The early morning of this Sunday, May 4, a group of unknown people reached the headquarters of the Peruvian football Federation (FPF)in the district of San Luisand left posters with death threats aimed at the referees of the Liga 1.
The fact, which occurs after the controversial party between Lima Alliance y Scienceno By date 11 of the Opening tournamentalready light the alarms in the environment of the Peruvian footballimmersed in the last hours in a growing tension for the questions to the arbitration of Bruno Pérez during that sporting meeting.
The posters were placed on the front of the premises, located in block 20 of the Avenida Aviation. In addition to containing insults against the judges of the tournament and violent expressions, the posters carried the message: “When we kill an referee they will stop stealing us”phrase that generated indignation between workers of the Federation, residents of the sector and fans.
In the upper part of the poster highlighted the hashtag #Alianzasedefundain reference to the Victorian club that in recent days denounced alleged damages against him by arbitration.
According to witnesses of the area, the attack occurred around 2:00 in the morning. A group of between three and five individuals arrived at a vehicle, descended and, in a matter of minutes, wallpaper the walls and entrance of the enclosure. Then, they played the headquarters to make sure they attract attention and left without confrontation.
The agents of the San Luis Police Station They went to the site after receiving an alert call. Upon arrival, they found the presence of intimidating messages and deployed surveillance in the vicinity to protect administrative staff and the facilities of the FPF. So far, no arrests were reported. The authorities have initiated an investigation and are already reviewing the Security cameras of the area.
This episode adds to a chain of conflicts generated by arbitration decisions in the Peruvian championship, especially after the match played on Friday, May 2 between Lima Alliance y Sciencenoin the stadium Alejandro Villanuevabetter known as Matute.
The Cusco set won 1-0 with a bit of Christian Cueva penalty in discounts, in a play reviewed by the OUR which caused controversy for its interpretation.
The referee’s performance Bruno Pérez She was severely criticized by Alianza Lima coach, Néstor Gorositowho after the meeting denounced an alleged pattern of damages against his team.
“After five minutes they are admonishing one, that is not normal. The same thing always happens. It generates helplessness,” said the coach, after remarking that the arbitral decisions They have systematically affected the club during the tournament.
Gorosito also claimed for the expulsion of the striker Paolo Guerrero and the defender Carlos Zambranowho received double warning in the same play that resulted in the Cienciano prison.
Also, the technical director blue and white He questioned that an alleged offense against Guerrero was not sanctioned in the first half, in which, in his words, the attacker was held inside the area without any infraction.
A day later, the national Referees Commission (CONAR) published the audios and videos of the OUR About that play and acknowledged that the main referee acted incorrectly. The report indicated that the defender of Cienciano, Jimmy Valoyeshe held to Guerrero limiting its displacement, and that Pérez He adopted a bad position at the time of contact. The Conar He also observed that no previous warning was made, which aggravated the error of appreciation.
The official pronouncement of the governing body of the national arbitration, far from placating the discomfort, increased criticism in social networks and sports media. The tension grew not only among the followers of Lima Alliancebut in the football environment in general, where different sectors demand more transparency and equity in the use of arbitration technology.
Until the closing of this edition, nor the Peruvian Football Federation nor the Liga 1 They have issued an official statement on the posters with threats. Nor has the club pronounced Lima Alliance Regarding the use of your name or symbols in these posters. The situation keeps the referees of the championship in suspense and has generated concern about their safety of the next meetings of the Opening Tournament.
