After the AFA Executive Committee meeting, the leaders discussed the next season. To keep in mind: the current format would be respected and there could be classics with two fans.
He Executive Committee of the Professional League met this Thursday at the Lionel Messi property in Ezeiza to plan the season 2026 of the First Division of the argentine soccer.
With the stellar presence of Claudio Tapiapresident of the AFA, and Francisco Duarte, CEO of the LPF, There they debated the format of the tournament for next year.
Against the genuine desire of the fan, the leaders chose to maintain the current competition format, with two zones of 15 and playoffs.
He Opening would be held in the first semester and the Closing in the second, after World Cup of the United States, Mexico and Canada. In turn, the areas would be drawn again.
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The main novelty is that the possibility of adding one more classic per semester was discussed, which could even be with both fans.
In what results a paradigm shift in our football, from the AFA they want to tell with both swollen in the largest matches for 2026.
“There is the issue of television income for those matches. It is attractive to have a classic match in the year with both sides. It was approved by the end of the year. Today we were looking at economic, audience, membership indexes… They are all higher indexes than what we had before. Now, with four dates left, 100 percent of the teams can be champions. There is nothing to give them”he explained Cristian Malaspinapresident of Argentinos and General Secretary of the AFA, in an interview with Radio La Red (AM 910).
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