Summit at AFA: Chiqui Tapia brings together Professional League executives on Ezeiza property

“No idea. “These are regular meetings.” This, just in case and by quickly opening the airbags, was the first response of the Argentine football managers, interviewed in the last few hours by Clarion to know what the agenda of the meeting topics would be that the president of Argentine Football Federation, Claudio Tapia, called last week. The match, which will take place in the middle of the tenth day of the Professional League Cup, will take place this Monday at 11am at the Lionel Andrés Messi stadium in Ezeiza. And the secrecy is greatbut it is obvious that the appeal responds to the dish discovered after last Tuesday following the scandalous arbitration of Pablo Dovalo in the 2-2 in the middle Central Barracks AND Independent, the day before.

That initial brief “I have no idea, these are regular meetings”, however, has given way to some slightly juicier responses from those running some Professional League clubs. Chiqui Tapia did not like the noisy exchanges on social media, with serious accusations – which if true should be formalized in judicial complaints – with Carlos Tevez and Pablo Toviggino, his lieutenant, in the front row.

Especially because the former son-in-law of Hugo Moyano one can understand that behind the words of the technical director of the Independent the figure of appears again Maurizio Macriwho could not return to Boca – he lost the elections last year, but has the desire to get closer to vernacular football -, and the progress to allow the entry of joint-stock companies into Argentine football which has the approval of the government of Javier Milei.

The fact is that the head of the AFA understands that all this dirt that has appeared from under the carpets could undermine his leadership, which is supported by the sporting – but 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 28-team First Division megatournament – not to mention the promotion categories – and which end with suspicious refereeing, including VAR.

So, even if it is true that the call already existed, a seminar organized by Unionized Argentine footballers-, Tapia wants the presidents or vice presidents of the 28 clubs of the Professional League be present at the Futsal Coliseum on Ezeiza property to “turn the heat down” and put on a show “an image of unity”. The idea is to apply, for the umpteenth time, the formula of “everything happens” which he patented Giulio Humberto Grondona to sustain, without major turbulence, his three and a half decades of management at the football venue.

As, Tapia will try to ensure that the ruling troops, as is happening, remain aligned Beyond the fact that more and more voices are being raised due to referee rulings and VAR intervention.

Tevez showed the letter document that referee Dóvalo sent him

Carlos Tevez surprised this Sunday with a bomb publication on his social networks. The Independiente coach shared on Twitter the documentary letter that referee Pablo Dóvalo sent him after Tuesday night’s scandalous draw between Independiente and Barracas Central.

The letter addressed to the DT is dated March 7, contains “abusive, insulting and slanderous expressions” and calls on him to ratify or rectify within 24 hours.

“There is (sic) Pablito Pablito…. Let’s not waste the lawyers’ time and tell me where I will send the envelope” (sic), was Tevez’s message.

The war between Tevez and the AFA broke out last Tuesday, when Independiente visited Barracas for matchday 9 of the League Cup. El Rojo was winning 1-0 when an action unleashed the fury of the Avellaneda club. Forward Alexis Domínguez was strong with the iron against Iván Marcone and referee Dóvalo charged an infringement and a yellow card. VAR never called him.

Barracas’ number 9 would prove decisive in the match: he suffered a foul which led to 1-1 and 2-1. Independiente’s draw did not calm Rojo’s exasperated spirits, especially that of Tevez.

Carlitos came out angry and threw bombs at the referee in the press conference. “It’s like a stream that warns you that it’s going to rob you and then goes to rob you,” the red coach said. And then Toviggino appeared on the scene, denouncing him on Twitter, starting a fight to which no one had invited him.

“Since you weren’t so studious in the DT course (I’m talking about Analytics) there are certainly things you see that are confusing. Strange of you, while you were playing you committed foul fouls and they only ended in yellow!! Even I didn’t listen to you in some previous matches, which I reserve for you. However, Vento Memoria!!!”, wrote on Twitter Toviggino, Claudio Tapia’s right-hand man and a strong man in that field that combines sport, business and national politics.