Rodolfo D’Onofrio urged clubs to "not be afraid" to question Chiqui Tapia

Rodolfo D’Onofrio urged clubs to "not be afraid" to question Chiqui Tapia
Imagen de Editorial Team

Most read in Argentina

EXCLUSIVE: Former governor took a lawsuit against the current Morena governor of Tamaulipas to a US court

  1. Tragedy in a Chaco field: a young man ran over and killed his father while reversing

  2. Bone marrow: the silent factory of blood cells

  3. OSFA: The Milei Government moves forward with the payment of the historical debt and announced over $5 billion in reimbursements

  4. The Government expanded the zero tariff for electric cars and allowed the entry of models costing up to USD 35,000

porEditorial Team
Argentina

The former president of River supported the club's critical stance towards the AFA and urged teams to have courage and lose their fear of sporting reprisals

Add La Derecha Diario on
Share:

And he added: "And I tell all River fans: guys, in the four years that we didn’t vote for Tapia, we won all the championships we won".

A difference that has lasted for years

The differences between River and the AFA leadership did not begin with the current administration. During his presidency, D’Onofrio expressed his opposition to the elimination of relegations and defended on various occasions the need to return to a championship with fewer teams. This stance was later upheld by Jorge Brito, his successor, who criticized the current format of 30 participants and labeled the tournament as “destructive".

The institutional distancing also deepened after various decisions made by the AFA, which led the club to decide in March of this year to withdraw for the second time from the Executive Committee of the governing body of Argentine football.

Cargando tweet...

Currently, Stefano Di Carlo maintains a critical line similar to that of his predecessors. A few weeks ago, the current president summarized his position with a phrase that gained traction within the River leadership: "Dignity is not negotiable".

La Derecha Diario on X

  1. ☪️ | URGENTE — RELIGIÓN ENFERMA: Elon Musk reveló que en el pasado despidió de Tesla a un empleado musulmán que había golpeado a una compañera por pisar su alfombra de oración islámica y que, tiempo después, terminó preso por asesinar a tres personas en un atentado. "Teníamos a alguien trabajando en la Tesla Factory. Él fue despedido porque atacó a una mujer que pisó accidentalmente su alfombra de oración. Él la atacó violentamente y fue despedido por eso. Meses después, él fue y asesinó a tres estudiantes en un bar del centro de Austin... No deberíamos dejar que este tipo de gente entre a nuestro país

    7 min ago

  2. URGENTE — DESESPERADO: LULA EXIGIÓ A LA JUSTICIA BAJAR LA CANDIDATURA DE FLÁVIO BOLSONARO A DÍAS DEL BALOTAJE La campaña del dictador brasileño acudió al Tribunal Superior Electoral para intentar anular la candidatura de Flávio Bolsonaro, acusando a Meta de una supuesta "manipulación algorítmica" que habría favorecido a la derecha, en un delirante intento de proscribir al candidato más votado por los brasileños en pleno proceso electoral. Al mismo tiempo, Bolsonaro también denunció a Lula ante la Justicia Electoral por presunto abuso de poder y propaganda indebida.

    17 min ago

  3. URGENTE — MILEI BASADO TRAS EL CAOS EN FRANCIA: "Cuando fui al mundo y me paré con mi posición, cuando todo el sistema político dijo que yo estaba loco porque dije que Occidente está en peligro, hoy tendría que tener una cola de 5 kilómetros pidiéndome perdón por todas las barbaridades que me dijeron".

    29 min ago

  4. MEGA REUNIÓN: El ministro Toto Caputo, el asesor presidencial Santiago Caputo y el embajador Alec Oxenford recibieron al subsecretario de Estado de Trump, Christopher Landau, al subsecretario para el Hemisferio Occidental, Juan Pablo Segura, y al embajador estadounidense Peter Lamelas para avanzar en la alianza entre la Argentina y los Estados Unidos. "Avanzamos en una agenda para potenciar la atracción de inversiones, aumentar el comercio bilateral y afianzar la cooperación económica entre ambos países". "Continuaremos fortaleciendo esta alianza estratégica y la excelente relación que tienen nuestros presidentes 🤝🏻", aseguró @LuisCaputoAR.

    35 min ago

  5. SOLO QUIEREN ESTUDIAR: Los inmigrantes africanos destruyeron una boutique de vinos de lujo y champagne en París y brindaron por la destrucción de Francia.

