football in Argentina people live with a lot of passion, but there are some cities in which that passion is exacerbated to more extreme limits. One of them is Rosariowhere football is more than a mere sport and the rivalry between Central Rosary y Newell’s It addresses everyday life and leads to extreme measures. Like the one that could fit Franco Diazmidfielder of the Leprosywho appeared in a video confessing to be a Rosario Central fan and will be sanctioned.
The video, which quickly went viral in Rosario, shows Díaz in a context of nighttime activity with his car, when he is approached by a group of young people who asks them which club they are from. “Us? From Rosario Central »says Diaz. The player born in Burzaco He began to be harassed on his social networks for the video and had to come out to clarify his version of the events.
«I make this video to clarify the situation of what is happening. There is a video circulating that is not my way of thinking, of feeling. I didn’t realize they were recording me. It was in a tense situation where there were people surrounding my car. And I said it more than anything to get out of the situation.”says Díaz in the video he published on his networks.
«I want to clarify that I am 100% committed to Newell’s, that I am happy in the largest club in the interior. And that thing about the video is not true. It’s not something I think or feel. “I hope that those who were offended by that know how to apologize and understand me.”closes his statement the midfielder who had been starting at Newell’s and scored a goal against the Inter Miami of Lionel Messi in a friendly this year.
Sanction for Franco Díaz
However, the player who emerged in Temperley and who is on loan from Vélez at Newell’s will have to face a sanction. «He had to come out to clarify it because he had all the social networks exploited by Newell’s fans. What are the leaders going to do? Sanction him»said Fernando Carrafielloa journalist from Rosario on Radio La Red, who anticipated a sanction that could be extreme. «And it is likely that the sanction will not be small, for some match. “I don’t know if there isn’t a termination analysis.”he reported.