Buenos Aires, Nov 23 (NA) – Following the 1-0 defeat to Estudiantes de La Plata, Rosario Central star Ángel Di María commented on the 'walk of shame'—with their backs turned—that the Platense team performed before kickoff. According to the Argentine News Agency (NA), the 2022 World champion explained: 'That's their business... They did the walk anyway. We entered the pitch as we were supposed to... In the end, that's that,' the 'Fideo' concluded. Estudiantes' reaction to Rosario Central is set against the tense climate left by the tournament's conclusion. Central sought to focus on the football, while Estudiantes made its position clear regarding how the championship was decided. The walk, the stares, and the pre-match atmosphere were just another chapter in a controversy that promises further repercussions. 'One of the guys told me they were going to do that.' He then added: 'It's fine, it's their thing. For 'Pincha' (Estudiantes' nickname), Central's championship was linked to a resolution external to the competition, which was reflected in their pre-match treatment. Beyond the background, the duel at the Gigante de Arroyito stadium evidenced that the sporting tension is still latent. In La Plata, they believe that the Rosarino team's consecration was crossed by administrative decisions and not by a defining match on the field, which generated discomfort in a good part of the institution and its people. This feeling of injustice led to symbolic gestures, such as the walk of shame with their backs turned, which served as a way to express their disagreement without complying with the formality that the protocol demands.
