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Nueva Chicago Lifts FIFA Suspension Ahead of Elections

Argentinian club Nueva Chicago has lifted the FIFA financial suspension just 5 days before leadership elections. This allows the club to begin forming its squad for the 2026 season and resume talks with players.


Nueva Chicago Lifts FIFA Suspension Ahead of Elections

Buenos Aires, December 2 (NA) — With just 5 days until the elections, Nueva Chicago has lifted the FIFA suspension and will be able to sign reinforcements at the start of the next transfer window. According to information from the Argentine News Agency, through an official statement titled 'We continue to clean up the club,' the 'Torito' of Mataderos informed its supporters about the resolution of the complex situation that had prevented the planned development of the national second division team. The board of directors reported: 'Club Atlético Nueva Chicago informs its members, fans, and the green and black community that the suspension for the sum of USD 156,000, equivalent to 226 million pesos, that our institution had until today has been lifted.' 'In this way, Nueva Chicago is in a position to begin the necessary operations to assemble the professional football squad for 2026,' the official statement concluded. The news came at a particularly sensitive institutional time, marked by the imminent electoral act that will define the club's political future. It is also expected that the club will resume talks with footballers who had shown interest in joining but were waiting for clear signals about the institutional situation. The official announcement was received with enthusiasm by fans, who on social media celebrated both the lifting of the suspension and the message of administrative normalization. In Mataderos, they recognize that resolving the debt became a key management gesture, not only for the immediate financial relief but also because it enables the incoming leadership—whether it's continuity or the opposition—to plan the next season with greater predictability. In parallel, the economic relief opens the door to a transfer market that, according to anticipations from the football environment, will be decisive for the 2026 aspirations. The coaching staff had been pointing out the need to reinforce specific positions to compete with greater solidity in the National Primera, and now it can advance with dossiers that had been frozen. After years of economic and sporting turbulence, the confirmation that Nueva Chicago is again enabled to move in the market represents a significant step in the search for stability.