It does not have a fixed agenda or ideological bias when invitation. In the last month, Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia initiated a round of meetings with governors of different political colors, each for a particular issue: Everyone takes a photo and the commitment to work together for some matter.
“With me he did not talk about the possibility of being a candidate,” says one of the leaders who visited him on the AFA property, in Ezeiza. And then what do you look for with these meetings? “Have a back so they don’t pass it over,” he replies. Before a new onslaught of the National Government, through the increase in aliquots to the clubs, Tapia responds shielding behind the governors.
Tapia meetings.
On July 11, “Chiqui” went to the Buenos Aires governorate to meet with Axel Kicillof. They signed an agreement so that the Single Silver Stadium is the headquarters of the National Team. On 22, Tapia opened the doors of AFA to the Peronist mayor of Río Gallegos, Pablo Grassofor a tribute they made: they put his name to a street of the Santa Cruz capital.
But not everything is PJ. In fact, the fan of political guests is wide. The same 22, “Chiqui” received Governor Pro de Entre Ríos, Rogelio Frigerio, to “analyze sports projects.” And the later day, He was with the radical president of Santa Fe, Maximiliano Pullaroby the Odesur Games that will be developed in that province. The two took the same souvenir: a selection shirt with the name of the politician and the Messi number: 10. Everything is thought of detail.
The search to Winning political muscle is in the middle of a new advanced Javier Milei: Now, with a decree that increases the aliquots paid by clubs from 7.5% to 13.06%, plus a transient aliquot of 5.56% for one year. The background fight is in the government’s intention to turn clubs into sports corporations (SAD) and the resistance of Tapia: “They press us for that,” they analyze in the Argentine Football Association.
A single contact point between this AFA leadership and the liberal government. And it is not less. The organizers of the Soccer League force clubs to hire a security company. It doesn’t matter if leaders get a better price in their provinces, They are notified that, if they do not want problems, those in charge of private custody inside the court must be those of Tech Security SRL, the Menem family company.
While the battle develops, Tapia is shielded: it seduces governors, signs agreements and takes photos that publishes on Instagram. It is a way to show Milei that he is not alone.
