Without a doubt, for some time now, Argentine soccer has been going through its darkest moments with Claudio Chiqui Tapia at the helm of the AFA. After the elimination of relegations in the previous season, the governing body of national soccer resumed the old idea of the mafioso Julio Grondona of a First Division with 30 teams, only with a different format.
Unlike what was imposed by Don Julio 10 years ago, the top category is divided into two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura, which use the play-off format to determine the champion. Currently, the 30 participating teams are divided into two zones of 15, where the top 8 from each qualify for a play-off that starts from the round of 16.
This format is the result of the multiple experiments by Chiqui Tapia to make Argentine soccer more "attractive", even though, at times, it's difficult to even understand how it works. As soon as he took office, he wanted to return to 20-team tournaments, but over time, and with a pandemic in between, the president of the AFA decided to keep adding clubs, until returning to 30 in the current season.
Since the announcement of the elimination of relegations and the presentation of the 2025 tournament format, numerous criticisms directed at the head of the AFA quickly emerged, who this Tuesday spoke again regarding the objections about the current organization of the national league.
