Theft and vandalism hit Cosmos Futbol Club Santa Fe grounds | OneFootball

In the early hours of Sunday, criminals broke into the facilities of Cosmos Football Club Santa Fe, located in the jurisdiction of Recreo, and carried out a major looting.

When the board of directors arrived to open the doors and welcome the youth teams, they were met with a devastating scene: nine aluminium windows ripped out, bathroom doors missing, plumbing fixtures stolen, and even gym equipment and grills taken by the thieves.

It is estimated that the criminals must have had a vehicle to transport such a large amount of items.

In a conversation with El Litoral, the club's president, Gustavo Ferroglio, described the incident with distress: "When we arrived to open, we realized that all the aluminium windows of the local dressing room were missing, about nine in total. They also took the bathroom door, the internal dividers, the plumbing, balls, jerseys, bibs, weight plates and even a grill. They practically looted us completely".

The leader added that the criminals did not manage to enter the buffet or the visitor's dressing room, but what was in the local was reduced to rubble. "Several things were left behind, because it's not easy to carry windows and doors. They obviously used a vehicle to load everything," he pointed out.

The episode is not isolated. According to Ferroglio, the club had already been the target of a similar theft just a week ago, at the Callejón Funes site, where unknown perpetrators took clothing and balls from the youth divisions.

"In two weeks they hit us at both sites. It's a huge economic loss. Imagine what custom-made aluminium openings cost, plus the glass, grills and lattices," the president emphasized.

Another factor that facilitated the criminals' actions was the lack of operational security systems. "We don't have an alarm at that site. There are cameras, but they weren't working. Without the windows and doors, we're now going to have to take turns staying overnight, because otherwise they'll take what's left," Ferroglio warned.

Despite the hard blow, the institution sought to move forward. While the youth teams played as locals at the affected site, the senior divisions moved to the town of Candioti to be able to play the scheduled date.

The formal complaint will be filed in the next few hours at the jurisdictional police station.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.