The former president of the Cyclone made a harsh statement about his administration, defending himself against accusations of alleged bribes and comparing himself to Chiqui Tapia and Manuel Adorni
Although he acknowledged errors in some reinforcements, such as Francisco Fydriszewski and Nicolás Hernández, he assured that the criticism was excessive. “Who were criminals? The one who kicks. The one who doesn't kick never makes a mistake. I was kicking penalties and I made a mistake, I'm a human being,
Months after he left office as president of San Lorenzo due to the decree of cephaly, Marcelo Moretti reappeared publicly and once again rejected the accusations against him for the alleged bribe linked to the signing of a juvenile. In an extensive interview, the former president said that they “made him a bed”, questioned part of the Barça leadership and lamented the lack of political support within the
club.“Nobody defended me, not one defended me,” Moretti said in a conversation with Football Argento TV, where he also compared himself to presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni and the corrupt president of the AFA, Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia. “Adorni is being killed from all sides, as is' Chiqui 'Tapia, poor' Chiqui 'and poor Adorni. Now, they are being defended by people. Adorni is defended by Milei and Karina, 'Chiqui' is defended by Toviggino, the presidents of the promotion and some of Primera,” he
said.The former leader was involved in a strong controversy in April 2025, when a hidden camera was released in which he appeared to receive 25,000 dollars from a woman (María José Scottini) allegedly intended to facilitate the incorporation of a player to the club's lower divisions. Since then, he maintains that the money corresponded to a personal debt
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In this regard, she explained: "María José Scottini gave me money from Edgardo Lemos, who is her partner, in a personal capacity. She said so in court. It was a mistake to receive them as president, but Lemos owed me a campaign debt.” In addition, he remarked: “I put 400,000 dollars into the club during the years I was there. My family collaborated a lot of times, this amount doesn't change anything for me.”
Moretti also defended part of his administration and listed some economic and sporting achievements. “What was the wrong thing I did? Apart from putting on 400 green clubs, lowering the liabilities by 15 clubs, building a team that reached the semifinals and twice in the Reserve final, selling for 25 clubs and leaving assets for the club
In another part of the interview, he targeted people in his own management and claimed to have been betrayed. “I was too healthy for football, for San Lorenzo. I should have been more of a motherfucker,” he said. He added: “I let people who weren't ready to handle things and in the end they all or most of me betrayed me. It was a coup d'etat.”
Finally, the former boss announced that he will initiate legal actions against those who, according to him, “tarnished” his image and maintained that his story with San Lorenzo “
cannot end like this”.In parallel with his revenge with the Barça club, Moretti left definitions about different leaders of Argentine football. He praised the unpresentable man from Tapia considering him “number one”, described Juan Román Riquelme as “a great leader”, but who still lacks an international title, and highlighted the efforts of Juan Sebastián Verón in Estudiantes and Stéfano Di
Carlo in River.He also vindicated the cycles of Marcelo Tinelli and Matías Lammens in San Lorenzo, despite the rejection they both faced in the final stretch of their terms in office.
