There are still five dates left until the end of the 2023 Clausura tournament and the finalists for League 1 have been determined. Alianza Lima already has a guaranteed spot; while Universitario, Sporting Cristal and Melgar fight for second place. A few weeks after meeting the national champions, footballer Marcio Valverde made a request that caused controversy among some fans, saying that he would be involved in the scandal at the Cantolao Academy.
The current Sport Boys player published a message on his Twitter account in which he called between the lines for the cancellation of League 1 2023. In the publication, the attacker demands that “what happened in Bolivia”, the country in which the tournament was canceled due to allegations of corruption and match-fixing.
“I hope that Bolivia will be represented in our league. Just like that, bye,” wrote Marcio Valverde when the game took place Binacional vs. Academia Cantolaofor date 15 of the 2023 Clausura tournament.
Publication by Marcio Valverde on his Twitter account. Photo capture
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Why would Marcio Valverde ask to cancel Liga 1 2023?
Although the footballer did not specify the reasons, this request would be due to the scandal that would occur in the world Academia Cantolao. According to former soccer player Víctor Rossel, six members of the Chalaco team were suspended for their involvement in sports betting issues.
“These two teams have to go into relegation, it’s that simple. They had a bad start and got worse. Unprecedented things happened outside of sports, in Municipal and Cantolao they separated players because of non-sports problems. In Cantolao they separated 6 players because of sports “betting problems,” said the popular “Pituquito”.