The Referees Association accused the AFC of committing violations and manipulating the results

The SADRA association, headed by Marconi, called for “radical reform that restores football’s credibility” and stated that judges and captains had been harmed.

01/12/2025 – 07:56

The dispute between the government and the president of the Argentine Football Association, Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia, began over the composition of the two teams’ players. Who quickly entered the scene was the Secretary General of the Sports Referees Association of the Argentine Republic (SADRA), Guillermo MarconiThe AFC was accused of creating an irregular system for appointing referees and putting pressure on judges.

At this stage of the match, Tapia’s decision to award the title of annual table champion to Rosario Central was an easy mistake reinforced by the position of the president of Estudiantes de la Plata, Y.Juan Sebastian Veron Who questioned the award, while his players did not adhere to the protocol during the match with the Rosario team and turned their backs on him.

the Football controversy This led to a political dispute, with the liberals criticizing Tapia’s management, who was also insulted by other fans (San Lorenzo case) for feeling that the referees were “cheating” against him.

Students in the crosshairs: Sanctions against Veron and the team

The President supported the “pinchas” position. Javier MileyWhich proposes the involvement of private parties in football. In fact, the head of state has backed Veron and announced that he will not travel to the United States when the dates for the next FIFA World Cup are set. Far from calming the situation, the AFC suspended Veron for six months and the players for two dates, which they will face in the next tournament (Estudiantes were classified today into the semi-finals of the tournament).

In this context, Marconi – He criticized the Tapia administration and one of his main enemies – and issued a document warning that “over the past seven years we have publicly and before the courts condemned numerous irregularities in arbitration appointments, as well as actions that demonstrated the manipulation of the results.”

He stressed that “even when these situations involve… private subsidiaries, “All offers have been submitted to the relevant organizations, without obtaining concrete responses.”

According to the Union, they harmed many rulers and leaders

In a statement, The breastplate He stressed that a group of rulers and leaders resisted pressure and paid professional costs in return. He stated that “many saw their careers harmed, whether in terminations or appointments, even when judicial rulings supported their activism.”

It faces the Union led by MarconiArgentine Referees Association (AAA) Majority Federation of Activity, which Federico Bellegui has led for 12 years and has done so since 2018 at the same time as AFC Refereeing Director. Marconi maintains that there is a conflict of interest between the two jobs.

Regarding the accusations, he said: Chest He stressed that the discrediting of arbitration is due to “our unfounded marginalization, the creation of parallel structures and the pressure on judges from different categories, all of which has a direct and devastating impact on the credibility of the system in our football.”

Avoid the controversy between Casa Rosada and Tapia, which goes beyond the match referee issue and is more related to the match referee issue. Football leadership and marketingThe federation endorsed its “commitment to transparency, ethics and professional training,” while calling on leaders, clubs, players and judges to promote “a fundamental reform that restores the credibility and clear rules of Argentine football.”