Argentine football continues to generate enormous controversies. The Deportivo Riestra club, recently promoted to the first division, gave a lot to talk about this Monday, by giving minutes in its first team to an influencer.
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The debut of ‘Spreen‘, a 24-year-old streamer, lit up social networks and generated a lot of criticism of the club, which risked putting a player on the field without any professional experience, no less than against the leader of the Argentine League, Vélez Sársfield.
This was the performance of ‘Spreen’ in his ‘debut’ with Riestra in the Argentine League
‘Spreen’, whose real name is Iván Buhajeruk, was only on the field for a little over a minute and did not even touch the ball, before being replaced by Gustavo Fernández, by order of coach Christian Fabbiani.
Buhajeruk, who has more than 5.4 million followers on Instagram, obtained the card that qualified him as a professional player less than three months ago.
Far from being surprised by the change without even touching a ball, the 24-year-old ‘youth’ born in São Tomé went away applauding the ‘Maleo’ supporters.
With the well-known singer Luck Ra in the box, a friend of ‘Spreen’, this debut generated a lot of controversy due to the effort that millions of kids make in the training divisions to reach the elite of Argentine football and how easy it was for this ‘influencer’. ‘ who preferably uses the Twitch, Instagram and YouTube platforms.
Criticism of Riestra for putting a streamer on the field in an official game
What Riestra did generated enormous controversy. Braian Romero, the scorer of the goal with which Vélez tied 1-1, harshly criticized Riestra’s decision to let the streamer play.
“It was a lack of respect towards football. It is a wrong message that we give to society, to the kids who try their hardest and can’t. From where I am, I want to say that it is not the way, football “It’s trying and failing. The television showed them a shortcut that’s not that one.” Romero said.
Juan Sebastián Verón, former player of the Argentine National Team and today president of Estudiantes de La Plata, also expressed himself with a harsh but forceful phrase: “It was a total lack of respect for football and for football players,” he wrote in a story. from Instagram.
The presence of ‘Spreen’ in Riestra’s formation, according to the newspaper La Nación, was also motivated by an energy drink that the club sponsors.
“The only thing I know is that Iván (Buhajeruk) sells cans and he pays me for the can. So, let him come,” Fabbiani said before his debut.
“We cannot lose focus. He came before me and in the squad we have everything very clear. We have 10 finals left and it’s going to be tough. We have to know that we cannot give anything away,” he added.
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With Efe and La Nación (Argentina-GDA)
