The draw for the 32nd round of the Argentine Cup, which took place this Wednesday at the Ezeiza venue, was marred by a blunder that went viral in the middle of the ceremony: The AFA competition manager, Luis Silvahad a technical problem with the microphones while announcing the clubs at the main ciborium.
The episode, which soon went viral on social media, caused surprise among those present the laughter of the treasurer of the Argentine Football Association, Pablo Tovigginowhose reaction was recorded.
The incident occurred in the final 20 minutes of the event, when Silva listed San Lorenzo, Huracán, River, Boca, Racing and Independiente as members of Ziborium 1. At that moment, one of the two microphones on his lectern began to shake, lost its casing and was about to fall to the floor.
With an annoyed expression on his face, the moderator took it and preemptively placed it on the floor. But this maneuver resulted in the second microphone also collapsing while he was still crouched. The simultaneous crash resulted in an unexpected silence in the transmission and forced the intervention of technical personnel.
As the sound rearranged, the cameras focused on the front row of the event and captured Toviggino’s laughter. The problem was solved in a few seconds, but the sequence quickly spread on social networks and became part of a draw that was already surrounded by suspicion due to organizational problems. “After that, we’ll continue technical incident”Silva said he would continue the event.
Apart from this episode, the event was also led by the speaker Julian Bricco and there was an audio-visual recap of the 2025 season highlighting the final champion and fans from various provinces.
AFA authorities and representatives of the classified clubs were present. At the opening the President Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia emphasized the federal nature of the competition and presented “Rufus”the new mascot, along with the sponsors participating in the tournament. He also announced a regulatory innovation: for the first time, VAR will be used systematically from the round of 16, a jump compared to 2025.
Among other things The draw revealed that Boca will debut against Gimnasia y Esgrima de Chivilcoy and that River will face Ciudad de Bolívar. Both teams were placed in opposite halves of the table, implying different developments leading up to a hypothetical final. The remainder of the proceedings were conducted by drumming, which grouped clubs by division and geographical proximity.
The context of the blunder added an additional dimension, as it occurred several hours after another improvisational event: the draw of the areas of the Apertura and final tournament 2026 of the Professional Leaguewhose broadcast was postponed several times, was not scheduled for broadcast and had to install cameras at the last minute following the legal raids related to the Sur Finanzas case. This delay led to various schedule changes and a spontaneous solution to the technical implementation.
Additionally, the league’s official website posted errors and conflicting descriptions of the tournament format, including a title that mentioned “2026” and a confusing explanation regarding the number of games and use of “interzonal,” which the league’s CEO later had to clarify. Francisco Duarte. There were also moments of improvisation in front of the camera, with spontaneous interventions from press officer Miguel Ángel “Chiqui” Rubio and informal answers from Marcelo Delgado and Diego Milito, representatives of Boca and Racing.
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