Moretti broke his silence and bemoaned a lack of political backing | OneFootball

Marcelo Moretti, former president of San Lorenzo, returned to the public scene to defend his management after the club’s traumatic leadership vacuum forced his exit. The former executive, tainted by the scandal of a hidden camera in which he was allegedly receiving a bribe, claimed 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 statements, Moretti drew a parallel with figures from the government and football: “Adorni is defended by Milei and Karina; ‘Chiqui’ Tapia is defended by Toviggino and the lower leagues. No one defended me,” he said. The former Ciclón president said he had put $400,000 of his own money into the club and argued that his mistake was not having been “more of a son of a bitch” with those who ultimately betrayed him.

In addition, Moretti gave his version of other murky points of his management, 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 by the then-treasurer, assuring that the club ultimately paid the debt in cash. Despite denouncing 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 for Reali’s transfer to San Lorenzo

In mid-2024, the arrival of forward Matías Reali at Ciclón from Independiente Rivadavia caused a scandal: the Mendoza club reported that they 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 from 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 a huge mistake by sending the receipt to Independiente Rivadavia’s vice president. Clearly, that transfer was never made,” he said.

He then went into more detail on 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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