Buenos Aires, March 19 (NA) – Former Newell's Old Boys leader Cristian D'Amico publicly stated that 'actions were taken' so that the Rosario team could win a match when 'we were about to go down to B' (the second division of Argentine football). According to the Argentine News Agency (NA), which collected statements from Dado Stream, the former member of the 'Lepra' (the team's nickname) board of directors referred to the rojinegros' 2-0 victory over Huracán in the 2025 Closing Tournament. This victory was Newell's last in their last 19 official matches. '(Ignacio) Boero allowed (Ignacio) Astore to stay until December, where we were about to go down to B if we didn't take actions for Newell's to win a match,' exclaimed D'Amico, which quickly sparked controversy on social media where several users described the events as 'extremely serious'. Currently, coached by Frank Kudelka, who recently suffered a 5-0 defeat to Lanús, the team is in last place in the Professional League's annual table with 3 points in 10 matches played, where they have not yet managed to get three points in a row and have accumulated seven defeats and three draws. Meanwhile, in the averages table, which also grants a relegation spot to the Primera Nacional, the Rosario team is in 26th place, only ahead of Sarmiento, Aldosivi, Mendoza's Gymnastics, and Estudiantes de Río Cuarto, the latter two of whom were recently promoted to the country's top division.
