Less than 24 hours to start Chile Cup An unusual situation occurred will affect four amateur football clubs this Saturday, given that they will be eliminated by the secretariat because they do not have a stadium enabled to play their respective duels and will breach the rules, which were delivered just this Thursday.
Copa Chile duels that will not be played in the First Phase. Article 23 applies and visiting clubs advance with a score of 3-0. pic.twitter.com/dYC9SVpaGm
– Sergio Godoy Acosta (@SGodoyAcosta) March 19, 2022
The teams that will be eliminated are Aguará, Tricolor de Paine, Dante de Nueva Imperial and Colegio Quillón.
For its part, Rodelindo Román, Lautaro de Buín, Deportes Concepción and Iberia de Los Angeles will advance as secretary.
According to journalist Sergio Godoy Acosta, correspondent for Outdoors in Concepcion, this situation occurs because The position of the ANFP is that article 23 will be applied to amateur clubs that do not have a stadium available for duels this weekend.and the rivals will be understood as winners with a score of 3-0.
#CopaChile ANFP’s position is that Article 23 will be applied to amateur clubs that do not have a stadium available for duels this weekend, and the rivals will be understood as winners with a score of 3-0.
– Sergio Godoy Acosta (@SGodoyAcosta) March 18, 2022
These clubs were notified at the beginning of the month that they should have their stadiums enabled by Safe Stadium, but they failed to gather documentation and permits with the presidential delegations, with a change of authorities involved.
There were requests from these clubs to reschedule the games and play them in the middle of the week, other nearby stadiums, but there was no willingness from all parties involved.
Knowing this situation, two of the affected clubs, Tricolor de Paine and Dante de Nueva Imperial, regretted what happened and accused that “they did everything possible” and that “it did not depend on us.”
New Imperial’s Dante “Everything possible was done, but it wasn’t up to us.” pic.twitter.com/4HhU08CgEA
– Sergio Godoy Acosta (@SGodoyAcosta) March 19, 2022