The tension reached its peak in the semi-finals National Men’s Volleyball Premier League 2025. On Monday, December 1, one of the most controversial episodes of the season took place, After Let’s go peerlessthe current four-time Peruvian champion, publicly denounced that Peruvian Volleyball Federation (FPV) He tried to disqualify him in the middle of a decisive duel against Regatas Lima.
According to the club’s version, Al-Ittihad would have practiced A “to threaten” To prevent the team from carrying out a symbolic and silent protest at the first points of the match. This intervention, aimed at stopping peaceful demonstrations, created a climate of greater confrontation on and off the field.
Vamos Perles reported, through a post on its official platforms, that the warning came directly through the match referee, Luis Huailinos, who was going to convey a message from the Portuguese Football Federation indicating that if the team does not resume its activity immediately, it will be excluded from the tournament.
He added: “The Union, through referee Luis Huailinos, threatened us with excluding us from the league if we did not play this match of shame. Men’s League This is not a show!The club expressed it in a firm message, which it attached to a video clip showing the exact moment the union representative intervened.
In the photos shared by Peerless, the team is shown parked in their positions, remaining motionless for the opening points of the match as part of the protest. The aim of this action was to express their dissatisfaction with the series of irregularities that, according to the club, have been going on for several seasons and which, they claim, directly affect the men’s branch of volleyball in Peru.
While the hex maintained its initial position, the FPV representative aggressively approached the area where the referee was. The video shows how the delegate demands that the match continue and warns that remaining motionless could be interpreted as a refusal to play the match, a situation that could lead to immediate disqualification.
But Perlis categorically rejected that his intention was to boycott the match. “At no time did we refuse to play. We would have stood on the field in protest and we would have continued the normal development of the game. But this union does not even allow protest actionsThe club confirmed, stressing that the action was not aimed at suspending the match, but rather to show its dissatisfaction with the Al-Ittihad administration, as it did in previous matches.
This incident adds to a series of complaints that Perls has recently expressed against FPV. A few days ago, the club announced A Alleged manipulation of the rankings From the first stage of the league, which – as they claimed – changed the quarter-final matches at the expense of the four-time champion. In addition, the Foundation questioned the lack of financial support for men’s clubs and the Federation’s failure to fulfill its obligations, which led to a significant deterioration in the relationship between the two parties.
The new accusation, now directly linked to the sporting integrity of the semi-finals, raises the conflict to a higher level and revives the controversy over the management of the men’s branch of volleyball in Peru, which has historically been relegated compared to the women’s branch. The club, one of the most successful clubs in the country, confirms that the situation is unsustainable and that the current circumstances affect the credibility of the tournament.
finally, Let’s go peerless He was able to continue the first leg of the semi-final against Regattas, although he did not achieve a positive result. The four-time national champion fell in straight sets and now has to fight back in their return duel to force A.J “extra game” This allows him to continue the fight for a place in the 2025 LNSV Men’s Final.