After the judiciary ordered 33 raids as part of the investigation into the clubs’ connection with them South Finance, the financial company affiliated with Tapia, which Professional soccer league released a statement distancing himself from the company and assuring this was made “available”. He also spoke Central barracksthe AFA President’s team.
“So far, as part of an investigation involving the Sur Finanzas company, judicial officers have appeared at the headquarters of the Professional Football League to search for documents related to this case. Since it could not be otherwise and appropriate, the LPF immediately made itself available to the necessary needs and cooperated with all the requirements requested by the authorities,” he said.
He also assured that Sur Finanzas had “only a commercial contract” with the Professional League as a sponsor of its competitions, claiming that “all promotional activities were related only to the role established in a timely manner in an agreement signed at the time”. In this way, the AFA confirmed that it will remain available to “provide any documentation and facilitate judicial requests that can clarify any situation.”
Barracas Central, the team of “Chiqui” Tapia, also issued a statement after the raids, saying: “The club would like to inform members, fans and the public that a judicial injunction has been issued in the facilities of our stadium and headquarters as part of an investigation against the company Sur Finanzas: We would like to inform that the only connection that the club has and has had with the company is purely commercial in nature.”
Meanwhile, he pointed out that the agreement is a sponsorship and advertising contract in the same spirit as the various commercial agreements existing in the institution, signed in 2024 and expiring on December 31 of this year. “Barracas Central is at the disposal of the judiciary to cooperate with the ongoing investigation if necessary,” he said.
The federal judge will make a decision this Tuesday Luis Armella ordered 33 raids in connection with the investigation against Sur Finanzas, the company linked to Tapia. As LA NACION reports, The operations were carried out at AFA headquarters, Super League offices and 18 First and Promotional clubs. Some of them had sponsorship deals with Ariel Vallejo’s financial company, others received loans or donations, and a third group is under investigation for a mysterious triangulation of television rights.
Operations were carried out last Monday 11 branches of the financial companywhere more than 50 phones were confiscated. The owner of Sur Finanzas voluntarily surrendered her the next day, along with that of his mother Graciela Vallejo, at the Armella Court. Most of the confiscated cell phones belong to Sur Finanzas employees who work at the headquarters in the center of Adrogué. A source consulted by LA NACION assured that the contents of the phones were still being analyzed.
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