Overview
- The two-match suspensions for the 11 Estudiantes starters will be served in the next tournament, allowing them to finish the current Clausura knockout phase.
- Captain Santiago Núñez was barred from wearing the armband, with outlets reporting conflicting durations of either three or six months.
- The AFA’s disciplinary ruling cites Juan Sebastián Verón’s acknowledgment that he ordered the protest, framing it as a directive from the club’s top authority.
- Estudiantes beat Rosario Central 1-0 in the Clausura round of 16 and are set to face Central Córdoba next, with the sanctions structured not to disrupt the ongoing bracket.
- Estudiantes issued a statement backing Verón, Núñez and the squad and said it is reviewing the decision and potential appeals as friction over the AFA’s rule changes intensifies.