Chiqui Tapia’s final dig at Spain after Finalissima suspension | OneFootball

Shortly before it was announced that Mauritania’s national team would finally be Argentina’s first opponent in the March FIFA Date, next Friday the 27th at La Bombonera, Claudio Tapia took to his social media to make a final statement about the suspended Finalissima against Spain.

“We are world champions, two-time champions of America, and champions of the Finalissima. There was no difference in going to Barcelona or Italy on the 31st. Let’s be serious,” wrote the AFA president from his X account, very likely in response to statements made hours earlier by Spain’s coach, Luis de la Fuente.

Tapia had already taken part in a jab at UEFA and the Spanish national team, shared with Alejandro Domínguez, president of CONMEBOL, with whom he has a great relationship. “If we apply a walkover, you’re two-time Finalissima champions. You have to believe it, the neighbor’s grass isn’t that green. We are two-time Finalissima champions, they didn’t show up,” were the words expressed by the top executive from Luque, on the occasion of the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana draw.

Picking up the gauntlet, Luis de la Fuente had distanced Spain from any responsibility in the suspension of the Finalissima. “We wanted to play; in Doha, in Buenos Aires, in Miami, wherever they told us. We were desperate to play it, I want that to be clear. You’ve all heard me from the very first moment the arrangement came out, my intention was to play it. For many reasons: to play a final, to win a title, to play against Argentina. I don’t think anyone doubts my position,” were his words at the press conference.

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