Streamer Spreen's Controversial One-Minute Debut in First Division
The debut of 'Spreen,' a 24-year-old streamer, in Deportivo Riestra for only 59 seconds has sparked controversy in Monday's match against league leader Vélez Sarsfield, for the 22nd round of the Argentine tournament.
Iván Buhajeruk, with over 5.4 million followers on Instagram, obtained his professional player license less than three months ago and on Monday had the pleasure of starting with jersey number 47.
Coach Christian ‘Ogro’ Fabbiani substituted him at 59 seconds for Gustavo Fernández, and far from being surprised by the change without even touching the ball, the 24-year-old from Santo Tomé walked off applauding the 'Maleo' supporters.
With the famous singer Luck Ra in the box, a friend of 'Spreen', this debut generated much controversy due to the effort millions of young players make in the formative divisions to reach the elite of Argentine football and how easy it was for this influencer who mainly uses platforms like Twitch, Instagram, and YouTube.
This is the second media stunt by Deportivo Riestra, who in May during the sixteenth finals of the Copa Argentina against Newell’s Old Boys debuted Mateo Apolonio, the youngest player in the history of Argentine football at 14 years and 29 days.
The boy, who had beaten the record of Hugo Aicardi, Racing's goalkeeper during the 1975 strike, has not played again for Deportivo Riestra and it seems that it was just a media move at that time.