Busy day in Florida. This Friday, May 31, the president Joel Raffo announced that Enderson Moreira he stopped being a coach Sporting Cristal. The manager pointed out that they reached an agreement with the Brazilian after the hard semester, where they were eliminated from the Libertadores Cup and they lost the Apertura Tournament 2024.
Raffo gave a press conference at noon at the Rime sports complex facilities and began by taking stock of his team’s campaign so far. Suddenly, he surprised everyone, confirming the departure of the 52-year-old strategist, who arrived this season.
“I wanted to inform you that we have reached an agreement so that Professor Enderson Moreira will not continue in the club,” he said in the first instance.
Immediately, Cristal’s boss sent a message to Moreira. “I wanted to take advantage of this moment to thank the professionalism, the dedication and above all the human quality. Not only from the teacher, but from his work team.”
Joel, likewise, stated that it was not an easy decision to make; However, he noted that an evaluation was carried out after his arrival from Cajamarca. The leader added that he always “the interests of the Sporting Cristal club must prevail”.
In this way, Enderson Moreira closes his time at Cristal after six months. The balance of his work from the results was negative, but, from the performance, he could be considered positive. These were their numbers: 14 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses.
Hours later, the Sporting Cristal club dedicated an emotional post to Enderson Moreira and the members of his technical team through their social networks. He thanked her and wished her the best for her next challenges.
“Our thanks to Enderson Moreira and to the members of his TC: his technical assistant Luis Fernando Flores, the Physical Trainer Gerson Rocha and the Performance Analyst Víctor Flores for these months of work. We wish you much success in the future,” he posted.
President Joel Raffo, with the help of his lawyer, defended himself against the accusations published on Twitter against his management. His legal advisor addressed several controversial issues, including the complaint against the footballer. Martin Tavara for aggression, the representation of AGREF in Crystal and more.
Regarding Távara’s acts of violence against his ex-partner, Raffo’s defense pointed out that they did not try to hide this problem. Quite the opposite, “without preferential and differential treatment, the dismissal process began”. However, they could not fire the midfielder because, according to the law, a conviction was necessary.
Then, the issue of conflicts of interest for AGREF was raised. In that sense, Raffo’s lawyer assured that Cristal does not have any time to intervene in any representation agency.
“The number of players or the percentage that belong to AGREF has increased since Innova bought the club, that is not true. Before 2019, the percentage was 40%. Currently, the percentage is 35%. It was reduced by 5%,” said the law specialist.
With the departure of Enderson Moreira, Sporting Cristal will have to find a new coach. You will have time for this, but not much. And there will be a stoppage League 1 due to the FIFA date at the national team level and the Copa America 2024. That pause will extend until mid-July when the Closing Tournament.
