irregularities, mainly the case of double contracts. The resolution of the disciplinary body states that “in relation to the complaints filed by the Clubs Universidad de Chile and Cobresal against the Club Melipilla, for alleged infringement of Article 85°, letter f) of the Regulations of the ANFP and the concurrence in them, as parties, of the clubs Audax Italiano, Huachipato, La Serena, Lautaro de Buin, Ñublense, Puerto Montt, San Luis, San Marcos, Unión La Calera, San Felipe and the National Association of Professional Football, it is reported that the First Chamber of the Court of Discipline decided, unanimously, to accept the aforementioned complaints, with the exception of what is related to the possible match-fixing, sanctioning, in that consequence, the Melipilla Club with the expulsion of the National Association of Professional Football “. The first serious complaint against the ‘Colts’ was made by Gino Valentini, former sports manager of the institution, who accused endless irregularities of the club during his period in which he worked. Then, the footballers José Huentelaf and Ricardo Fuenzalida admitted the double contracts in the institution presided over by Leonardo Zúñiga and delivered details that appeared as ‘forceful’ for the Tribunal.Deportes Melipilla will be able to appeal to the second room of the Disciplinary Court. If the punishment is maintained, Huachipato would be saved from direct relegation and would play the promotion with Deportes Copiapó, winner of the Primera B league, leaving Curicó Unido out of all danger.

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