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Estudiantes Win Clausura on Penalties as Rift With AFA Shadows Trophy Ceremony

A months-long dispute over AFA sanctions framed the celebration and now carries into next week’s Trofeo de Campeones.

Overview

  • Estudiantes beat Racing on penalties 5-4 after a 1-1 draw in Santiago del Estero to claim the Torneo Clausura 2025.
  • AFA president Claudio Tapia led the medal presentation as Estudiantes’ players and coach offered only curt handshakes while fans chanted against him.
  • Suspended club president Juan Sebastián Verón watched from the stands due to a six‑month ban, and the squad brought the trophy to his section to celebrate.
  • Tapia later posted congratulations on X to the team and staff but did not mention Verón by name.
  • Player suspensions from the earlier ‘pasillo’ case are set for two matches in the Apertura, and Estudiantes face Platense next week in the Trofeo de Campeones.