Navarro Montoya urges Boca to claim the 1991 title and add another star ⭐ | OneFootball

Beyond the leaders of the First Division clubs, who according to AFA unanimously approved the decision, Argentine football in general was surprised by the awarding of the 2025 League champion title to Rosario Central for being the team that accumulated the most points in the Annual Table.

The most curious aspect of the decision was that it was voted on and announced after the first phase of the Clausura Tournament had ended and, consequently, after the possibility of accumulating points to compete for that recognition—which until then was unknown—had passed. For that reason, both fans, players, and coaches watched in disbelief at Canalla’s celebrations.

The first complaints also came from those clubs that, had a similar regulation been approved earlier, could have added another title to their trophy cases. This was expressed on social media by Fernando Navarro Montoya, the former goalkeeper who called on AFA to recognize a new star for Boca, referring to a campaign that is already more than 30 years old.

“In these times of surprise awards and revisionism in the history of our football, I propose that Boca request recognition of the championship won in 1991, undefeated champion, as an official title, to add another star to its crest,” proposed El Mono on X.

Unlike what happened later with the Apertura and Clausura tournament formats, in that season the winners of each short tournament were not officially recognized as champions, but only the winner of the final between both champions. Boca had won the 1991 Clausura undefeated, while Newell’s had taken the 1990 Apertura.

The teams faced each other in a two-legged final, when El Xeneize had lost many of its stars, among them Gabriel Batistuta who left to play in Europe, and the team from Rosario prevailed on penalties at La Bombonera to be crowned the 90/91 Champions.

More title requests for AFA

The crowning of Rosario Central as 2025 League Champion generated other title assignment requests at AFA headquarters. Jorge Brandoni, former midfielder who played for Ferro between 1978 and 1986, demanded that the team be recognized for a 1981 title.

“Today Ferro Carril Oeste achieved its third star for having won the 1981 championship (the sum of the 2 tournaments). The same case as Rosario Central, who was awarded today. Congratulations to the players we shared that squad with—just 18 players—coaching staff, directors, fans…” he wrote on X.

Guillermo Barros Schelotto, coach of Vélez, also made a similar comment—albeit ironically—regarding the recognition his current team should receive for their 2024 campaign, in which they finished at the top of the Annual Table. “We’ll have to see if it’s retroactive. It should be retroactive. For Vélez (first in the 2024 Annual Table) and the others,” he said at a press conference after being informed of AFA’s decision.

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