Buenos Aires, November 20 (NA) -- Journalist Daniel Avellaneda, a frequent critic of the management of the president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), Claudio 'Chiqui' Tapia, denied that a vote had taken place. Radio Rivadavia journalist Daniel Avellaneda detailed, as learned by the Argentine News Agency, how the Executive Committee meeting would have gone, clarifying that the award was imposed by Tapia and AFA's treasurer, Pablo Toviggino. Additionally, Estudiantes de La Plata was the only club to issue a statement on the matter, writing that, just as the journalist posted, no election was held. On a day of great commotion over the decision to crown Rosario Central as champion for finishing the regular season as the leader of the annual table with 66 points, various sources denied that a vote had been held to set this award. In a post on social media X (formerly known as Twitter), Daniel Avellaneda detailed what took place in the Professional League's offices, commenting that the meeting began by determining how the 2026 season would unfold. 'Nothing was voted on, and this was cooked up a long time before,' the journalist stated. The agency will maintain the current system, distributing the professional tournament between the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. According to what was published, the president of the AFA proceeded to take the floor and announce that a recognition would be made for the 'Canalla' for the aforementioned reason, also greeting Carolina Cristinziano, vice president of the Rosario club and wife of President Gonzalo Belloso, both of whom were present at the meeting. Without submitting the decision to any kind of election, Tapia would have called Ignacio Villarroel, vice president of River, and Ricardo Rosica, secretary of Boca, to show the other directors the innovative 'League Champion' cup, debuted by Central for the best team of the annual table. In this context, the club representatives had no choice but to applaud a decision already made. The account given by Daniel Avellaneda coincides with the post by Estudiantes de La Plata, on whose social networks the message was posted that there was no vote in the tournament's Executive Committee meeting. 'It was by imposition of Tapia and Toviggino.'
