The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has requested the suspension of a round of the Argentine football league following the summoning of President Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia, Treasurer Pablo Toviggino, and other executives to testify in a case over alleged fiscal irregularities.
The request was made after a meeting of the Professional League's Executive Committee, where the clubs unanimously decided to push for the measure as a show of support for the organization's leadership, according to the Argentine News Agency (NA).
The case, being handled by the Economic Criminal Court, investigates the alleged misappropriation of over $19.353 billion corresponding to tax withholdings and social security contributions between March 2024 and September 2025.
According to the accusation brought by ARCA (ex AFIP), these amounts were withheld by the AFA but not deposited within the legal deadlines, which could constitute a tax crime.
AFA has rejected the accusations and stated in an official communiqué that there is no enforceable debt, as the tax obligations—according to them—were paid voluntarily before their due date.
Additionally, they indicated that this argument has already been presented to the Justice system and is pending a resolution in the Court of Appeals, and questioned the attempt to sustain a criminal case with obligations that, in their view, were not yet due.
In this context, the Argentine football leaders asked to suspend the tournament round that coincides with the scheduled interrogation dates in early March, as a gesture of repudiation of the complaint and in institutional defense of the AFA.
This situation also comes amid other legal fronts involving the entity, which further deepens the tension between the organization, the revenue agency, and the Justice system.
