Revenue Collection and Customs Control Agency (ARCA) formally challenged the request by the Argentine Football Association (AFA) to move its tax address from Viamonte 1366 Street, in the City of Buenos Aires, to Mercedes 1366 Street, in the Buenos Aires Province town of Pilar. The decision was made after an official inspection verified that the reported address doesn't exist.
According to the agency's report, ARCA agents went to the site after they were notified that a shareholders' assembly had approved the change of address, which was requested on January 26, 2026. However, they were able to confirm that Mercedes Street only goes up to number 906 and that in the indicated area there is no AFA administrative headquarters in operation.
During the inspection, the officials surveyed the area and documented with photographic and film material that at the indicated location there is only the Ricardo Rusticucci municipal micro-stadium, a vacant lot with a for-sale sign, and a fenced property with abundant vegetation. On that piece of land, the officials only observed a sign with AFA's crest and the phrase "Coming soon, social headquarters and museum of the world champions", with no signs of institutional activity.
