Deportivo Maipu has officially moved to protect veteran midfielder Enzo Perez, releasing a definitive statement to deny widespread allegations that the 40-year-old physically assaulted or spat on match officials following a volatile red card incident in the Primera Nacional.
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Subscribe Sekarang →The controversy unfolded during a tense fixture against Gimnasia y Tiro when referee Gaston Monzon Brizuela ordered a retake of a missed penalty due to the goalkeeper moving off his line. This decision triggered an immediate outcry from the players of the Mendoza-based club.
According to the club's official statement, "Enzo Perez in no way physically assaulted the referee or his assistants, nor did the alleged spitting incident reported on social media and certain media outlets ever take place."
While acknowledging that the former River Plate star expressed intense verbal frustration on the pitch, the institution emphasized that the refereeing crew itself confirmed no physical aggression occurred. Perez had received a straight red card after making a controversial gesture toward the officials and confronting the fourth official before teammates intervened to pull him away.