"No idea. “They are regular meetings.”
That, just in case and quickly opening the airbags, was the first response from the Argentine soccer leaders who in the last few hours were consulted by
Clarín
to find out what would be the agenda of topics for the meeting that the president of the
Argentine Soccer Association
,
Claudio Tapia
, made an emergency call for Monday at 11 in the morning at the Lionel Andrés Messi property in Ezeiza.
The secrecy is great
, but it is obvious that the call responds to the pot that was uncovered after last Tuesday as a result of
Pablo Dóvalo
's scandalous refereeing in the 2-2 between
Barracas Central
and
Independiente
, for the ninth date of the
Copa de la Copa. Professional League
.
That brief initial “no idea, these are regular meetings,” however, gave way to some slightly more juicy responses among those who manage some of the Professional League clubs.
Chiqui Tapia did not like the loud exchanges on social networks, with heavy accusations - which if true should be formalized in judicial complaints - with Carlos Tevez and Pablo Toviggino, his lieutenant, in the front row.
Especially because
Hugo Moyano's former son-in-
law senses that behind the words of the
Independiente technical director, the figure of
Mauricio Macri
appears again
, who could not make his return to Boca - he lost the elections last year, but has the will to return to be close to vernacular football-, and the advance of enabling the entry of public limited companies in Argentine football that has the endorsement of the government of
Javier Milei
.
The thing is that the boss of the AFA understands that all this dirt that appeared from under the carpets could scratch his management, which is supported by the sporting - and also commercial - success of
the Argentine National Team, which has Lionel Messi as its standard bearer
and, in turn, super questioned by the organizational blunders that begin with the mega-tournament of 28 teams in the First Division - and not to mention the promotion categories - and that end with suspected arbitrations, VAR included.
So, beyond the fact that it is true that the call already existed - a seminar organized by
Argentine Football Association Members
was scheduled -, Tapia wants the presidents or vice presidents of the 28 clubs of the
Professional League
to be present at the Futsal Coliseum on the premises. of Ezeiza to show "an image of unity and thus
“lower the waters”
. The idea is to apply, for the umpteenth time, the “everything passes” formula that
Julio Humberto Grondona
patented to sustain, without major turbulence, his three and a half decades of management at the football headquarters.
It is not known if there will be a formal statement about what happens under the gym shed - it is very possible that not - but a photo will surely circulate with the greatest number of people in the plane, as happened before the date of the classics where even the referees themselves were sitting, now the object of criticism.
In this way,
Tapia will try to ensure that the leadership team, as has been happening, remains aligned
despite the fact that more and more voices are being raised due to the arbitration rulings and the participation of the VAR.
Argentine Cup: Tigre and Chacarita will complete the suspended match
Everything happens.
The phrase immortalized by the late president of the AFA, Julio Humberto Grondona, serves to illustrate the decision that the Disciplinary Court made regarding the Argentine Cup match between Tigre and Chacarita, suspended for an attack on a Funebrero footballer with a bottle from the tribune
The match will resume - on a date and venue to be confirmed - to complete the remaining 39 minutes and with the 'Matador' leading 1 to 0. As Clarín was able to confirm, the Disciplinary Court, in a ruling that was published at the close of This edition, also determined that the match be played behind closed doors and a fine - seven dates with 500 tickets - for the Victoria club, whose fans attacked Fernando Brandán, which led to the suspension of the match for the 32nd finals.
RIquelme did not mess around “Today's football is a mess”
After Boca's defeat against Unión in Santa Fe, Juan Román Riquelme spoke with TyC Sports.
The president of the club came out to support coach Diego Martínez, although he warned that “when you play badly, there is a good chance that what happened yesterday (on Wednesday) will happen.”
Be careful, he also targeted the Argentine soccer organization.
“Playing nine games in 40 days is too much,” he warned and left his opinion on the VAR and arbitrations: “They would call me a foul all the time with the VAR because of the arm issue.
Today's soccer is a mess, before it was played more like in the neighborhood and that made it fun."
And he ended with a mea culpa: “We all have to help: us, the coaches, the players who drive the referees crazy.”