Schelotto scathing about Maxi López: «I had to pay because he vanished» | OneFootball

Ezequiel Schelotto, a footballer who played for Catania, Inter, and Racing, among others, took aim at the former striker.

The story of FC Paradiso added an unexpected chapter: Ezequiel Schelotto became vice president of the Swiss club following the departure of Maxi López, who had bought shares in 2025 and later decided to walk away from the project. However, now the full-back who played for Racing and crossed paths with the former striker at Catania, where they forged a friendship, revealed that he had to put his own money in to help players on the squad.

Speaking to Bolavip, the former Inter and Racing full-back explained that the departure of the former striker created a complicated situation for several players, who had joined the club for the sporting project and were left without financial support to cover basic expenses such as housing and food.

“The truth is it was very sad that he left, I’ve known him for 15 years… when things don’t work out, they don’t work out. He decided to leave from one day to the next without telling anyone,” he revealed from Italy, where he lives near the Swiss border.

After the departure of the former River player, Schelotto said he had to take charge of the financial situation of some footballers, since many had arranged their arrival directly with the former striker when the club project began. The goal was to develop young players and fight for promotion in the coming years.

“And in the end, I had to take responsibility. Yes, me, with my own money, from my own pocket, I supported everyone. And I’m not ashamed to say it… I thought more about those players who were left with nothing, so I could help them,” he admitted about the tough time he went through.

With the shares returning to the club, the management offered the Argentine the chance to become a shareholder and take on the role of vice president, a position he will hold while continuing to be a player and captain of the team, something quite unusual in professional football.

Looking ahead, the club’s institutional objective is clear: to stay in the division this season and, in the coming years, fight for promotion to the Swiss Serie B, while seeking investors and consolidating the management structure of the project.

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