Bombshell: Leones FC, Messi's family team, set to play in Primera C | OneFootball

An important piece of news is sweeping through Argentine football, especially the lower divisions. The AFA confirmed in recent hours that Leones FC, a club founded by Lionel Messi's family, will compete in the next season of Primera C.

Founded in 2015, with a facility located in the commune of Alvear (14 km south of the departmental capital Rosario) and presided over by Matías, the older brother of the captain of the Argentine National Team, this young team was directly affiliated, as stated in Official Bulletin No. 6752.

This officialization allows it to directly join the AFA tournament system, bypassing the divisions for indirectly affiliated clubs and, therefore, skipping the Amateur Promotional Tournament, the lowest tier where institutions usually start.

Although in a few months it will compete in Primera C alongside Central Córdoba and Argentino (R), two other local representatives, Leones is currently still fighting in the second Rosario category. It is leading in the Permanence Zone and is already training under the orders of Víctor Zapata, who recently managed Atlas.

El Chapa, with a past in River, Independiente, and Vélez, recently took charge and is already working together with Matías Messi's management to build a competitive squad that will allow them to settle in and suffer as little as possible from the shock that an abrupt category jump can cause.

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