Since the arrival of Victor White to the presidency of Racing in 2014, on the blue and white side of Avellaneda there is practically no talk of anything other than football. “El Gallego”, as the businessman is called, ended the leadership war between Vice President Rodolfo Molina and then President Gastón Cogorno, settled the accounts and won five titles: two Argentine Leagues and three National Cups.
But in recent days a crisis appeared that took unexpected turns. Emiliano Vecchio, a player who captivated the fans for his class in just 14 gamesbegan a dispute with the leadership for contract renewal and his entourage slipped that he would leave Racing.
While recovering from a cruciate ligament injury, the directors of the Academy were close to the number that “the Magnate” intended, as the former Rosario Central is known, but from one moment to the next, everything got complicated. The situation upset the fans who had heard from the player that, if he continued playing football, he would only do so in Racing.
But on Tuesday night one of the possible causes of Vecchio’s departure became known: according to what they told on Radio La Red, the player began a relationship with Mercedes Blanco and the leaders of the squad would have given his thumbs up to his continuity in the Academy . “The problem is that the Racing players do not tolerate that he has messed with a teammate’s ex-wife,” they sentenced on the station that has the most listened to sports strip.
Clearly moved by the rumors that began to circulate, the player uploaded a post where he tried to clarify the situation: “Hello everyone. I felt the need to clarify my current situation. I want to clear any doubt or speculation. I am a Racing player, I am grateful for all the love that both my teammates and the fans of this incredible institution give me. Hopefully we can come to fruition and continue together for a while longer, if not, I will be eternally grateful for giving me this beautiful opportunity. Let’s go Racing!” Said the flyer in a post that he deleted hours later.
Finally, in the run-up to the match in which Racing beat San Martín de Formosa, the most searched word appeared. Racing’s president spoke to the media that were waiting for him in Chaco, where the game was played.
Blanco began by explaining Why Vecchio’s renewal with the Academy cooled down. “I think you have to manage the times, I have spoken with Emiliano and his times may not be those of Racing”, started the one from the Academy on Radio La Red.
“We made a proposal, close to what he intended, but later other interested parties appeared and perhaps that is a bit off target,” continued the manager.
What does it mean that their times are not those of Racing? “It is still missing that he is physically well and has a medical discharge. In any case, we made him a proposal and the answer is missing, I do not understand all this move,” he explained.
What move are you referring to? “I don’t know if there will be any offer, but if he wants to continue at the club, we want him to continue but with the conditions that we will set.”
According to what they say from the player’s environment, Vecchio is mortified by everything that is being said about his new relationship and wants to make it clear that everything started some time after the idol of the Academy, Lisandro López, moved away from the mother of his only daughter.
Before finishing Blanco’s talk with La Red, the journalists messed with the personal situation: “I always try to separate the personal issue, I did it all my life, in fact at other times I have done it,” he started, in clear reference to the relationship that his daughter had with Lisandro López, with whom he also has a daughter.
“It’s difficult, it is for me too and I think it should be for him too, but I try to separate what is familiar with the issues of the institution,” he said, without avoiding the relationship that Emiliano Vecchio and his daughter Mercedes began.
Finally, Blanco understood that if Vecchio did not continue at Racing, many clubs interested in the player would appear. “He may have offers, but all the offers are going to be for productivity because there’s no telling how he can come back.” And he clarified how the player’s relationship with the club is: “He has a contract for productivity, let’s remember that he did not come in good physical shape. Hopefully we can fix something that will help him and the club.”
How long do they wait for Vecchio? “There is time, due to the injury he had, Racing has to renew his contract, so there is time.”
The unexpected situation of Vecchio in Racing is one of the few extra-soccer spots that the Blanco management has, where the conflicts that existed with Ricardo Centurión, the difficult situation of Brian Fernández and, perhaps, the twists and turns that occurred since the arrival of Edwin Cardona. When the relationship between Lisandro López and Mercedes Blanco became known, Racing was already champion under Coudet, so the issue did not bother the club.
We will have to see how the president comes out of this new situation.
