less than a week ago, Lanus He won the Copa Sudamericana against Atletico Mineiro, but lost to them on Wednesday tiger At least in the round of 16 Final tournament. However, the bad feeling of defeat was overshadowed by what was seen in the team’s stands Pitch Nestor Diaz Perez Which revealed a new rift in football: to be with or against the president of the Asian Football Confederation. Claudio “Czech” Tapia.
After an equal first half, in the second half, Tigre led the scoreboard with a goal from one goal Jose David Romero At 48′. However, in an atmosphere that was heavy from the beginning, an eye-catching flag appeared hanging in one of the stands with the legend: “Thank you, Czech, for joining us“.
This is a message of support to the head of the local football headquarters, and it is in line with the position of the Maronite leadership. In particular, its president and deputy of the Buenos Aires Province of the Renewal Front, Nicholas Rousseau.
In recent days, since the controversy has begun over the new cup structure designed by the AFC for 2026 and the trophy awarded to it. Central rosaryTapia was overwhelmed by a cataract of criticism, compounded by complaints of corruption that spread to allies in his most intimate environment.
But one of those who came out to support him was Rousseau. The president of Lanos criticized the position students “He turned his back on the Central players when they faced each other over the weekend and stressed that although he had discussions with Tapia in the past, today he supports his presidency given the friendship they have established.”The AFA is organized economically and administratively“.
But despite the flag that was tied to the stands’ bars, after Lanus’ defeat, through the official broadcast of the match, crowd chants were heard in the opposite direction.
“Chiqui Tapia button, Chiqui Tapia button (…)“, began to be read aloud by Lanucense fans. The song filtered through the broadcast microphones and spread widely on social networks.
Some users pointed out that the fans’ criticism was not consistent with the flag that appeared in the second half, and warned that it could have been installed at the request of the leadership and not the fans’ decision.
The good relationship between Tapia and Russo was evident on Wednesday night at the alumni awards ceremony, held at Lionel Messi’s hotel in Ezeiza.
There, after Tapia won the Platinum distinction and said he would stay in the AFC “for a long time”, Nicholas Russo received the Gold Alumni AwardIn appreciation of what was done last season. It is worth noting that it was a joint award with Diego PlacenteU-21 national team coach, and angel Say MariaCaptain Rosario Central.