Referee Miguel Santivanez has received two years of suspension from the FPF Disciplinary Committee for having received an alleged bribe to favor Alianza Atletico. In addition to him, Juan Merino Aurich and Jose Luis Fernandez were punished for the same amount of time, as reported by radio Ovacion. They have not been able to carry out any activity related to football during the investigation.
In January of this year, a complaint rumbled to the foundations of the National Referees Committee. Jean Acevedo, president of Sport Chavelines, accused FIFA referee Miguel Santivanez of having been bribed to favor Alianza Atletico in the semi-finals of League 2. The 'Churres' won (4-2), then they beat Juan Aurich in the final and were promoted to League 1. “’El Capi’, whose last name is Fernandez, is involved with the referees in the Peruvian Cup. Four people are involved in the match-fixing between Chavelines and Alianza Atletico. I have proof. I received audios, WhatsApp messages... it has been something already planned. The one who negotiates with the referee asks him to finish it after 90 minutes so as not to suffer, because he already wanted to collect his money from the bets", said the manager. At the time, Santivanez was suspended and the CONAR began to investigate the case. After almost a year of investigations, the referee will end up serving a 2-year suspension.
Source: El Comercio