    43 min ago

La Derecha Diario logo
TwitterInstagramYouTubeTikTokFacebook
Derecha Diario TV

Nosotros

  • Quienes Somos
  • Autores
  • Donar

Privacidad

  • Protección de datos
  • Canales
  • Sitemap
  • RSS

Contacto

  • info@derechadiario.com.ar
PUBLICIDAD
La Derecha Diario logo
ESX logoInstagram logoYouTube logoTikTok logoFacebook
ARGENTINAUNITED STATESECUADORISRAELMEXICOURUGUAY
DERECHA DIARIO TV
  • ES
    XInstagramYouTubeTikTokFacebook
  • DERECHA DIARIO TV
  • Sections
  • ARGENTINA
  • UNITED STATES
  • ECUADOR
  • ISRAEL
  • MEXICO
  • URUGUAY
  • Countries
  • La Derecha Diario logoLA DERECHA DIARIO
  • La Derecha Diario México logoLA DERECHA DIARIO MÉXICO
  • La Derecha Diario Uruguay logoLA DERECHA DIARIO URUGUAY
  • La Derecha Diario Ecuador logoLA DERECHA DIARIO ECUADOR
  • La Derecha Diario Israel logoLA DERECHA DIARIO ISRAEL
  • La Derecha Diario Estados Unidos logoLA DERECHA DIARIO ESTADOS UNIDOS
  • Topics
  • GUERRA EN IRÁN
  • The Newspaper
  • QUIENES SOMOS
  • AUTORES
  • PUBLICIDAD
  • DONAR

Related news

Martín Varsavsky invested again in Argentina: “The country is heading in the right direction, the opposite of Europe”

Martín Varsavsky invested again in Argentina: “The country is heading in the right direction, the opposite of Europe”

The espionage folders on judges, opponents, and businessmen found in CFK's vault

The espionage folders on judges, opponents, and businessmen found in CFK's vault

The United Kingdom arrested an Iranian on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism at a US base

The United Kingdom arrested an Iranian on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism at a US base

Trump Effect: the US economy recorded its lowest unemployment rate in over 50 years and poverty also decreased

Trump Effect: the US economy recorded its lowest unemployment rate in over 50 years and poverty also decreased

The Trump administration begins a series of refunds for excessive charges to nearly a million Obamacare users

The Trump administration begins a series of refunds for excessive charges to nearly a million Obamacare users

National Lottery: all the winning numbers from Thursday, October 1

National Lottery: all the winning numbers from Thursday, October 1

The relationship between River and the Argentine Football Association (AFA) has been going through a phase marked by administrative differences for several years. The stance of the Núñez club regarding the leadership of the corrupt Claudio "Chiqui" Tapia has been exposed again in recent weeks, and now it has gained the support of a significant voice from the institution's recent past: Rodolfo D’Onofrio.

The former president of the Millonario spoke on Radio Rivadavia and backed the need for clubs to express their concerns without being conditioned by possible sporting consequences. "What needs to be done right now is to tell the president of the AFA the things we disagree with, the things we find wrong. That is what clubs need to do: have the courage, not be afraid", he stated.

To reinforce his position, D’Onofrio recalled an experience he went through during the FIFA-Gate, when he participated in a FIFA presidential election. He recounted that he had shared a dinner with officials who ended up being arrested the next day, and despite the context, along with other representatives, he decided to vote for Prince Ali bin Al Hussein instead of Joseph Blatter.

Rodolfo D'Onofrio wants clubs not to be afraid of Tapia
Rodolfo D'Onofrio wants clubs not to be afraid of Tapia

"And that day we had to vote the next morning for Blatter or not, and we voted for the prince. And of course, what happened in Argentina? They were afraid: ‘Uh, now we won’t win anymore, we’re… we won’t qualify anymore’. Because there is always fear in Argentina and in the world. And what happened? Blatter resigned", he reminisced.

The memory of Tapia's election

The former president of River related that experience in FIFA to his relationship with Tapia and recalled that the institution decided not to support the current AFA president in the 2017 elections. "River, in 2017, when Tapia was a candidate for president, vice president Angelici and second vice president Moyano, we decided at that moment to vote blank. I called Tapia to tell him ‘tomorrow you will have a blank envelope from River’", he shared.

Additionally, he assured that during the subsequent period the club remained outside the Executive Committee and, even so, did not suffer any consequences. "We were four years without being in the Executive Committee and no, nobody punished us, nobody did anything we didn’t like for not being there", he pointed out.

Rodolfo D'Onofrio was one of Tapia's main opponents while he was at River
Rodolfo D'Onofrio was one of Tapia's main opponents while he was at River

Based on that precedent, D’Onofrio sought to reassure the Millonario fans and defended the decision to maintain an independent stance towards the AFA. "We were right not to vote for Blatter. We were right. So, there are things that one has to maintain in some way, as the president said very well, dignity", he affirmed.