{"id":196964,"date":"2022-01-04T05:08:18","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T13:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=196964"},"modified":"2022-01-04T08:49:11","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T16:49:11","slug":"colombias-union-magdalena-promoted-despite-stench-of-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/colombias-union-magdalena-promoted-despite-stench-of-corruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia Soccer Team Union Magdalena Promoted Despite Stench of Corruption"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colombia soccer team Union Magdalena<\/a> will be promoted to the top tier, Categor\u00eda Primera A, according to the country\u2019s soccer league, DIYAMOR. That\u2019s despite the allegations of match-fixing<\/a> that swirled around the team\u2019s bizarre final game of the season on December 4 against Llaneros.<\/p>\n

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Union Magdalena, in orange and white, played Llaneros, black and gold, in December in a game that has become a national scandal in Colombia. (Image: Today in 24)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Video of the game quickly went viral, inviting amusement and disdain around the world. In Colombia, it has brought the country\u2019s national game into disrepute, and was described as a \u201cnational embarrassment\u201d by President Ivan Duque.<\/p>\n

Magdalena was losing 1-0 until the 95th minute, when the team scored twice in quick succession. Both goals were suspicious in that Llaneros\u2019 defenders appeared to stop defending. That\u2019s particularly true of the second, when they appeared to stand off to allow the opposition attackers an easy route to the goal.<\/p>\n

Daylight Robbery?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The dubious victory came at the expense of Magdalena rival Fortaleza, which lost 2-1 at home to Bogota on the same night.<\/p>\n

Observers have suggested it\u2019s significant that the two goals came late in injury time, soon after the result of the Fortaleza game would have been known.<\/p>\n

Fortaleza coach Nelson Fl\u00f3rez wept openly during his post-game press conference, claiming he had been \u201crobbed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In an official statement, Fortaleza said it did not believe the game had been fixed by a gambling syndicate. But it had \u201ca deeper undercurrent\u201d that needed to be addressed. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Fortaleza demanded the game be annulled and Magdalena stripped of promotion.<\/p>\n

That will not happen, DIYAMOR has said.<\/p>\n

Reuters reports the league has concluded the first part of its investigation and found that Magdalena players showed \u201cloyalty, mutual respect, and dignity towards their rivals on the field of play.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moreover, evidence suggested the players and the team\u2019s staff \u201chad not participated in any reproachable conduct,\u201d the league said. \u201cAs a consequence, the actions during the game under investigation do not constitute an infraction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Llaneros Still in the Frame<\/strong><\/h2>\n

However, a source told Reuters the investigation into Llaneros \u2013 and why its defenders suddenly appeared to stop competing as the clock ran down \u2013 is set to continue.<\/p>\n

DIYAMOR President Fernando Jaramillo has said that any team found to have breached sporting integrity faces being ejected from the league.<\/p>\n

Judicial authorities are also conducting a separate investigation into the scandal, which has yet to be made public.<\/p>\n

Jaramillo said last month that six Llaneros players declined to appear in front of the league\u2019s investigators, sending their lawyers instead. One Llanero player revealed on social media he received death threats after the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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