Clubs unite: total strike confirmed against the government | OneFootball

In a unanimous decision, the AFA Executive Committee decided this Monday to suspend all its activities during the ninth round of the Professional League and the lower divisions, in response to the recent actions of the tax authority ARCA. This halt will significantly impact the development of the Apertura Tournament, which paradoxically began its seventh round this Tuesday amid a climate of absolute protest.

The conflict became visible at the Nuevo Gasómetro during the match between San Lorenzo and Instituto. In a gesture of unity, both teams posed with white shirts that read: "Stop persecuting us. AFA is all the clubs." This message was replicated on the official platforms of both institutions, emphasizing that the measure has the full support of the athletes and the management.

The positions of the involved clubs reinforce the defense of the current institutional model:

San Lorenzo emphasized that the debate about the future of football should occur without external interference or operations that undermine its autonomy, reaffirming its nature as a non-profit civil association and its social role.

Instituto, on its part, supported the measure convinced that unity is the only way to ensure the sustainability of football. Although the club's board acknowledged the economic and sporting damage the suspension causes to its members, it justified the decision as a necessary step to protect institutional integrity and respect for the rule of law.

With this collective action, the clubs stand together with the governing body of Argentine football, denouncing what they consider undue pressure on their social and formative structures.

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