After the crossfire, the president of San Lorenzo decided to remove the former player. He appointed Tamer, close to Milei’s minister, and a former vice president of Fernando Miele, who in 2000 tried to privatize the club.
At the rate of predictable defeats after a poor transfer market, the Marcelo Moretti’s management at San Lorenzo entered into crisis. Now, after the open internal conflict that broke out with his campaign sidekick Nestor Ortigozathe president of the institution decided to remove the former Barça player (and member of the Board of Directors) from the Secretariat of Professional Football. Although in Boedo the alarm lights went off, since Moretti decided to replace the idol with a leader who is part of the team Federico Sturzeneggerthe main driver of the Sports Limited Companies (SAD) from the Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation.
It is about Alejandro Tamerwho in addition to participating in the libertarian management is also co-founder of the Despegar travel agency. For example, the minister himself welcomed him on the social network X on July 5: “Marcelo Hernández, a lawyer from UNMdP who helped me in the process of reviewing laws last year, and Alejandro Tamer, industrial engineer and co-founder of Despegar.com, are also joining the team.” Tamer is a member of the Board of Directors, a position he holds for having been a running mate of Marcelo Culotta, one of the candidates for the presidency of the club in the elections won in December by Marcelo Moretti.
To the San Lorenzo’s poor footballing presentwhich is in 25th place in the standings, is joined by the anger of the fans, who on Saturday exploded against the management in the defeat against Atlético Tucumán at the Nuevo Gasómetro. A relationship that started on the wrong foot due to the decision to fire Ruben Dario Insua of the technical direction out the window and that now puts another idol on the tightrope, since the continuity of Leandro Romagnoli hangs by a thread. With Ortigoza’s departure from the football area after the crossfire between the two that led to a breakup with no return, Moretti could lose three idols in just a few months of management.
However, the mere mention of the possibility of applying the SAD format for San Lorenzo puts members on edge. Tamer’s proximity to Sturzeneggerthe mastermind behind the deregulation decree that paved the way for SADs, casts a shadow of suspicion. That is what is burning in San Lorenzo: Fans’ Day is celebrated every 30th November, in memory of the fact that in 2000 the San Lorenzo fans stopped the privatisation of the club, when the contract with the company ISL was about to be signed. It was during the management of Fernando Mielea leader who today accompanies Moretti’s adventure at the head of San Lorenzo. To make matters worse: in addition to Tamer, Julio Lopardo, former vice president of Miele in the nineties, was appointed to the Secretariat of Professional Football. Too many condiments in times of SAD promotion.
These changes were formalized on Sunday through an official statement. “There will be a new Secretariat for Professional Football. It will be led by the director Julio Lopardowho was already presented by the president to the professional team and the technical staff after the morning training session this Sunday. In addition, the Secretariat will be made up of the member Alejandro Tamer and the former Barça players Angel Bernuncio and Norberto Ortega Sanchezboth as coordinators. Meanwhile, Ariel Graña will continue to carry out his work in charge of the professional team staff,” the text says.
However, because it is a sensitive issue in the club’s culture, San Lorenzo’s statute prohibits privatization or any other format other than that of a non-profit civil society. Therefore, reversing this situation would not be a simple task. Also, recently Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia warned the Government of Javier Milei that clubs that opt for the SAD format will be automatically excluded from AFA competitions.
Meanwhile, the Tuesday Saint Lawrence will play a decisive match against Atletico Mineiro for the first leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16. The atmosphere in which Romagnoli’s team arrives is far from the best.
Source: Ambito
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