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Deportivo player questioned by police after leaked audio

MADRID | ByAssociated Press
Aug 05, 2020 09:09 PM IST

Deportivo La Coruña captain Álex Bergantiños said he was asked by authorities to explain his comments in the audio released by Spanish media on Tuesday

Spanish police on Wednesday questioned a player who suggested in a leaked audio recording that his team may not play to win a rescheduled second-division match. Deportivo La Coruña captain Álex Bergantiños said he was asked by authorities to explain his comments in the audio released by Spanish media on Tuesday. His talk with police came two days before Deportivo — already relegated — hosts Fuenlabrada in a final-round match rescheduled after Fuenlabrada players tested positive for the coronavirus.

Representational image.(REUTERS)
Representational image.(REUTERS)

Bergantiños said in the recording, apparently sent to his teammates, that club lawyers advised the team to show up with at least eight professional players to avoid losing points, but that he didn’t know “what kind of game it would be,” or whether they would talk to Fuenlabrada players and maybe after “1-0 we just sit back, I don’t know.”

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Bergantiños said the audio should have stayed private and denied any attempt had been made — or was going to be made — to prearrange the result of the match.

Fuenlabrada, which needs at least a draw against Deportivo to reach the promotion playoffs, had forwarded the audio recording to local authorities, saying it was a victim.

Elche is currently holding the final playoff spot.

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