Hoy se tratará de dar solución al conflicto de los futbolistas

Hoy se tratará de dar solución al conflicto de los futbolistas

AFA officials are divided on how to respond to the threat of a players strike

In an extraordnary meeting at AFA, club officials discuss the matter of a players strike withou the presence of AFA's president and vice-president, both of whom were ministers in the Peronist government and were held up in meetings related to events in Colombia (the "Bogotazo" - a massive riot that took place on April 9 after the murder of a leading presidential candidate). Club directors were divided; one group supported the right of players to unionize, others vehemently pushed back on the idea of a players' union, and a large part of the discussion went into the mechanics of their previous deliberations (telegrams vs. phone calls, holding discussions vs. not holding discussions, etc.). Those staunchly against even recognizing FAA raised the possibility of fielding players from the lower divisions for the weekend top-flight matches on opening weekend. AFA president, Oscar Nicolini, joined the meeting later in the afternoon and asked club officials to find a solution to solve the impasse. He was startled by the actions of players, who, according to him, never expressed a desire to strike. Another item on the agenda involved a formal complaint by Argentine referees for the decision to hire foreign match officials.

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