Former Argentinian referee Javier Castrilli was fired in Chili from his position as president of the Arbitration Commission of the National Professional Football Association (ANFP) and the owner of that entity, paul miladexplained that the dismissal was due to “not abide by a decision of the board of directors” amid the appearance of scandalous audios after a promotion match for a place in the first category.
The Sheriff was involved after transcending the referee’s statements Francisco Gilbertwhat He claimed to have received “pressure” from the VAR during the meeting between Huachipato and Copiapó on January 27. Huachipato won 1-0 with a controversial penalty in the second leg and managed to stay in the highest category, after also winning the first leg, 3-2.
In the audios published by the chain DNA Radio, Gilabert recreated the dialogue he had with the VAR after charging a foul in the Copiapó area. From the cabin they called him because they had warned that there was no such infraction and that, therefore, the error should be corrected. But when the judge approached the monitor and recognized his mistake, the disaster began.
The criminal of the scandal
“I played it to collect it because I saw that it touched his ankle and [si estaba equivocado] VAR was going to call me. He calls me, I’m going to see, I see that it’s not a penalty, I’m going to go out with a corner kick and they tell me: ‘Francisco! please, one moment Analyze the shirt. I see the shirt and I see that he is taking the shirt, but I said: ‘It seems to me a game action, I’m going to go with a corner kick’. But from the VAR they insisted: ‘Francisco, please analyze the shirt’, and then I understood that something had happened. There was, I don’t know, something weird. And I left with the feeling that I was going to charge something that was not “, assured the referee. Permeable, and despite what he considered, Gilabert ratified the penaltyconverted by Cris Martínez, who defined the game and sentenced the series.
“The game ended and from the VAR they tell me: “Luckily you charged the penalty, luckily you understood us” “, the judge expanded, before revealing the cause that still generates commotion in Chilean soccer: “«They called us from Santiago, [y nos dijeron] that you had to charge a penalty»”. In his audios, Gilabert makes it clear what happened and acknowledges that he does not know exactly who gave the order to charge that foul, but he maintains a particular suspicion: “I thought that [Osvaldo] Talamilla or Castrilli have some play with the eggs… from Huachipato. I think it’s the closest.”
Gilabert extended his assessment of the situation: “They took me for a reason, they know I’m one of the newest in FIFA and they’ll believe that because they chose me… I don’t know… I thought that. And that those of the VAR already knew what was going to happen and they already had it half talked about. I have thought so many things… I did not have autonomy, I was forced to charge something and look what happened”.
In addition, the referee assured that he received a call from Castrilli: “He told me that he was a brave, courageous guy, who felt represented by me on the court. Pure verse”.
According to Milad, Castrilli did not accept being “removed from office while the investigation lasts” and that is why he was expelled from the role he assumed in September of last year with the message that “we cannot allow football to continue transmitting impunity; We want football to have maximum transparency and reduce the possibility of any error”. However, the figure of Castrilli was in decline after days ago they were dismissed 11 refereesincluding international Julio Bascuñán and Piero Maza, Y the union declared a strike that put in doubt the next date of the championship. Until then, Milad supported the dismissals and did not rule out hiring foreign judges.
”I feel frustrated. They brought me for a task that I had been carrying out, but the situation and the conjuncture forces them to make this decision”, expressed the Argentine in an interview with the newspaper Third. He alleged that he did not accept the suspension since he was the one who initiated and promoted the investigation for what happened in that match.
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Scandal in Chile due to pressure from the VAR for the referee to call a penalty