Marcelo Moretti, former president of San Lorenzo, has once again starred in an unusual defense amid the scandal involving alleged bribes and stated, "If they have to return the money I put in, they have to give me a part of the stadium." This declaration was made during a radio interview accessed by the Noticias Argentinas agency, in which he also emphasized that his dismissal was "a coup d'état." Moretti, who left San Lorenzo in a severe institutional crisis, affirmed that "Justice will rule in my favor because this was a coup d'état." In this context, he announced that he will request that the first-instance sentence be reconsidered and, if necessary, he will appeal to the civil chamber. Furthermore, he detailed that "from my own pocket in two years I put in 400 thousand dollars. Together they made a common fund of seven or eight million dollars." Lastly, he remarked that "I never demanded anything from the club nor did I initiate a lawsuit against them, and I have mutual claims," adding: "I am not a politician, I am a lawyer. All contributions are duly registered."
