Independiente squad heads to Paraguay for Conmebol hearing | OneFootball

The roster is completed by Carlos Montaña, Daniel Seoane, Maximiliano Walker, and Ariel Reck, vice president, general secretary, lawyer, and sports advisor of the club, respectively.

The delegation of Independiente will travel this morning to Luque, Paraguay, for the Conmebol hearing that will take place from 3 PM after the unfortunate episode of violence experienced in the rematch against Universidad de Chile for the Copa Sudamericana. Néstor Grindetti, president, Carlos Montaña, vice president, Daniel Seoane, general secretary, Maximiliano Walker, club lawyer, and Ariel Reck, sports law advisor, will be the representatives of the Rojo.

A day after the scandal, the former mayor of Lanús flew urgently to Paraguay along with Montaña, Walker, and Seoane to meet with the legal body of the South American football entity. After that meeting, which lasted just under an hour, the South American confederation opened a file for each team and gave them until August 27 to present their statements.

Both sides have already prepared theirs. In the case of Rojo, Grindetti assured that the club was "a victim" of "violent and premeditated" attacks, in addition to having evidence to identify those involved and alleging that the Chilean fans started the conflict. On the other side, they sent an 18-page document that begins with "a report of facts not recorded by the match officials, starting from the coach's (Julio Vaccari) statement in the previous days."

What did the coach of the Avellaneda team say? After losing 2-0 to Vélez in Liniers and before the return leg of the cup, he ironically stated: "On Wednesday we have to win. We have to cheat. Find a way to get the ball into the opponent's goal by any means because we have to win, because nothing else matters. I don't know, score a goal with the hand. By any means, because in football, results rule, there are no paths, no ways, so we will find a way to win by any means."

Both statements have been read and reviewed, and decisive hours are coming for U de Chile, Independiente, and Conmebol as they await a resolution that could imply many scenarios:

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