Buenos Aires Herald · September 30, 2026
Milei celebrated Estudiantes' walkout amid a refereeing scandal in Argentine soccer
A soccer scandal in Argentina has once again drawn attention to the relationship between President Javier Milei and the AFA. The Buenos Aires Herald reports that referee Darío Herrera claimed he was insulted and threatened by Juan Sebastián Verón, president of Estudiantes de La Plata, following a controversial final that Rosario Central won 3-1 and that ended in a brawl on the field and in the tunnels.
The article notes that this incident adds to a series of tensions between Estudiantes and the AFA, including a sanction against the club for refusing to exchange a customary greeting with Rosario Central during a previous match. According to the article, that gesture was celebrated by Milei, who had previously clashed with AFA President Claudio Tapia over the government’s proposals to privatize soccer clubs—an idea that only Estudiantes publicly supported.
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