December 16, 2024, 10:35 AM
December 16, 2024, 10:35 AM
Uncertainty remains and grows in Oriente Petrolero two weeks before the end of the year. This Monday, a member of the first team spoke with El Deber Sports (EDS) and confirmed that the leadership shows no signs of life and that they do not know when at least one fee will be canceled before the end of the year holidays.
“They (the leadership) have not told us anything.” The strike continues, we do not train; We will only show up to the games,” a source who deserves faith told EDS this Monday after being consulted about the current situation of the squad.
This week, Oriente must play three games: on Monday in La Paz against The Strongest, on Wednesday in Santa Cruz against Bolívar and will close its participation in the Clausura tournament by visiting Real Tomayapo on Saturday in Tarija. These matches are only to be fulfilled, since Oriente was left with no chance of fighting for a ticket to an international tournament and is also not at risk of falling into the relegation zone.
The crisis in Eastern Oil has reached alarming levels. The salary arrears, which range between 8 and 10 months, have demotivated the players, affecting their performance and generating constant stoppages in training. The debt is not only with the team, but also includes the coaching staff, medical staff, props and administrative assistants. They have also not been paid practically all year.
The lack of payment has created an atmosphere of distrust in the Albiverde camp, which has led the brava group and members to demand the resignation of president Ronald Raldes a few weeks ago, increasing pressure on his management.
According to the first team players, the promise from the leadership has been to cancel three months of salaries until before the end of the year.
Recently, Raldes returned to office after having requested indefinite leave due to family problems. At that time, the presidency was under the control of first vice president René Urioste; However, Raldes returned to his duties last Wednesday and represented the club at the Extraordinary Congress of the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF), held on Thursday in La Paz.
An Ordinary Assembly of the club was scheduled to be held last Friday, but finally the leadership decided not to hold it, generating even more annoyance among fans and members.
