The institutional chaos in Saint Lawrence added a new chapter this Monday, when Marcelo Moretti tried to resume the presidency after a court ruling that declared the club’s acephaly irregular. Your arrival at the headquarters in Boedo led to a violent confrontation with fans, who received him with insults and projectiles, forcing his escape escorted by the police.
San Lorenzo: Moretti’s return and incidents
The episode occurred a week after the Civil Court officially notify that Moretti could resume his position, suspending the Extraordinary Assembly and ordering that the Board of Directors (CD) meets again “legitimately and in accordance with the Statute.” The Justice considered that “the club’s alleged acephaly was irregular” and ordered the process to be reversed.
The decision reversed the scenario of institutional crisis that had been unleashed in mid-September, when several resignations in the leadership forced the formation of a transitional government and the possibility of calling early elections.
However, Moretti’s return ignited the fans’ anger. At first, only some supporters insulted him when he saw him arrive at the headquarters, but as the minutes passed, more fans called themselves together, The tension escalated and some tried to enter by forceknocking on the doors of the club.
With the police operation already deployed, the president escaped in a patrol car while The police repressed those present with tear gas. Finally, Moretti ended up in a police station to take shelter.
The leader had been in license since a video emerged in which he allegedly appeared receiving bribes for the signing of a youth player. That scandal left him on the verge of dismissal and generated an internal fracture in the Barça leadership.
Among the harshest critics is Ulysses Moralespresident of the Board of Directors, who signed the dissolution of the body and openly questioned the president. “It was an unhappy dialogue, on bad terms. I think that Moretti should undergo a psychiatric examination before taking office. Not mentally prepared“, he expressed in dialogue with Radio La Red.
Morales added: “He sent me a message mocking me because he’s coming back. Do you think the club’s situation is something to make fun of? It’s pathetic. I think he is not right, he is a person who lies blatantly”.
With the leadership fractured, the club without institutional stability and pressure from members increasing, San Lorenzo faces one of the deepest crises in its recent history, without certainties about his political or sporting future.
Source: Ambito
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