The Argentine Football Association led by Claudio Chiqui Tapia met with 28 Professional Football League clubs for a meeting at the Viamonte 1366 headquarters with the aim of overseeing the future of the body that controls the First Division tournament. And there are two paths that are completely contradictory. Because both the continuity of the LPF is reviewed by the election of a new president in less than 90 days or its dissolution so that football in the highest category returns to the format it had until 2017 without intermediaries and in under the shelter of the AFA

This extraordinary meeting of the LPF Executive Committee was called by its CEO, Francisco Duarte, at the request of Tapia, who by order of Chamber B of the Civil Chamber governs the League and has the power to call elections over a period of 90 days. from his appointment, on April 6.

“The majority of the tendency is for all football to be ruled by the AFA again. There are some clubs that disagree, such as Vélez, Rosario Central and Atlético Tucumán, but in general they intend to return to Viamonte,” the slip a leader of a First club in dialogue with Télam.

“In addition, it is considered a worthless expense to have LPF offices in Puerto Madero, and that is why most of the idea is to return to the AFA headquarters in Viamonte,” the same source remarked. .

Ordinary Justice’s intervention in the matter took place from a precaution raised by the president of the Professional League, Marcelo Tinelli, to prevent the elections scheduled last April 8 in which the leader of the Argentinos will be appointed. Juniors, Cristian Malaspina, as president of the LPF.

Malaspina, sponsored by the AFA, has remained the sole applicant since Vélez president Sergio Rapisarda, and Mario Leito, head of Atlético Tucumán, dropped out of the electoral contest at the last minute.

Justice granted the right at the request of Tinelli, who at this time had returned to Argentina from North America, where he had remained in recent days visiting his daughter Micaela.

Of course, the first thing the television host must resolve on his return is his continuation as head of San Lorenzo, because until May 1 he is using a license in his position as president.

Tinelli’s objection to the Malaspina list for which Justice gave him a reason for his injunction, particularly targeted some members of his board, such as Hernán Arboleya, now a replacement member of Lanús and second vice-president of the LPF, to whom He will go as secretary. on the Argentinos Juniors holding list.

Called for the meeting are the 28 representatives of the clubs in the first division that are now competing in the Professional League Cup and where Tapia will consult on a major resolution for the future of Argentine soccer.

If the LPF really stops functioning and all the power of soccer is reunited in the AFA, Tapia will once again have, as Julio Humberto Grondona did for 35 years, the total management of Argentine soccer.

Sources consulted by Clarín before entering the conclave assured that nothing would be specified this Tuesday morning and that the meeting, beyond testing to be conducted between the moods of the leaders to determine the steps to be followed in the near future, will kakainin. between the organization of the final stage of the Professional League Cup and other logistics issues.

With information from Telam