A new situation arose amidst the fighting between Argentine Football Association and La Plata Students, Whose president, Juan Sebastian Veron, is in conflict with Claudio Cheque Tapia. The impetus was the title that was not organized and last Thursday the AFC awarded Rosario Central the title of “League Champion 2025”, the product of being the team that added the most points in the year. This created different connections. They explained from the mother house of Argentine football that the situation had been voted on in the Executive Committee and that it had been approved “unanimously”; They explained from Pincha that such a resolution had never been voted on. But the topic escalated to the majors, from cross-border statements to Monday holiday news, where it appeared Suspicions about an amendment to Resolution Circular No. 6625.
The fact is that the move of the Argentine Football Association, through the Professional Football Association, to “force” Estudiantes to pass against Rosario Central in Gigante de Arroito (the match between Pincha and Canala, in the round of 16 of the final tournament) added unexpected chapters. After announcing among the football players before going out onto the field, the Estudiantes players formed the corridor but… When Rosario Central, led by captain Ángel Di María, came out, they turned around. They did not even look at them, a clear sign of disrespect for the measure imposed by the AFC.
Rumors began on Monday, early on, about a possible sanction by the AFC against La Plata players. Subsequently, renderings of the AFC Executive Committee’s decisions appeared on 12 February 2025, but the content of this PDF file was modified yesterday. After the game in Rosario at 7:11 p.m. What could be generated with this? Look for arguments to punish the Estudiantes footballers, who already had a disciplinary file filed against them.
Secret Bulletin 6625. Under the “Tribute to the Champion Clubs” item, it was decided that starting this season a so-called “Hall of Appreciation” will be created for the champion team or the team that wins the competition. The Hall of Appreciation will be implemented at the first match as the ‘home’ of the winning or champion club, at the time the teams enter the pitch, before the usual salute and drawing of the captains. Its sole purpose will be praise. For the club team that won the title of champion or winner within the framework of competitions organized by the Argentine Football Association.
He continues: “The main players of the team paying the tribute must form the corridor, that is, those players authorized to play the match and registered as such on the official score sheet. They will be located in two rows facing each other, leaving a central space for the movement of the honored team. The football players from the honored club will enter as they walk through that central corridor, in an organized manner, passing between the two rows of opposing players. Those forming the corridor must remain in place, looking at the players passing by, Without making movements or behaviors that would alter the natural development of the protocol, an action that must be carried out respectfully and correctly, in accordance with the principles of fair play and the values of the AFC.
It continues with the legend: “Modes of ridicule, provocation, offensive expressions, statements towards the audience, referees, competitors or any other attitude that distorts the spirit of recognition are excluded. Any violation of the provisions of this provision will be recorded in the arbitration report. or in the reports of the match officials and will, as appropriate, result in the application of the sanctions stipulated in the AFC Disciplinary Code and other existing regulations, both for the players concerned and, where appropriate, for the club to which they belong.
The protocol indicates that the honored football players must enter between two rows of opposing players, who must remain in place, facing the central corridor, without making gestures or behaviors that alter the development of the action. The use of offensive expressions or provocations is also prohibited.
This procedure was not followed in the match between Central Cordoba and Independiente Rivadaviaplayed five days after Mendoza’s team won its first Argentine Cup in its history after defeating Argentinos on penalties after a 2-2 draw at the Cordoba Institute Stadium. There was no formal entrance or reception, although no punishment was given either. To name but one example.
This issue is worrying throughout Argentine football. This emphasis that the AFC places on the “Hall of Honour” is curious. In the season that is about to end, there have already been four teams that have won titles within the Argentine Football Association and none of them have been in the Hall of Champions. The first was Talleres de Córdoba, who defeated River On penalties in Asuncion, Paraguay, in the 2023 International Super Cup, after a goalless draw. The remarkable thing, for example, is that the first club he faced at home after that consecration was… Rosario Central, which ignored the pass.
Then came Platense’s celebration with the Orci-Gomez duo, who won the first division title in their history after beating Huracan 1-0 in the final in Santiago del Estero. At home in Vicente López, Velez visited him in the second round of the Final Championship, but they both took to the field together.
The third champion of this season was precisely Fortin, who won the 2024 International Super Cup by defeating Estudiantes 2-0 at the Independiente Stadium. Tigre was the competitor in Liniers, but despite the absence of lights to highlight the crowd’s reception, they both also shared the exit without making a passage.