Moretti hits back, compares himself to Tapia and Adorni: «Too decent» | OneFootball

After stepping away from San Lorenzo once the vacancy in leadership was declared, Marcelo Moretti once again defended himself against the accusations that he received an alleged bribe and compared himself to Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni, who is under investigation for possible illicit enrichment, and Claudio Tapia. “They have people defending them; not a single person defended me,” the former sports executive said, adding: “I was too decent for football, for San Lorenzo. I should have been more of a son of a bitch.”

The beginning of the end of Moretti’s tenure, after taking office in December 2023, came in April 2025, when hidden-camera footage recorded in May of the previous year was leaked, showing the then-president of El Ciclón receiving an alleged $25,000 bribe to sign a player for the youth ranks.

Some time later, the executive defended himself, claiming he had been “set up,” and now, in remarks to Fútbol Argentino TV, from Bajo Tribuna, he repeated the same version: “María José Scottini gave me money from Edgardo Lemos, who is her partner, in a personal capacity. She said that in court. It was a mistake; the thing is, sometimes I didn’t have time to go to the office on Avenida de Mayo and 9 de Julio and then get back to the club, so I would receive them in the president’s office. Lemos had a campaign debt with me, but I no longer cared about it.”

He also added: “I put $400,000 into the club during the years I was there. My family helped out many times; this amount means nothing to me.”

Beyond that defense, Moretti made it clear that he was upset with those people he had brought into the club to be part of his leadership team and who never defended him: “They’re attacking Adorni from all sides, just like ‘Chiqui’ Tapia, poor ‘Chiqui’ and poor Adorni. Now, they have people defending them. Milei and Karina defend Adorni, Toviggino defends ‘Chiqui,’ along with the presidents of the lower divisions and some from the top division. Nobody defended me, not one person defended me.”

Although he showed some self-criticism, it was directed at some of the signings he made, such as Francisco Fydriszewski and Nicolás Hernández. “What bad thing did I do? Other than putting in 400 grand, cutting liabilities by 15 million, building a team that reached the semifinals and the Reserve final twice, selling for 25 million, and leaving assets for the club,” he said.

Moretti also made clear that he will go to court against those who “stained” his image and stressed that his relationship with San Lorenzo “cannot end like this.”

Lastly, he said: “I should have been more of a son of a bitch, but I did things right. I let a lot of people do things and looked the other way to keep them happy. I let people who weren’t prepared handle things, and in the end they all betrayed me, or most of them did. It was a coup.”

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