Overview
- AFA has resolved that youth players who leave Argentine clubs using the parental authority mechanism known as patria potestad will not be selected for national youth teams.
- The stance has been communicated to clubs and reported as backed by the AFA Executive Committee, with a formal sporting regulation now being drafted that does not alter the civil-law figure itself.
- The move follows River prospect Luca Scarlato’s departure and criticism of his representative Martín Guastadisegno, while Scarlato’s mother accused River of neglecting an injury and defended the agent.
- Directors cite earlier cases such as Joaquín Panichelli’s exit from River to Spain before a move to Racing Strasbourg and Boca’s Milton Pereyra leaving for Napoli as evidence of lost formation returns.
- River’s youth chief Gabriel Rodríguez highlighted parental and agent responsibility and pointed to Tiago Geralnik’s 2018 move to Villarreal, noting he now plays in Qatar’s second division.