María José Scottini, Entrepreneur and former official of the municipality of La Plata, spoke publicly after the dissemination of a video in which he is seen delivering 25 thousand dollars to the president of San Lorenzo, Marcelo Moretti. The appearance of the audiovisual material generated a strong institutional impact on the club, which resulted in clarifications by those involved.
Speaking to TyC Sports, Scottini supported the version that Moretti had offered hours before. “What happened was what Moretti said: it was a donation,” he said. In addition, he revealed that it was not an isolated event. “Moreover, there was a second donation and there will be a third because I was very grateful to the club. The treatment they had with Simon was very good,” he added in reference to his son, Simón Coronelwho was part of the club’s youth divisions.
According to his story, the link with San Lorenzo He consolidated from the entry of his son to the club. “When my son comes to play San Lorenzo, I saw the state in which the courts, the changing rooms and others were, and among people who are very fanatical of the club we got together and made a donation,” he explained. Subsequently, they conducted another collaboration “this year for the lawn” and, according to, a third installment is planned.
Scottini is known in the political and business sphere of the city of La Plata. It was an outstanding figure during the management of the former Pablo Bruera and was in charge of the administration of the Platense supply market. Besides, is at the head of the media group “today”historically linked to the trade unionist Marcelo Balcedo, who has been detained in Uruguay since 2018 for causes related to money laundering and other crimes.
Within the framework of your statements, Scottini He also referred to his son’s present. “All his life played in Lanús, last year he trained, now studied Medicine. He stopped playing football. He trained with the son of Moretti and neither played throughout the year, not even Moretti’s son, who was his partner,” he said, in reference to the questions about alleged irregularities in the inclusion of youth players.
Scandal in San Lorenzo: María José Scottini, available to Justice
The diffusion of the video generated various speculations about the purpose of the money delivered and its possible link with favors within the structure of the club. In this regard, Scottini said he is willing to go to justice to defend his family’s integrity. “I’m going to justice for my son’s good name. He has a cell phone, sees everything and is sad from this news, beyond not playing football. I have the evidence that it was a donation. I have the receipt that I made a donation, “he said.
As for what is observed in the video, Scottini said: “I asked him to sign it from the mother’s place. I am with the president of San Lorenzo, What am I going to ask you? Fichamel! “
The leadership of San Lorenzo He did not issue new communiqués after the appearance of the video, although the club president had declared that the money received corresponded to a voluntary contribution without consideration. In his previous sayings, Moretti mentioned that it was a private donation for the maintenance of sports facilities, in line with what is expressed by Scottini.
The appearance of this case occurs in a complex context for San Lorenzo, that in recent years he has faced different questions linked to institutional administration, indebtedness and sports performance. The circulation of images where the delivery of a significant sum of cash generated new concerns about the financing mechanisms of the club and transparency in the management of private contributions is observed.
At the moment, there has been no confirmed whether there will be an official intervention by sports control agencies or General Inspection of Justice (IGJ)in charge of the control of civil associations, including sports entities such as San Lorenzo.
From the leadership environment it was not ruled out that greater details are provided in the next few days, while various sectors linked to the club expressed restlessness through social networks and partner forums. Meanwhile, confirmation by Scottini From the existence of an expected receipt and new donations, it suggests that, at least from its perspective, the economic link with the institution is part of voluntary collaborations without contractual demands.
The proposed situation re -installs the debate on the relationship between Soccer clubs and its private contributors, especially in regard to the use of donations, their accounting record and the need to guarantee transparent procedures in the financing of sports entities. It also generates questions about the role of the families of youth players in the economic ecosystem of the clubs.
The evolution of the case will now depend on possible judicial, administrative or internal actions by San Lorenzo, as well as the development of public explanations that continue to provide those involved. So far, both Scottini and Moretti ratified that the Economic operation which was registered in video was a voluntary donation, without a direct relationship with the sports career of the businesswoman’s son.
