The AFA analyzes eliminating a relegation in the Professional League

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) through its president, Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia, called on the clubs that make up the Professional League to participate in an Assembly to discuss the removal of one of the three relegations that will take place at the end of the year. The extraordinary Assembly will be held on June 22 at 16, at the Lionel Andrés Messi de Ezeiza venue, with all the clubs of the First Division of Argentine football, and a vote will be held to decide what will happen with the relegations when the season ends. It remains to be discussed whether the quota that will be annulled will be that of the averages or that of the annual table of positions, which was implemented at the beginning of the year. The strongest possibility is to eliminate one of the declines on average. This measure is due to the fact that there are many important teams are very bad in the standings and want to eliminate them, although a first division leader expressed in dialogue with NA: “It would not be serious to change the relegations now because we are in the middle of the season, we would not give a good image if we modify what is already approved. ” There is a very big thread because many important teams are very bad in the standings and want to eliminate that relegation, but there is also talk of the possibility of taking one of the two relegations on average, “reported Todo Noticias that assured the president of a club Primera.So far, the committed clubs are Banfield, Atlético Tucumán, Huracán or Vélez (all tied on 18 points). While Independiente, Colón and Unión are also close, although there are still 21 dates to be played between this tournament and the League Cup.In addition, in the averages also fight Institute, Sarmiento, Platense, Banfield, Central Córdoba and Atlético Tucumán.How are the descents in the 2023 season of Argentine footballArticle 90 of the regulations approved by the AFA determined that there will be three descents: the last two teams in the average table and the last team in the annual standings. For the 2024 season, the same relegation system had been established from the Professional League to the First National, and from the 2025 season the relegations by average would be eliminated and the last three teams of the positions of the annual table will be demoted. 

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