The América forward was on the field of the Jalisco stadium against Atlas, although he did not appear on the line-up form
The Mexican Football Association’s Disciplinary Commission reported that it will make a decision on a possible sanction against America until next Monday or Tuesday around the presence of Federico Viñas in play for him Atlas despite not being registered for the game.
“Based on the provisions of Articles 74, 84 and 85 of the Sanctions Regulations, it was decided to initiate an investigation procedure for the events that took place during the match corresponding to Day 7 of the Guard1anes Clausura 2021 League MX tournament between the Atlas Clubs vs. . America, which was held yesterday, February 20, ”he said in a statement.
“Once the Disciplinary Committee has carried out the analysis of the evidence and other documents provided, it will issue the corresponding resolution,” he added in the text published this Sunday.
Sources close to the azulcrema club commented to ESPN that the Americans will base their argument on the fact that Viñas never aligned or participated in somehow in the game at Jalisco Stadium, as the American coach, Santiago Solari, said during the post-game press conference.
The same source confided to ESPN that Viñas took part in the warm-up and sat in the replacement grandstand wearing the uniform as the Eagles conveyed the Uruguayan’s name in time. in the preliminary list of contestants, although they decided to send him to a box for the second half to avoid any confusion about the regulations, after his name did not appear in the lineups.
While, Diego Cocca, Atlas’ helmsman, stated that it will be the league that will make the relevant decision on the matteralthough he gave his opinion on what happened on the field of Jalisco Stadium.
“It will be a matter for the competition, it is not my responsibility; What I saw and it caught my attention that Federico Viñas was warming up and on the podium with his teammates and we were attentive because he is a key player and could participate and the scorecard said no, and well we conferred and no one knew the, now what The last we found out that in theory it shouldn’t be there, ”he explained.