Carlos Portell, historic Banfield leader and old supporter of Julio Grondona, has died

Carlos Portell, Banfield’s historic leader, died this Sunday at the age of 78 after recently battling an illness. He led the club from the south of Greater Buenos Aires for 14 years and led them from the defunct B Nacional to become First Division champions in 2009 under the guidance of Julio César Falcioni. However, his management ended badly, with the team back in Ascenso and strongly questioned by Taladro’s associates and supporters.

Portell was also one of the supporters of Julio Humberto Grondona, historic president of the AFA, where he held various positions within the Executive Committee. During his management at Banfield he was also responsible for the last major renovation of the stadium with the construction of the stalls which today bears the name of José Luis Garrafa Sánchez.

His figure, however, was eroded in his final years in power, as a series of poor decisions ended up leading to Banfield’s downgrading, just three years after making that long-awaited Olympic comeback and still with the historic campaign. the sum to calculate the averages.

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