Racing backs down on controversial sponsor and puts lender on standby who put Chiqui Tapia on standby

racing He decided to step on the ball just a few meters from a goal with no goalkeeper. Although the goals from the goals were already visible on his face, he didn’t want to put the ball in the net. He looked at his watch and decided to wait. The game isn’t over yet the t-shirt of Academy will continue for the time being without sponsors.

The company chosen, according to several executives and managers of the club, was Sur Finanzas. its owner is an eccentric money lender called Ariel Vallejoswho at 37 has made a lot of money in a short time, mainly thanks to his other company, Sur Cambio.

“I will pay Racing $1,200,000 until the end of the year, plus a capital gain if Racing wins the local tournament or the Libertadores. We have already signed the contract and it is for two years. We agree that in 2024 the adjustment will be for inflation. Even if we also leave the possibility of not continuing next year if we suffer some economic setback”, Vallejos explained to clarion.

Vallejos’ proposal was so advanced that the club sent him five T-shirts with his company’s advertisement printed for him to see. But now everything seems to have changed and on Tuesday Racing’s board will analyze “other bidders”, they acknowledged to the club.

This new cut and reshuffle is interpreted as a decision not to close with Sur Finanzas. The motivations? “This guy talks too much. How is he going to tell that he is related to barras bravas and will eat with them? He’s crazy. Furthermore, it is rare that we have the same advertising from Platense or Banfield, despite those clubs. Everything was very opaque,” ​​says a leader.

Vallejos is a Racing fan and “very supportive of Banfield,” he clarifies. “He kidnapped me from school to go to the stadium of Drill“, bill. In the Cylinder has a box. “I paid for it moneynot like others who say they love the club but don’t buy anything,” he points out. And he admits he came to Victor White to present his sponsorship proposal “thanks to the chiki Wall”.

On the networks, the negotiation with the finance company went terribly wrong. And they indicate an alleged link between Vallejos and barras bravas. “It’s nonsense. They say I’m a partner of the Egg Escobar (former Racing fan boss) and Banfield chairman Eduardo Spinosa. The two of them have nothing to do with Sur Finanzas.”

Before cross-examination of clarion, Vallejos admits to having an affair with several bars but denies any business ties. “To the Egg I’ve known him since he was an accountant at Dock Sud. I can go to eat with him as with Raffaele DiZeoBut it’s not a crime.”

Instead, he knows the president of Banfield because he lives in the same area as Adrogué. “I’m a house away from him. Besides, how can I not meet him if I sponsor Banfield? I know too Martin Insauralde because she is a fan of Drill and other City officials. But, I repeat, they have nothing to do with my business“, he remarks.

In the club there are also those who defend that Racing engagement with Sur Finanzas. “The fan asks Blanco to break the piggy bank and keep Rojas. But a big guy comes from Europe and offers 30 clubs and how do you keep him in Racing. Where does he get the money from? This company puts $ 1,200,000 for less than one year Do you think sponsors from other clubs are cleaner?asks another leader academic.

This Tuesday the board of directors will analyze other offers, but all admit that in cash they do not even come close to the amount offered by Vallejos. There are some with national capital and also an American one. The game is open, but there is less and less until the final whistle.