Berlanga won the Vélez Elections: “Now the club belongs to the members”

The winning duo of Fabian Berlanga and Augusto Costa prevailed over its rivals “Velezana Unit”with Gastón Aimaro-Alejandro Gaudio at the head, and “The Blue V”commanded by the duo Eduardo “Lalo” Rado-Miguel Tranchida after the 15-month scrutiny.

“First Velez” finished first with the 58 percent of the voteyes, “Velezana Unit” came in second place with 27%while “The Blue V“finished in third and last place with the fifteen%. 18 invalid and 16 blank votes were also counted.

Gustavo Garciaas second vice president; Nelson Puglieseas third vice president; Federico Balestrini, as Secretary, and Gabriel Peornedoas Treasurer, are those who will accompany Berlanga and Coast in the new management of the “fortinero” club for the next three years.

Some 7,665 members They were present at the club’s Sports Center and surpassed the historical record of 6,654 voters from the last elections, which began at 8 a.m. and voting time was until 8 p.m., at tables for life, full and semi-full members, approximately 15 in total.

“We are going to find ourselves with a club in institutional, economic and sporting crisis that is evident. What worried me most were the conflicts that were generated among the fans during this process. We must recover the sense of belonging and everyone pull for the same goal.” side”declared Coast after the victory obtained.

What were the days before the elections in Vélez like?

On Saturday, November 4, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Sports Center, the “Fortín” was going to hold the elections, with two of the three opposition lists and without a candidate from the ruling party, in the midst of an institutional and sports crisis where the team fights for the permanence in Professional Soccer League.

Of these three groups, there were only two that submitted the documentation to participate in the elections in a timely manner: “First Velez”represented by Fabian Berlanga and Augusto Costaand “The Blue V”which postulates Eduardo Rado as president.

For its part, the president’s ruling party Sergio Rapisarda did not appear in the elections after the withdrawal of Mariano Lizardo as a candidate.

The person who presented the incomplete and out-of-condition list with five minutes left before closing was “Velezana Unit”headed by Gaston Aimaro.

For this reason, his application was rejected and he was left out of the electoral event that was going to be held on Saturday with “First Velez” and “The Blue V” as options.

Given this refusal, Velezana Unit He filed a claim with the Court to be allowed to appear and, this Friday before the elections, the Justice He issued his ruling in favor of the group and forced the club to suspend the elections.