A Rosario team linked to the family of the captain of the Argentine National Team will officially debut in the 2026 Season of the rise of Argentine football.
The AFA made official the affiliation of Lions FC of Rosary: the club founded by the family of Lionel Messi was authorized to join the tournament system directly and will participate from the Season 2026 in the First Cone of the professional categories of the argentine soccer.
The procedure was reflected in the Official Gazette N°6752of September 11, where the Argentine Football Association approved the direct affiliation of the Rosario club. This modality allows you to enter football AFA without going through the divisions intended for indirectly affiliated clubs and, therefore, without disputing the Amateur Promotional Tournamentthe lowest category in the system.
The sports project is headed by Matias Messiolder brother of the captain of the Argentine national teamand seeks to consolidate a proposal with strong Rosario roots. Lions FC born in 2015 of the family initiative Messi and until now he competed in the Rosarina Football Leaguewhere it was forging its institutional and sporting identity.
On the technical side, everything indicates that the coach will be Victor “Chapa” Zapataformer River, Independiente and Vélez player, who has just directed Atlas in the same category. His career and experience in interior football make him a candidate to lead the club’s transition to professionalism.
Source: Ambito
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