Overview
- The professional league’s executive committee unanimously halted Matchday 9 and set a nationwide work stoppage for March 5–8.
- Judge Diego Amarante summoned AFA president Claudio Tapia to testify on March 5 and also called four senior officials in the same case.
- The investigation stems from an ARCA complaint alleging the AFA failed to deposit withheld contributions on time in 2024–2025, a sum estimated at about $13 million.
- The AFA denies owing any debt, saying payments were made before their due dates, and it portrays the scrutiny as politically driven while pro-government voices reject claims of persecution.
- After initially restricting travel, the court allowed Tapia to attend events in Colombia and Brazil from Feb. 23–28, with bail set at 5 million pesos, as separate money-laundering inquiries from December remain under review.