After the criticism, Andrés Fassi offers public apology to Chiqui Tapia | OneFootball

ANDRÉS FASSI publicly expressed his apologies to Claudio Tapia and the AFA on behalf of Talleres de Córdoba after the harsh criticism made a year ago.

On that occasion, the president of Talleres had been dissatisfied with the refereeing of Andrés Merlos after the Boca-Talleres match for the Copa Argentina in Mendoza, and a few days later, he held a press conference where he strongly criticized Tapia and the AFA.

However, he has now reversed his stance in that dispute with the president of the Argentine Football Association and did so publicly once again.

The head of the Córdoba club recalled that “exactly a year ago, in September 2024, we were experiencing the crisis with referee Andrés Merlos in Mendoza, during the Copa Argentina. It was a very difficult moment, both institutionally and personally, one of the toughest I have had to face in football, full of violence and far from what we all want for football.”

“A few days after those events, I held a press conference to express my feelings about everything that had happened. Today, my reflection is that neither the timing nor the way I expressed myself were appropriate. I was wrong,” Fassi added.

“This event made the differences even more intense. This did not help football, nor Talleres, nor myself personally. I publicly express an apology to the president of AFA, Claudio ‘Chiqui’ Tapia,” stated the president of “la T”.

“My life is football. We must understand that institutions are always above us. We are just passing through, on a path to help grow what we manage,” he added.

Finally, Fassi sent a direct message to Tapia in search of consensus: “Chiqui, I put myself entirely at your disposal to do things for Argentine football. From Talleres, with humility, we want to add our experience and our vision.”

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