Overview
- TN’s program ¿La ves? published WhatsApp messages attributed to Juan Pablo Beacon and referee Luis Lobo Medina referencing pre‑ and post‑match coordination for Tigre–Mitre on October 12, 2021.
- The chats reportedly stem from judicial forensic work on Beacon’s phone in a separate Pilar property case and include a message about a 400,000‑peso request from a contact saved as “Tovi II.”
- The 2021 match ended 3–3 and featured two key controversies now revisited: a double‑yellow sending off for Mitre’s Santiago Corda and a penalty awarded to Tigre that later analyses deemed incorrect.
- Buenos Aires legislator Facundo Del Gaiso filed a criminal complaint seeking an investigation into possible corruption and match manipulation involving Lobo Medina and Beacon.
- SADRA formally asked AFA to replace Lobo Medina for Banfield vs Tigre, yet the federation maintained his assignment and he refereed the match as legal and institutional reviews gather momentum.