The international media reports that the Chilean federation presented “a complaint of several pages” in which it demands that Ecuador lose the points of the duels in which the defender was present.
The ANFP rallies to everything before FIFA for the case of defender Byron Castillo. The national entity has filed a formal complaint against Ecuador for the use of player Byron Castillo during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Qualifiers process.
It is planned to establish that the footballer is in fact Colombian, so he could not participate in the meetings of the Ecuadorian team by breaking the regulations. .
This situation was underlined by the New York Times which reports that Chile presented on Wednesday “a multi-page claim in which there are certificates and birth certificates showing that the defender was born in Colombia three years before what is indicated in the documents used to identify him as Ecuadorian.
“Chile demands that Ecuador give up the eight qualifying games in which Castillo participated, with the opponents automatically awarding three points per game. If FIFA agrees, as it has done in at least one recent case in South America, it would take Chile to the World Cup at the expense of Ecuador. “, underlines the publication.
There they also talk about the doubts that the player’s records have caused even in the Ecuadorian federation, which has delayed the player’s use in the tricolor team due to a previous investigation. This had determined that at least 75 young players had falsified records.
According to the New York Times, two years ago the chairman of a special commission of inquiry convened by the federation “seemed to suggest that Castillo was Colombian”.
“The level, both in quantity and quality, of information and evidence that we were able to gather surprised even us “said Eduardo Carlezzo, lawyer for the Chilean federation. In addition to an Ecuadorian birth certificate used by Castillo, there was also a Colombian birth certificate of a similarly named child born in 1995 whose parents have the same names as Castillo.
Moreover, the media reports that “Chile will point to a recent precedent in another sport to make their point. Last month, Spain have been disqualified from the 2023 Rugby World Cup after deducting points for fielding an ineligible player in two games . But he also has recent experience of a similar situation in football: in 2018 World Cup qualifying, Chile were granted a bye after FIFA discovered that Bolivia had fielded an ineligible player in two matches ”.
If FIFA determines that Byron Castillo was ineligible for Ecuador, El Tri will forfeit all points from matches where the defender was present and hand them over to their rivals. Thus, the Red would add six points which would leave him in Qatar 2022 .
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Source: Latercera
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