🎙️Chiqui Tapia: Nine years in and I’m sure I’ll be here for many more

The president of the AFA, Claudio "Chiqui" Tapia, responded to the intense controversies that have shaken Argentine football in recent weeks. The top leader of national football appeared defiant and defended his management while sending a message to his critics.

The Defiant Statements

Tapia was adamant about his future at the helm of the AFA: "Nine years that I have been leading Argentine football and surely there will be many more."

The president invited his opponents to settle differences within institutional channels and not through external criticism: "Have no doubt that when my term ends, those who want to can present themselves. Battles are fought from within, not from outside. How they should be done, face to face."

The "Luck Factor"...

The leader also indirectly addressed the criticisms regarding refereeing and the qualification to the final stages of some teams.

"There are some who perhaps forget that they played two days before Barracas Central and were out," Tapia noted, suggesting that luck and the results of others have been decisive in the qualification of several clubs. "Because Huracán and Belgrano didn't win, they qualified and today they have the chance to fight for the tournament. This is Argentine football," he concluded, downplaying conspiracy theories.

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