US EditionEstudiantes chief Veron and team handed bans over guard of honour incident
Juan Sebastián Verón was suspended for six months and players for two matches after protesting a late AFA rule change awarding Rosario Central a new league title.
- On Thursday, the Argentine Football Association suspended Juan Sebastián Verón and Estudiantes de La Plata’s starting lineup after they refused the guard of honour at Sunday’s Clausura last-16 match.
- The move followed the Argentine Football Association's surprise creation of a 'League Champion' title, awarded to Rosario Central for topping the Apertura and Clausura tournaments with 66 points.
- AFA's disciplinary panel imposed specific penalties including a six-month ban on Verón, two-match suspensions for all eleven players, captain Santiago Núñez losing the armband for three months, and a fine equivalent to 4,000 match tickets, with suspensions served in the first tournament of 2026.
- Estudiantes de La Plata Board of Directors expressed full support for Verón, Núñez and the squad and is assessing legal measures; the punishments have placed AFA president Claudio 'Chiqui' Tapia in the spotlight amid support from dozens of lower-division clubs.
- Critics note a pattern of frequent rule and format changes under AFA leadership, with Milei intervening after the club's support for Verón and the suspension of players, amid allegations linking Tapia to Sur Finanzas and tax evasion, prompting political reactions.
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Estudiantes' strongman reportedly ordered that Rosario players who won the title in Argentina not be honored.
The Argentine Football Association has banned Estudiantes president Juan Sebastián Verón for six months for refusing to stand in a ceremonial procession for newly crowned champions Rosario Central.
AFA furore deepens as tribunal sanctions Estudiantes, bans Verón
Estudiantes condemns punishment handed out La Plata-based side after their players turned their backs on Rosario Central during guard of honour; Club President Verón handed six-month ban, captain stripped of band for three months and players suspended; Dispute over direction of domestic game deepens after the club signals possible legal action.
Students of La Plata made a corridor with their backs to the players of Rosario Central after the criticism of the AFA for the title awarded
Ex-Man Utd star Juan Sebastian Veron slapped with SIX-MONTH ban after rule change controversy - The Mirror
The Argentina Football Association has acted after Estudiantes refused to give Rosario Central a guard of honour over a controversial rule change that made them champions
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