All sectors of Argentine soccer mobilized this Friday to repudiate the assassination attempt suffered by Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Vice President of the Republic, this Thursday night.
Claudio “Chiqui ” Tapia, president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA); the soccer players’ union, Futbolistas Argentinos Agremiados (FAA) and most of the clubs in Argentina expressed their condemnation on this day, decreed as a national holiday by Alberto Fernández, head of state.
Tapia used the networks to express their “strong rejection of the attack”. Likewise, he asked society to “reject all forms of violence.”
The matches that were to be played this Friday, both for women’s and men’s soccer, were rescheduled after Alberto Fernández’s announcement. The president of Argentina wanted to encourage the Argentine population to demonstrate against violence.
Reactions of the clubs
The main clubs in the country, such as River Plate, Boca Juniors, Independiente , Racing Club and San Lorenzo, repudiated and condemned the assassination attempt through social networks.
“Boca Juniors repudiates the attack suffered by the Vice President of the Nation Cristina Fernández. Today, those of us who fight against violence every day must reaffirm our commitment to democracy and call ourselves to reflection”, said the “xeneize”.