Overview
- Federal operations led by Judges Rafecas and Armella included raids in Pilar and Turdera and the detention of Sur Finanzas treasurer Micaela Sánchez, with computers, company records and 112 safety‑deposit boxes seized.
- Investigators are examining large transfers into Sur Finanzas accounts following an AFIP denunciation as prosecutors pursue potential money‑laundering charges linked to the firm’s ties to AFA leadership.
- Claudio Tapia faces growing pushback from major‑club figures while several presidents from lower divisions and some top‑flight leaders publicly back him, reflecting a hardened divide across Argentine football.
- Recent governance flashpoints include an advanced, uncontested AFA election, missing published balances, a shift to provincial oversight, and controversial disciplinary rulings such as the sanction of Estudiantes president Juan Sebastián Verón.
- Commercial partners have not broadly withdrawn, and Tapia continues to assert control within venues such as La Plata’s Estadio Único, even as public sentiment metrics show sharply negative views of AFA leadership.