Scandal in Los Andes: they went to look for 17 million from Brey’s pass to Boca and the safe was empty

Controversial. Regrettable. Mysterious. These and many other words could be used to describe the situation that has erupted in the Andes. Omar Plainipresident of the institution, went to look for the bank the money from the sale of Leandro Brey to Boca and, when it came time to open the safe that supposedly contained it, there was not a single transaction account.

The boss of the southern province of Buenos Aires took a photo with the empty box and aroused concern among his fans, since, that large sum of money is essential to the active life of the club and its operational performance.

In 2022, Leandro Brey’s pass to Boca was closed for just over 450 thousand dollars for 90% of the archer token. That money for a promotion club equals a fortune. Xeneize had delivered a check for 17 million pesos to have the player handed over and then made another one for the remaining 23 million.

At the time, Milrayitas’ team president was Victor Grosi, who commanded the club from 2019 to 2023. He was initially elected through a one-member vote, but in 2021, with the elections suspended, he returned to power and there was growing disapproval of his management.

Grosi, head of a construction union parallel to UOCRA, was accused by Plaini of having prevented him from entering the structures during the 2021 electoral act with the help of barrabrava.

Who is Omar Plaini?

Omar Plaini, union leader of the Canillitas union and provincial senator of Buenos Aires, became the new president of Los Andes last February. With 66% of the votes he surpassed the list presented by the government party and remained at the helm of the body.

Following her victory, Plaini left several statements. “Among all we defeated the government party list, which had not given us the possibility to participate in the previous elections, and for this reason there was a leadership that did not exercise democracy,” he explained, adding that his task would be to put Los Andes out of action: “A new stage begins, we have to wake up this sleeping giant that is Los Andes”.

But the transitions from one administration to another are always turbulent. Debts, club assets and other nuances always linked to the economy are headaches.

According to club sources, the previous management converted the 40 million pesos into dollars and promised not to touch the money that was kept in a branch of Banco Provincia. With the change of authority, there are a number of legal issues that need to be addressed to manipulate the club’s accounts and money. Upon satisfying them, they found an empty box and thousands of questions about where the money was.

“The official amount was 456 thousand dollars, which is the official dollar, and which at 102 at that time equals 46 million pesos. There should be that money, because a contribution must be made to the AFA, which has not been done 6 million pesos are owed to AFA, 109 million to AFIP, more than 10 million to Utedyc, electricity, gas and 3 months to all staff. These people have left a debt of 160 million pesos”, they revealed to Clarin from the club.