San Martin S.J. was forced to suspend its participation in the competition after a player assaulted the referee in a Primera Nacional match. The decision was made by the LPF. The incident occurred during the match between San Martin S.J. and Nueva Chicago. The referee was assaulted by a San Martin S.J. player after being shown a red card. The LPF decided to suspend San Martin S.J. from the competition for a period of three matches. The club apologized for the incident and assured that it would take measures to prevent something similar from happening in the future. The suspension of San Martin S.J. is a hard blow to the club, which is currently in a relegation position in the Primera Nacional table. The club will have to work hard to recover its position in the competition.