The day after the scandal with Tevez: who’s who in the AFA intern and the unknown creation of Chiqui Tapia

The scandal that broke out after the arbitration of Pablo Dovalo in the 2-2 in the middle Central Barracks AND Independent put back at center stageto the details of the Argentine Football Federation. It’s all about Claudio Tapia, clear. However, Chiqui is not alone. And we must recognize a virtue: she got away with it, just as she did Giulio Humberto Grondona, which the vast majority of AFA members respond to him without concessions. And by nature transitive, Pablo Tovigginotreasurer and factotum of the parent company of world champion football.

The AFA structure is vertical, but hierarchies are not respected. This is why treasurer Toviggino, right-hand man of Chiqui Tapia – who spends many of his days abroad for matters related to the national team captained by Lionel Messi, another ally of his – is the one who manages everything day by day. basic. The voice of the one born 44 years ago in Rosario and who took off from Santiago del Estero has more weight than that of the six vice presidents: Jorge Ameal (Mouth), Rodolfo D’Onofrio (River), Davide Garzon (Hurricane), Montecarlo (Independent), Marcelo Achille (Defenders of Belgrano) e Guillermo Raed (Miter of Santiago del Estero).

All vice presidents have close ties with Tapia and Toviggino, both close to the former candidate for the presidency of the nation, Sergio Massa. Ameal, who in his youth was a member of the PJ, in Berazategui, fought at Boca against Mauricio Macri and Daniel Angelici and allied himself with Juan Román Riquelme, also close to Tigrense.

David Garzón became president of Globo with the support of a union member: Hector Daer. Marcelo Achile – close to Alberto Fernández; He was Claudio Morresi’s chief of staff during his mandate as undersecretary for Sport in the Kirchner government: it is he who manages Ascenso in connection with Toviggino. Carlos Montaña arrived in Rojo at the hands of Hugo Moyano, is part of the Champagne Group that has been pulling the strings of the Avellaneda institution for years and was an official of the provincial Ministry of Security led by Sergio Berni.

The case of Guillermo Raed is curious. He was born in Santiago del Estero and is the owner of Secco drinks, which he has advertised in 81 teams across the country. He is the president of the Miter de Santiago del Estero and is the strongest representative of the Interior clubs. He responds directly to his friend Toviggino, with whom he has had several collaborations. With Raed and Toviggino involved in the top leagues, Santiago del Estero has positioned itself as one of the strongest provinces in football, with teams from the main categories and with a stadium, Madre de Ciudades, which hosts national team finals and matches.

Former River president Rodolfo D’Onofrio, with fluid ties to Together for Change, maintains his position in the AFA, although he has remained silent in recent months.

Víctor Blanco, the boss of Racing, is the general secretary of the AFA, as well as the third most important man, behind the Tapia-Toviggino tandem. Blanco has a bond of friendship with Chiqui and an institutional bond with Toviggino, who went from total interference in the Federal Council, a body that brings together 220 leagues and 3,500 clubs from within the country, to having preponderance in the First Division. and Promotion Club. .

Luciano Nakis, of Deportivo Armenio, is the pro-secretary of the AFA. Noray’s son, a pupil of Julio Grondona, is present in the daily life of the national team with Tapia. Orazio Martignoniof Sarmiento de Junín, is the treasurer of the AFA and has an affinity with Daniel Angelici.

He is responsible for the position of Executive Secretary Luis Chebel, from Lanús. Finally, the deputy executive secretary is Massimiliano Levitopresident of Almirante Brown and who was a barrabrava of Boca, right-hand man of Maxi Mazzaròformer leader of La Doce.

How is the AFA structure completed? With five vowels for First: Pasquale Caiella (Students), Berlanga (Velez), Beautiful (Central Rosary), Malaspina (Argentinians) e Moretti (Saint Lawrence); three members for the Promotion: Marine (Acassuso), Zaffaroni (JJ Urquiza) e Miadosqui (San Martín de San Juan); and two members for the Interior: Lighthouse (Lega Rionegrina) e Alfredo dagna (Olympus).

One event that did not have such an impact, which occurred in November 2023, was the creation of a Board of Directors, created to deal with and resolve the issues, agenda and “emergencies” of the AFA. What does this mean? Something similar to having superpowers: it is a new organism that aims to make decisions on “daily and urgent matters”.

Naturally, the resolutions taken by the new body, where applicable, must be reported to the Executive Committee. It happens that the four members of the Board of Directors are part of the Executive Committee: Tapia, Blanco, Toviggino and Gustavo Lorenzo, a historic manager who has worked at AFA since Grondona’s time.