He Deportivo Riestra issued a statement on its social networks offering the “sincere apologies” for the inclusion of the influencer Ivan Buhajerukbetter known as “ Spreen“, in the tie against Velez by date 22 of the Professional Football League 2024.
If the news of his call-up had already surprised the football world, the coach’s decision Cristian Fabbiani to put him from the start before the team Liniers It left everyone stunned and generated from laughter to indignation among many.
This feeling of rejection from the world of football was strengthened when Deportivo Riestra He finished making the marketing strategy effective, making Iván Buhajeruk play for only thirty seconds without even touching the ball.
At the request of the technical director, Pedro Monje committed an infraction on Claudius Aquino so that the influencer can be replaced by Gustavo Fernandez and, thus, start the game seriously.
Deportivo Riestra’s statement apologizing
After this unanimous indignation in the social networks and the investigation that opened the Ethics Court of the Argentine Football Association (AFA)the club Under Flowers He released a statement on social networks expressing himself about it.
“Yesterday, we had the opportunity to have the participation of Iván Buhajeruk, the most important streamer in Latin America, in the match against Vélez. Unfortunately this marketing action generated many negative opinions. We want to offer our most sincere apologies to those who “they felt offended”they pointed out.
“At no time was it our intention to disrespect Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield or Argentine football in general. This situation was clarified during the week before the match by our coach, who contacted his Vélez counterpart to tell him about the initiative. “The same thing happened between the captains of both teams.”continued Deportivo Riestra in your text.
In addition, the club argued the decision to include Buhajeruk: “Our objective was (and is) to attract new audiences to football, generating bridges between different worlds and platforms to continue promoting the product and our club, living a historic moment in the First Division. As mentioned by the President of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez, in Europe the young audience is decreasing in this activity. Through this action, Riestra seeks with Spreen to attract new generations that today are projected on social networks through influencers.”
“We deeply value the work of all the components of that beautiful activity that is football and we reaffirm our commitment to it, seeking to contribute positively to the evolution and growth of the sport that we love in all its areas,” the statement concluded.
Source: Ambito
