Universitario qualified for the Copa Sudamericana play-offs after beating Gimnasia at the Monumental Stadium, but the celebration was marred by a fight that led to clashes between players from both sides after the final whistle.
José Carvallo was one of those involved in the incidents, although he can be seen in videos attacking Argentine players. The top-flight goalkeeper took to his social media to announce his release. “First of all, I apologize to the people and fans who went to the stadium for my bad reaction; “I see a lot of media attacking me without knowing how the events took place and they don’t analyze the whole context,” the statement began.
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Carvallo confessed how his reaction came about. “When I turn around and see them attacking our prop man on the floor with punches and kicks between two players, then I react when I see the passivity of the police. I think that anyone who sees an injustice in a person would have no hesitation in coming to his defense.”
“Finally they realize that my intention is to go towards the other player and he’s the one pushing his teammate to me to hide and there I hit him from behind because he came so fast.” he added.
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Finally, he admitted that he felt calm after the incident. “I’m one of those who thinks violence doesn’t lead to anything good, I’m not looking for it, but I also believe that I acted in defense of someone who was violently injured, I’m at peace with my conscience.”
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For his part JeanFerrari, Creme admin confirmed the club are awaiting the referee’s report to give his clearance. “We cannot express opinions, we have the cameras and videos, evidence of every dismissal. We will wait for the information that Conmebol sends us to explain our position. “There were no measures violating the closure of the stadium,” he said.
And he added: “The police do not seem to have the experience to deal with such situations. Our private security service is the one who made the separation with cords”.
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“University has done more than just merit”
George Fossati He highlighted the work his managers did to stay alive in the Copa Sudamericana. “The university has more than earned its place in the classification. There were very good games here and abroad, we knew that we had very strong opponents,” he emphasized before commenting on the anger at the end.
DT assured that the “U” “suffered with the referees, especially in the games against Goiás”. Ultimately, the reaction of the Turner boys is that they bit each other to the end and vented their anger after the final whistle.”