{"id":2671,"date":"2023-08-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/match-fixing-in-colombia-this-is-how-the-mafias-operate\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T00:00:00","slug":"match-fixing-in-colombia-this-is-how-the-mafias-operate","status":"publish","type":"gambling","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/colombian-gambling-news\/match-fixing-in-colombia-this-is-how-the-mafias-operate\/","title":{"rendered":"Match fixing in Colombia, this is how the mafias operate."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">Evert Montero, president of Fecoljuegos, the association that brings together most of the country&#39;s online betting platforms, says that match-fixing occurs mainly in the second division because the players experience more financial hardships there.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">In B there are hundreds of footballers who receive a minimum salary, or salaries that do not exceed two million pesos per month (usd 500.oo)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:x-large\">&quot;There are boys who arrive with very great economic deficiencies and are subject to being permeated by these people who want to cheat the sport,&quot; says the president of Fecoljuegos.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">The platforms have designed specialized programs to detect risky sporting events and block those bets.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">From the experience they have in analyzing these cases in other countries, they know that it is an international business.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">&ldquo;There are international mafias that have a structure to defraud bookmakers.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">They are the ones that reach the players or the athlete or the person in competition.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:x-large\"><strong>How the mafias operate<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/assets\/international\/match-fixing-in-colombia-this-is-how-the-mafias-operate2.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">Few have dared to denounce it publicly, as Alejandro Guerrero did two months ago, who at that time was the coach of Boca Juniors de Cali, a second division team.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">A communication has been sent to the managers by Dimayor and by the Federation, stating that there are situations that have arisen since 2018. What kinds of situations have been occurring?<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">That the matches have been rigged,&quot; said the coach.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">According to various sources consulted, the fixing happens above all in the Colombian soccer promotion tournament.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">Coach Guerrero gave the statement on May 13, after his team lost against Deportes Quind&iacute;o in the last game of the round-robin phase of the championship. After his statements, Guerrero was sanctioned by Dimayor.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">The entity that governs professional soccer said that his good name was affected.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">Finally, his punishment was lifted, and Guerrero is today without a team to lead.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">Bettors look for all kinds of arrangements with the players: from losing a match to generating a corner kick in a certain minute of the game.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">In the betting platforms they move large sums for this type of events in the matches.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">I hang up and after three minutes I come back and receive the same call from this number.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">I keep refusing and they tell me that they will raise the amount to 90 million pesos.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">I do not accept.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">I keep receiving insults from this subject, &rdquo;says the athlete who requested that his identity be reserved.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">Bettors usually contact players from private numbers or through social networks.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">&ldquo;When we got to the dining room and we sat down, I was the one who raised my hand, I took the floor and asked how many teammates to raise their hands, and two more teammates raised their hands and told me that for a number of corner kicks and<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">throw-ins offered them a certain amount of money&rdquo;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/assets\/international\/match-fixing-in-colombia-this-is-how-the-mafias-operate3.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:small\">Image of one of the controversial plays of the match.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">According to the complaint, the player refused to accept the offer.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">However, he assured that he noticed suspicious situations during the match that, finally, his team lost;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\">He also pointed out that the match in question, that is, Barranquilla FC vs. Bogot&aacute; FC, was a match in which the referee&#39;s bad attitude towards them was observed from the first minute.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"><em>&ldquo;He did not allow any Bogot&aacute; FC player to speak to him and at minute 15 of the game they already had four players booked, and at minute 20, one was sent off, ending the first half 2-0 against.<\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"><em> <\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"><em>At the beginning of the second half, approximately at minute 20, another player was sent off, even so, and with only 9 players, they managed to tie the game 2-2. At minute 87, the referee whistles a penalty against Bogot&aacute; FC.<\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"><em> <\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:large\"><em>He indicates that in the video it is clearly seen that there was not and in this way it was 3 &ndash; 2 in favor of Barranquilla FC, and that is how the game ended&rdquo;.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Few have dared to denounce it publicly, as Alejandro Guerrero did two months ago, who at that time was the coach of Boca Juniors de Cali, a second division team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2672,"menu_order":349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3,870,871],"class_list":{"0":"post-2671","1":"gambling","2":"type-gambling","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-coljuegos","8":"tag-colombian-match-fixin","9":"tag-soccer-fixing-scandal","10":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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