The dispute between the Inspección General de Justicia (IGJ) and the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA) added a new chapter after the suspension of activities between March 5 and 8. The head of the oversight body, Daniel Vítolo, attacked the leadership of the mafioso Claudio "Chiqui" Tapia and demanded explanations for alleged accounting irregularities that, according to what he stated, have been dragging on for eight years.
In statements to TN, Vítolo was blunt: "They must provide many explanations about the use of the funds, the fulfillment of the objectives of the civil association that they run - all the authorities -, the links that they have with other civil associations such as in the case of the Superliga".
The core of the claim targets global items that, according to IGJ, were submitted without the corresponding breakdown. "We demand that, when they submit their financial statements and generate there very significant global items in amounts without explaining how they are composed, they clarify them", he stated. "Even the director of AFA's Board of Directors has reported me simply for asking him to explain this irregularity that has been going on for eight years", the official added.
According to what was detailed, the body has observations about 111 million dollars corresponding to AFA in the last eight years, in addition to another 348 million dollars linked to the Superliga between 2020 and 2024. "Superliga, which is the one that manages at least two broadcast contracts, in the last five fiscal years has received net income of 348 million dollars. This income has been distributed among the clubs, and Superliga retains as an administration fee 2%, around 7 million dollars. The one for 2025 hasn't submitted its financial statements yet", he explained.
