Estudiantes added a new title after winning the Champions Trophy against Platense (2-1) this Saturday in San Nicolás and thus closing the 2025 Argentine soccer season. And what was surprising was that Claudio Chiqui Tapia, president of the AFA, was not present. -yes I had been in the Clausura, with some uncomfortable passages during the game and the awards ceremony-, although he did leave Juan Sebastián Verón’s club, with whom he is at odds, hours later, a message of congratulations.
“I want to congratulate @edelpoficial for the consecration of the Champions Trophy against Platense today. A special greeting to the Board of Directors, coaching staff and all the people of Pincha,” were the words that Chiqui gave, through a post on his official Instagram account.
The reason why Tapia was not in the Champions Trophy
At the formal awards ceremony, where Pincha was awarded the champion medal and the trophy, the person in charge of the ceremony was Francisco Duarte, the CEO of the Professional League, who was also accompanied by the leaders of both clubs. (for León was Martín Gorostegui, the vice, and for Calamar Sebastián Ordoñez, now also vice of Platense).
According to what was entrusted to Olé, the boss of Argentine football, was not there due to a matter of logistics. During the week, after going to Santiago del Estero for the final between Estudiantes and Racing, Chiqui, who chairs the FIFA Rules of the Game Commission, traveled to Qatar, where the FIFA Rules of the Game plenary session was held.
At that destination he met Gianni Infantino and Alejandro Domínguez. He also attended the final of the FIFA Arab Cup at the Lusail Stadium, where he recorded videos celebrating the anniversary of the 2022 World Cup and showing his support for the Argentine National Team.
Thus, the leader arrived in Buenos Aires in the first minutes of Saturday, opted to rest after a very busy schedule and followed the Champions Trophy final on television.
