After Midland’s promotion to the Primera Nacional, the second team that will be promoted from the Primera B Metropolitana has been determined. And in the Reduced final, two clubs will play the main role, whose league leaders are very close to power: Luciano Nakis’ Deportivo Armenio and Francisco Javier Marín’s Acassuso. By chance or causality, teams with a certain advantage in the AFA entries usually reach the decisive instances to advance in the category.
The local Acassuso won the first game 1-0 with a goal from Felipe Senn. The second leg takes place next Sunday at 5 p.m. in Engineer Maschwitz. The visitors suffered the sending-offs of Ian Pérez and Franco Almanza towards the end, but there was no major controversy as Daniel Zamora’s refereeing was correct.
As happened years ago with Claudio Tapia’s Barracas Central or Pablo Toviggino’s Central Córdoba or Deportivo Riestra, now there were striking cases like Gimnasia de Mendoza (promoted to the Primera) and Deportivo Madryn, which reached the final of the reduced Primera Nacional after controversial arbitration proceedings, although they later lost to Estudiantes de Río Cuarto.
In the definition of the second promotion of the Primera B, on the one hand, Deportivo Armenio, whose president is Luciano Nakis and who, as one of the sponsors, wears Sur Finanzas on the jersey, is the financial company under the magnifying glass of justice.
The pictures of him drying the neck of President Tapia in a game in the recent Copa América continue to go viral. Luciano is the son of former leader Noray Nakis, who was present in Boulogne. He is also Pro-Secretary of the AFA and Political Director of the National Teams Department. Accompany Chiqui on every trip that the Argentina national team undertakes, whether it is a friendly tour or for points.
Luciano Nakis is 46 years old and his first job was in the family jewelry store on Libertad Street in downtown Buenos Aires. He learned the business from his father but was always connected to football through the Armenian community club in Buenos Aires. He now also plans to run for president for the Red List group in next year’s independent elections.
On the other hand, Acassuso chaired by Javier “Pipo” Marín, a historical man of the Ascenso. He was a loyal figure to Julio Grondona, but knew how to adapt to the new structure of Argentine football after the death of “Don Julio”.
He first stood behind Marcelo Tinelli when the television presenter sought the presidency of the AFA. However, he later received a call from Tapia to include him in his circle of trust. He is currently President of the Development Commission and a member of the AFA Executive Committee.
He is a strong leader who is closely associated with the appointment of referees for promotional category tournaments. For this reason, he was indicted in 2018 and had to testify in the trial for abusing minors who played for Independiente.
Among those accused was the referee Martín Bustos, with whom Marín was in contact, although he explained that the calls were solely due to his connection between the AFA and the referees and that his situation did not escalate.
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