The president of Workshops had been punishable by being in restricted areas during the meeting between his team and Boca Juniors in October 2024. In this way, he could not represent his club in official acts of the AFA, participate in assemblies and occupy positions in the Executive Committee.
He Sports Arbitration Court (TAS) He resolved on Monday to grant a precautionary measure to suspend the 24 -month sanction imposed against the president of Córdoba workshops, Andrés Fassiand the vice president, Gustavo Gattiby the Argentine Soccer Association (AFA). The leaders had been punished for being in restricted areas during the meeting between their team and Boca Juniors in the round of 16 of the Argentine Cup.
In this way, both Fassi and Gatti are already enabled again to represent their club in official AFA events, participate in assemblies and occupy positions in the Executive Committee.
The conflict between the leader and the AFA began in October 2024, after a scandal in the costumes of the Malvinas Argentinas de Mendoza stadium, after the elimination of workshops against Boca in the round of 16 of the Argentine Cup.
After a controversial match, Fassi increasing referee Andrés Merlos, accusing him of harming his team. This action cost him the AFA sanction for violating article 169 of its regulations, which prohibits the presence of leaders in restricted areas, and responsible for generating a hostile environment.
The tense relationship between Andrés Fassi and the AFA
While this was the cause of the sanction, the relationship between Fassi and Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia, president of the AFA, was already tension since the president of workshops positioned himself in favor of the incorporation of sports anonymous societies (SAD) and since his opposition to the cancellation of the descents in Argentine football.
Fassi even promoted legal action in the inspection General of Justice to cancel the October Assembly in which Tapia was reelected.
In addition, he received a strong political support when he met with the president of the Nation, Javier Mileipromoter of sports anonymous societies (SAD).
The failure of Tas It has a provisional nature, so the authorization of Fassi and Gatti will be in force until The case evaluation in Switzerland is completed.
Source: Ambito
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