America lost the tournament lead with the Commission’s decision, as the official result will be 3-0 in favor of rojinegros
The Disciplinary Commission of the Mexican Football Federation has decided that America loses all three points in the game against Atlas, due to a misalignment.
“Club America is sanctioned with the loss of the match played against Club Atlas, corresponding to Day 7 of the Guard1anes Clausura 2021 Tournament, consequently, the result of the mentioned match is modified, having to be 3-0 in favor of Club Atlas”, informed the Disciplinary Commission.
America loses their commitment at the table, despite winning on the field, because Federico Viñas was on the bench, despite the fact that he was not registered before the start of the commitment.
“The player Federico Viñas participated every time he did warm-up exercises and was on the bench as a substitute with the rest of his teammates, a situation that was reported in the referee’s report,” the Disciplinary Commission analyzed.
“The player Federico Viñas was not registered on the group sheet”, explained the FMF body.
With that, the Eagles are guilty of an “undue alienation” and that’s why the 3-0 victory is given to Atlas, despite the fact that Santiago Solari’s America won 2-0 on the field.
“Club America is found guilty of violating Article 27 subsection a) of the Sanctions Regulations by virtue of misalignment during the match against Club Atlas, corresponding to Day 7 of the 2021 Guard1anes Clausura Tournament.”
According to the statement of the Disciplinary Commission, the referees and the match commissioner were not sanctioned, although it was their responsibility that no player other than those registered by the clubs was on the bench.
With the decision, America loses the lead of the competition and falls to the third position in the table.