Diego Abal was expelled from the arbitration of Argentine football

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) decided to expel referee Diego Abal after the scandal that occurred last date in La Plata during the match between Gimnasia and Sarmiento de Junín, in which he decided to charge offside from a corner. Although that was the main reason, from the Argentine Association of Referees (AAA) argued that his departure is due to having exceeded 48 years of age (he is 51) and a year ago they decided his departure from the main arbitration to give him the permanent position of the VAR. In the match of the weekend Felipe Sánchez converted what would have been the winning goal of the “Wolf”, but Abal assured that there was offside, but the play came from a corner kick. In addition, this morning a meeting was held between the National Director of Arbitration, Federico Beligoy, and all the arbitrators who are in his charge, and although in principle there was good communication between the parties, the temperature rose when the leader assured that there may be errors but the regulations cannot be ignored. In this way, a strong exchange of words took place between the two, in which he questioned Beligoy, accused him of exposing them in the errors and not giving him the necessary tools to work in the best possible way. While he also apologized for his ruling to his colleagues that night, Penel, Ariel Scime and Mariana de Almeida, who were suspended for this weekend.

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