Argentina probes whether or not crimson card associated to sports activities betting in Cup recreation

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Argentina’s justice system mentioned on Thursday it had opened an investigation into whether or not sports activities betting performed a task in an Agropecuario participant being despatched off in opposition to Boca Juniors in a Copa Argentina recreation this month.

Milton Leyendeker was crimson carded eight minutes into the match on Aug. 10 for a problem on Exequiel Zeballos. Boca gained the sport 1-0 however Zeballos suffered a critical ankle damage that required surgical procedure.

“The prosecutor (Celsa Ramirez) is investigating if there have been bets on whether or not there could be an Agropecuario participant despatched off earlier than 10 minutes into the match,” the general public prosecutor’s workplace of the Metropolis of Buenos Aires mentioned on its Twitter account.

Native media first reported that playing might need been concerned.

“We need to see if there’s any fact within the media experiences,” a supply from the prosecutor’s workplace informed Reuters, including that these kinds of bets could be unlawful.

Leyendeker mentioned the concept that he intentionally obtained himself despatched off was “completely loopy”.

“Am I going to go away my group with one much less, taking part in in opposition to Boca, in a recreation that everybody desires to play?” he was quoted as saying by native media publication Infobae.

“One thing like this had by no means occurred to me.”

Reporting by Ramiro Scandolo and Nicolas Misculin; Writing by Anthony Esposito; Modifying by Peter Rutherford

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