April 30, 2024, 8:45 AM
April 30, 2024, 8:45 AM
“Stop discrediting our final.” Clear and forceful, this is how the statement published by the official account of San Antonio de Bulo Bulo on their social networks. The board of directors of the Cochabamba team considers that there are some clubs that seek to undermine their classification to the first final in their history in the first division.
“Stop belittling our final. Given the bad campaigns carried out in some clubs, some statements arise trying to overshadow our Cochabamba final and the first in our history“That is why our club asks for respect at this time when it is about discrediting the Apertura tournament competition with verbal complaints towards our highest federative entity,” indicates the first fragment of the statement.
The note too refers to Noel Montaño and Marcelo Claure. The managers of the sensation team of the Professional Division, They consider that both are defaming the president of the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF), Fernando Costa, who was reported last week to have been involved in a alleged act of corruption the year 2021. This complaint was made by Montaño, former president of the Cruceña Football Association.
“We urge Noel Montaño and Marcelo Claure present evidence of said defamation and not only do they want to take advantage of our moment of non-competition to defame the president of the Bolivian Football Federation, which is also the only one that presents economic accountability in our country,” he concludes.
Letter with copy to FIFA
This Monday, Bolívar, Oriente Petrolero, Blooming and Royal Pari sent a letter to the Executive Committee of the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) pto initiate an investigation against the federative head, for the complaint made by Montaño. The note was signed by the presidents of the four aforementioned clubs, with a copy addressed to Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA.
What does Costa say?
For his part, Fernando Costa, assured last Friday that Noel Montaño’s statements are false and? will file a criminal case against the Santa Cruz leader.