Tapia responds to River: “When we took over, five teams were not included” | OneFootball

Toviggino and Tapia at the third Meeting of Interior Leaders (Photo: AFA)

The president of the AFA spoke about the decision for River to stop participating in the Executive Committee meetings. The official recalled that when he took office in March 2017, the Núñez club was not part of that space either.

Tapia addressed the issue this Saturday in Córdoba, days after the statement in which River announced that it would no longer take part in the meetings because it believes there are no “clear and predictable mechanisms” in decision-making. When asked about the possibility of other clubs following the same path, he responded with irony: “Oh, are there more? I didn’t know.”

Chiqui Tapia broke the silence after River’s departure from the Executive Committee (Photo: AFA).

He also added: “When we took office, River was not in the Executive Committee. Neither River nor San Lorenzo de Almagro. There were five teams that were not part of it.”

In its statement, River’s management said that it maintains its institutional relationship with the AFA, but questioned the functioning of the Executive Committee. In addition, it reaffirmed its position in defense of the model of non-profit civil associations within Argentine football.

Stefano Di Carlo, president of River

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