“I’ll see a way to help them.”The President of the Asian Football Confederation launched, Claudio “Czech” TapiaIn front of a handful of San Lorenzo leaders. This meeting took place at the AFC Stadium, in Ezeiza, in the first week of May, when the club was facing an internal political crisis over the president’s licence. Marcello Moretti. Just a few days later, Ariel Vallejo, the owner of Sur Finanzas, showed up with the “bailout” money. The transfer was completed on May 8. It was a $300 million advance for television rights.
The data he accessed Nationappears in a three-page report prepared by the San Lorenzo Board of Directors at the request of the Supervisory Committee. The two sides will meet this afternoon at the club headquarters.
The document begins with “AFC Administered Advance – 05/08/2025,” and adds: “This movement (worth $300 million) does not constitute a loan, but rather temporary financial assistance within the usual mechanisms between the AFC and the Associated Clubs.” The truth is that This is the first direct link between the Argentine Football Association and Vallejo’s financial company since the scandal began.. Why did Tapia manage the TV rights through Sur Finanzas? At the moment she has no explanation.
Nation Representatives of the AFC were consulted about this progress but did not provide details about it.
The relationship between Sur Finanzas and the Boedo club began in mid-2024, when Vallejo himself shared on his networks a photo with Moretti and a Ciclón shirt specially personalized with his name. From that moment on, A “Financial rescue” millionaire.
In total, according to the documents obtained NationFC Boydo received more than $1.9 billion from the financial company. Of this amount, about $1.6 billion came from loans that generated millions in interest. Another $300 million appeared as an advance on television rights.
This exchange began to take shape in a meeting between Tapia and the leaders of San Lorenzo, when the club was already in charge Julio Lopardoa historical leader who was already serving as Vice President in the administration Fernando Meli in the 1990s.
The meeting was scheduled for April 30, but the email containing the AFA call was leaked and was postponed for a few days. Next to Tapia were Lopardo and six of the leaders. “I’ll see a way to help them.”He launched the AFA address in front of everyone. But he did not mention Vallejo or Sur Finanzas.
A few days later, according to a leader familiar with the plot, Vallejo called club representatives and informed them that he had received an advance of $300 million. The same source replied: “The club was in a critical situation. Without the president’s signature for almost 20 days, we were not in a position to refuse anything.”
The document also confirmed that San Lorenzo obtained the loans $1,640,000,000. The report confirms that “the total financial cost for this period amounts to $121,500,000.”