Federico Viñas warmed up and was one of the substitutes, a situation that the regulations prevent players who are not registered in the lineup
MEXICO CITY – América could lose the points it scored on Atlas due to the participation of Federico Viñas as a substitute player at Jalisco Stadium, because the footballer was not registered by the team to be part of the group.
According to the competition regulation, in Article 48.1 is considered “improper alignment”:
The participation of a player, either as a holder or substitute, or as a member of the coaching staff who is not registered on the line sheet.
In view of this, the regulation itself clearly states in its Article 50:
“If the Contravention Club wins the match, the three points in dispute will be awarded to the opposing Club. As for the goals scored, all will be canceled, and the final result will be 3-0 in favor of the club that acted legally.
If the result of the match is equal, the offending club will lose the match, and the opposing club will be awarded the corresponding points “.
Federico Viñas was not registered by the coaching staff for the match against Atlas, despite the fact that the player was with the exchange players in the first half.
Viñas made the trip to Jalisco to meet the commitment against the Foxes, but at 20:00 he was surprised that he was not included among the replacement elements that the official website launched.
The football player warmed up with his teammates, sat among the exchange players and wore the official uniform, so doubts began about his presence on the bench.
ESPN Digital He managed to find out together with the MX League that this problem could be a whistleblower error, because they are responsible for uploading the names of all the players on the platform.
If America had included Viñas on his official list and handed him over to the whistles, he could have entered the field of play without any problems, but if he had not registered, he would not have been able to participate and the club would have could withstand misalignment.
The members of the MX League sought to speak with the refereeing body led by Fernando Guerrero to find out whether or not Federico Viñas is in the official record, but a few minutes before the end of the first half, the player withdrew from the area and with that the club refused to use the player in the match.