AFA confirms La Plata as the venue for the Torneo Clausura final
The Argentine football leadership closed out a major decision for the domestic calendar this Wednesday: the decisive match of the Torneo Clausura will be played at the estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona in La Plata. In addition, the Executive Committee meeting produced other resolutions tied to the season’s organization and support for the national team coaching staff.
AFA moved several pieces in a key meeting in Ezeiza and left a major confirmation with the year-end in sight: the final del Torneo Clausura will be played at the estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona de La Plata on Saturday 12 de diciembre. At the same meeting, the leadership also gave its full support to Lionel Scaloni and the national team coaching staff, with the contract running until diciembre.
La Plata, chosen venue for the decider
During Wednesday morning and midday, the Argentine football officials met at the predio Lionel Andrés Messi de Ezeiza and finished defining the home venue for the most important match of the domestic competition. The decision confirms the La Plata stadium as the setting for the final and reaffirms it as one of the central venues on the AFA calendar.
The choice was not made in isolation: in parallel, it was also established that the Trofeo de Campeones will have its own place on the year-end schedule, although the information released still did not specify the kickoff time for the Clausura final.
Full backing for Scaloni and his coaching staff
Beyond the organizational matters, the meeting also sent a political and sporting message to the Selección argentina. Among the topics discussed by the leadership was the future of the coaching staff led by Scaloni, and the support was unanimous.
AFA gave its full support to Lionel Scaloni and his coaching staff to remain in charge of the Selección.
The detail is not minor: the coach’s current deal and that of his staff ends in diciembre, so the institutional backing once again helps steady the picture at a sensitive point on the road to the World Cup 2026.
A busy year-end schedule
The Executive Committee meeting therefore produced a double move. On one hand, confirmation of the venue and date for the Clausura final; on the other, a clear signal toward the Selección project. All of this came on a day in which Argentine football’s leadership also continued working on the overall organization of the tournaments and on planning for the season ahead.
In that context, La Plata is back in the spotlight with a decisive match that already has a stadium and date, while AFA seeks to bring the final stretch of the year to a close with concrete decisions and with support for its most visible coaching staff.
What comes next
- The time for the final of the Torneo Clausura is expected to be confirmed.
- The Trofeo de Campeones also remained within the schedule defined by AFA.
- Leadership attention will continue to focus on backing Scaloni and his staff on the road to the World Cup 2026.
