Néstor Grindetti will continue to be president of Independiente in the middle of the campaign

The Avellaneda club is experiencing an unprecedented institutional, sports and economic crisis to which a new chapter was added this Monday.

After the triumph of the “Red” president last Sunday in the Juntos por el Cambio intern for the candidacy for the Buenos Aires governorship, the also mayor of Lanús declared that, for reasons of time, he will have to take leave in Independiente.

These statements caused great discomfort in the pro-independence partner since it occurs in the midst of a dark context for the Avellaneda club, which is fighting for permanence in the First Division and, as if that were not enough, could change its president for the third time in less than a year.

The person in charge of trying to calm the waters in the corporate mass was Christian Ritondonational representative of Juntos por el Cambio and the first member representative for the Independent Unit, who stated: “The license will be taken later if he is elected governor in October. We have not defined dates, but he said that at some point the path of governor is incompatible with that of president of Independiente”.

Furthermore, he denied the possibility that john marconi -first vice president after the resignation of Fabian Doman– be president for a possible departure from Grindetti: “It has not been discussed that Marconi be president yes grindetti request license”.

The leadership of Independent It is divided into two camps and the son of the former referee is the one who leads the weakest faction, the one that has zero decision-making power in institutional life, while the member of JxC belongs to the famous “Champagne Group”, owner of the decision-making power. in the club.

“It will be nice to have Independiente fans as president and governor. (Horacio Rodríguez) Larreta campaigned with Racing and it did not go very well”added the former Security Minister of Buenos Aires trying to chicane Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, loser of the presidential inmate of Together for Change.

For his part, the “Red” received good news on Monday since FIFA ruled that Inter Miami pay the Avellaneda entity the sum of $191,381 for the 50% capital gain that corresponded to Independiente for the sale of Jorge Nicolás Figal to Boca.

Referring to the delicate economic situation of the club, the deputy concluded: “The country affects when one has to send money, that’s why the pressure and more with the image that Independiente left in recent times. We left a sign that is quite ugly and we have to recover credibility”.