The ex-footballer Diego Milito He took office this Thursday as the new president of the Racing Club Argentine, thanked the partners for their support and conveyed a message of unity to “take a leap in quality.” “Last Sunday, our fans and our members chose us and gave us this beautiful responsibility of leading our beloved club,” he said during his inauguration ceremony at the club’s sports center, in the Buenos Aires town of Avellaneda.
“As of today, a new stage begins where I need you all,” he added, and anticipated his intention to “build an open-door club.” On the other hand, he said he is convinced that with his assumption “a great change begins” in the club, which he highlighted “must take a leap in quality and take Racing to the top.”
Milito, who defeated the official candidate Christian Devia with 60% of the votes, thus replaces Víctor Blanco, during whose term he held the position of technical secretary until his resignation in 2020 due to differences between the two.
Racing fans celebrate the arrival of Diego Milito
In his presentation this Thursday, the new president did not make reference to the negotiations he is having with Gustavo Costas, the club’s coach, whose continuity is not yet guaranteed. The 45-year-old former striker, the club’s historical idol, went to the elections as an opposition candidate just weeks after the ‘Academia’ became champion of the Copa Sudamericana, its first international trophy since 1988.
Milito had the added difficulty that Costas, the club’s idol, was close to the official formula in the run-up to the elections. The new president of Racing began his career at the Avellaneda club (province of Buenos Aires) in 1999 and was key in winning the 2001 championship, breaking a 35-year drought without trophies. In 2004 he moved to Genoa, in 2005 to Real Zaragoza and, after a new season at Genoa in 2008-2009, he arrived at Inter Milan for 2009-2010.
Milito spent six seasons in the Milanese team, scoring 64 goals in 128 games played and winning two Italian Cups (2010 and 2011), a League (2010) and an Italian Super Cup (2010), in addition to the European Champions League and the Club World Cup, both in 2010.
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After his time in European football, he returned to Racing in 2014 and that same year he led the club to glory in the First Division Tournament. In 2016 he retired from football at the club he loved and the following year he was summoned by Víctor Blanco for the role of technical secretary, a position he held until 2020. During that period, the team won two championships: the 2018-2019 Super League and the Super League Champions Trophy in 2019.
