Omar Sperdutti, President of the Mendoza Soccer League, He hasn’t had quiet days lately. A few days ago he made national news for “making a joke” about carrying a bomb before taking a flight in the El Plumerillo International Airport.
Now there is a complaint filed in court by the founding clubs of the Mendoza League as they are Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba, Gimnasia y Esgrima and Independiente Rivadavia.
The reason? Modify the statutes to achieve his re-election in the Garibaldi Street seat.
After the mandatory conciliation hearing called by the Directorate of Legal Entities failed, three of the eight founding clubs of the League filed a criminal complaint.
Those who accuse the former President of Deportivo Maipú point to the three crude modifications that he introduced two years ago in the statute of the LMF with the clear objective of achieving re-election, alleging that it is a maneuver that was orchestrated behind the majority’s back. of the clubs.
The statute was altered after all the assembly members had retired and those in charge of preparing the minutes added new information that was never addressed by those who had participated in that event.
A note published by Diario Uno clarifies the points in question.
Three changes for your own benefit
1) It gave voice and vote to groups or bodies that do not represent clubs and that – what’s more – are contained within the clubs. Thus, women’s football, futsal, referees and former footballers can now vote. It is worth clarifying that it is not the case that women’s football does not have representation, the same as futsal. The clubs that participate in these championships – women’s and futsal – are the same ones that already have their assembly members, they are not other clubs. To be clear: “women’s” and futsal” are not clubs.
2) The statute was so poorly prepared that it establishes that Those who wish to apply to lead the League must submit lists 30 days before of the assembly, which must be notified by email to each member. The problem is that the notification was not made in a timely manner, only two days before the deadlines. The reformed statute also indicates that the edicts calling for an assembly must be published 10 days in advance. “How then can someone present a list 30 days in advance if the call for the election has not yet been formalized,” asked a senior leader of Independiente.
Omar Higinio in the Radio Jornada studios.
3) Another rude modification Regarding the old statute: historically the president of the League has been elected by consensus. In the assembly, the speakers moved one or two names and a vote was taken, just like that. Later, also by consensus, the other members of the Board of Directors were elected: vice president, secretary, treasurer, members and members of the contributing bodies. With the new wording, a list with all the positions must be presented, so that the consensus is eliminated altogether.
There was another attempt at a strange maneuver when it was attempted to take away the double vote from the founding clubs. Aware that at least three of the founding clubs of the League would not support him in his re-election bid, The president of the League wanted, in the new statute, for those institutions that have been in the LMF since its foundation, in 1921, to lose the double vote. However, such a stir arose that at least on this point he had to back down.
