Argentine giant in crisis: "I don't know how long we can hold on" | OneFootball

Concern is spreading throughout the Chaco For Ever world, where financial issues have started to weigh just as heavily as what happens on the field. Amid a weak start in the Primera Nacional, its president Héctor Gómez revealed the complex situation the club is facing. “I don’t know how much longer we can hold out financially,” he stated bluntly.

The poor start on the sporting side — just one point in three matches — has taken a back seat after the president’s statements on Master FM 89.9. The club’s focus today is on maintaining its daily operations rather than its position in the standings.

In this regard, the president precisely described the financial outlook: “Our current financial reality is worrying. For Ever needs 200 million per month. That’s 150 million for salaries, 25 for rent, and 25 for travel. Between contributions from the AFA and the provincial government, the club gathers around 80 million pesos per month. The resources aren’t enough, people aren’t getting involved, and income is decreasing.”

Expanding on this, the president explained that the current membership base is far from covering the basic needs to balance the books: “The club has about 1,500 active members, and to balance expenses there should be at least 5,000.”

During the match against San Telmo, the president himself revealed that “in this game, only 800 members picked up their tickets” and that “it’s very difficult this way” to sustain the club’s structure. He even stressed that playing at home can generate losses.

On this point, he detailed the costs involved in organizing a match at the stadium: “Between referees, match sheets, police operations, and private security, you spend almost seven million and collect five. You end up in the red.”

Finally, the president also pointed to issues with commercial agreements.“We have contracts worth 700 million per month, but payments are delayed due to bureaucratic issues,” he explained about a key source of income that currently isn’t arriving on time.

A regular participant in the National tournaments during the 1960s and 1970s, For Ever achieved promotion to the First Division from the B Nacional and remained in the top flight between 1989 and 1991. Later, financial mismanagement and outsourcing led the club to drift through the Argentino Tournament, both A and B, until it returned to the Nacional in 2021.

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