Moretti broke his silence, bemoans lack of political backing | OneFootball

Marcelo Moretti, former president of San Lorenzo, returned to the public scene to defend his administration after the club’s traumatic exit into a leadership vacuum. The former executive, tainted by the hidden-camera scandal in which he was allegedly seen receiving a bribe, said he was “set up” and complained about the lack of political backing during the process that ended his term.

Moretti receiving a wad of dollars.

In recent remarks, Moretti drew a parallel with figures in government and football: “Adorni is defended by Milei and Karina; ‘Chiqui’ Tapia is defended by Toviggino and the lower divisions. No one defended me,” he said. The former head of the Ciclón claimed he had put $400,000 of his own money into the institution and argued that his mistake was not having been “more of a son of a bitch” with those who ultimately betrayed him.

Moretti also gave his version of other murky points of his administration, such as the transfer of Matías Reali and the controversial fake transfer receipt sent to Independiente Rivadavia. He blamed it on a mistake by a financial firm and the then-treasurer, saying the club ultimately paid the debt in cash. Despite alleging a “coup d’état,” the former executive confirmed that he will go to court against those who “stained” his image.

Moretti’s explanation of the fake receipt in Reali’s transfer to San Lorenzo

In mid-2024, the arrival of forward Matías Reali to the Ciclón from Independiente Rivadavia sparked a scandal: the Mendoza club reported that it had been sent a fake transfer receipt, and Moretti addressed that situation.

“San Lorenzo had no way to send dollars because it has a restriction dating back to the previous administration, so we used a financial firm. That firm either didn’t make the transfer or made it incorrectly, and Leandro Goroyesky, who was my treasurer, made the huge mistake of sending the receipt to the vice president of Independiente Rivadavia. Clearly, that transfer was never made,” he said.

He then went into how the situation was resolved: “The financial firm returned the money to us, but when we went to deposit the $600,000, the account was not enabled. The president of Independiente Rivadavia behaved very well, and we ended up paying him in cash. San Lorenzo lost financing, but did not pay more.

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