The Argentine national team prepares for the Qatar 2022 World Cup

Argentina's national team is getting ready for the Qatar 2022 World Cup and last Thursday was the exhibition of the plane that will transport Lionel Scaloni's squad. Claudio 'Chiqui' Tapia, president of the AFA, attended the ceremony and published the news on social media, but he was criticized because at the same time serious incidents were happening in the Gimnasia vs. Boca Juniors match.

“I was at the presentation of 'The national team's plane'. It will undoubtedly carry the hopes of more than 45 million Argentines,” said the official on his Twitter account, adding some pictures of the event.

At the same moment that the head of the Argentine Football Association made the announcement of the transportation for the national team, the match between the La Plata team and Boca Juniors at the Juan Carmelo Zerillo Stadium was suspended: tear gas used by the police to prevent more fans from entering spread to inside the sports facility, affecting players and fans.

Tension at the stadium was increasing and the pronouncement of the highest authorities was expected, but 'Chiqui' Tapia did not touch on the subject at that time. Due to his surprising publication, which many Twitter users deemed inappropriate, the official became the center of criticism.

Shortly afterwards, knowing the seriousness of the events, which resulted in the death of a fan, the highest authority of Argentine football decided to delete the post and only chose to replicate the messages sent by the Professional Football League and the AFA.

“The Argentine Football Association, with President Claudio Tapia at the helm, deeply regrets the death of César Gustavo Regueiro, a supporter of Gimnasia La Plata, and sends its condolences to family and loved ones,” was a publication that 'Chiqui' replicated hours later.