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AFA Tribunal Lifts Two-Year Ban, Reinstating Talleres President Andrés Fassi

The disciplinary court concluded the two-year ban had achieved its corrective purpose following Fassi’s public apology plus a proportionality review.

Overview

  • The AFA Disciplinary Tribunal’s Boletín 6807, issued on December 23, declared Fassi’s 24‑month suspension fulfilled and restored his institutional rights.
  • The ruling cited his September 2025 public apology to AFA president Claudio Tapia, the time elapsed since the incident, and proportionality principles in the Code.
  • The original sanction arose from a post‑match confrontation with referee Andrés Merlos after Talleres vs. Boca in the Copa Argentina and from a subsequent IGJ filing that bypassed internal AFA remedies.
  • The decision extends the same outcome to Talleres vice president Gustavo Gatti, who had been included in the earlier disciplinary measure.
  • Competing accounts of the 2024 episode persist—Merlos reported a threatening display of a firearm while Fassi alleged he was struck—though the disciplinary case has been administratively closed.